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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Vale Jan Finder The Wombat!

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Yet again fandom has lost a wonderful member, this time Jan Howard Finder, known in fannish circles as the Wombat, because he loved them -...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Beautiful Creatures:The Movie

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Only two years ago, around this time, I was reviewing the novel,  here , and now, Hollywood has come to the party. Lucky authors! It has bee...
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

February 23 In The World Of Books

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So, what happened in the literary world on this day in history? I looked it up in Wikipedia, which is really handy for this sort of informa...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Currently Re-Reading: Terry Pratchett!

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With all the new books in the world to read, why do I re-read some over and over? There are a number of writers whose books I will always ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

New Birthday Meme - Twain and Aleichem!

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Birthday meme Today is February 18. It's my nephew Mark's birthday. Mark is a musician, composer and travel agent, which means h...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Writing At Sunshine College

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This morning, my friend Chris Wheat, a fellow YA writer who works with me at my school, emailed me the manuscript of this year's studen...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Libraries Are WHAT?

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This morning, when I curled up in bed with my trusty iPad, I found this link to the  Guardian , paced on Twitter by Neil Gaiman. In it, the...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Compulsory Valentine's Day Post

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This time last year I was taking my new students, Corey, Braydon, Natasha and Vincent to the Sunshine  Library to celebrate the start of th...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Naming Pluto's Moons

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This morning, checking my email from my sick bed, I found this in my cyber-letterbox of the Andromeda Spaceways list.  The person request...
Friday, February 08, 2013

Latest Review - Woot!

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Here's the latest review of Wolfborn , this one from the US, from Cassie of  Knows Prose  . I have been seeking out overseas reviews my...
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Monday, February 04, 2013

Richard III Is Found!

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It's official, as of this evening, Downunder time: those sad bones they found under a Leicester car park last year are in all probabili...
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Saturday, February 02, 2013

New On My iBookshelf

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I really should cut down on reading all those history-and-literature-based blogs. :-) I keep coming across interesting comments and stoppin...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Michelle Heeter Interview

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Michelle Heeter's YA novel Rigg's Crossing was published in   2012 by Ford Street Publishing, which is known for its confront...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Happy Birthday, Pride And Prejudice!

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Today is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice . I first read it in Year 12 English. That was...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

A Feast Of Ice And Fire: The Official Companion Cookbook By Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sarann Lehrer. London: HarperVoyager, 2012

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This book is connected with George R.R. Martin's great fantasy series - the books, not the TV series. If you've been reading them,...

Booktopia Goodies Free Shipping For Australia Day

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I've just wandered over to Sean Wright's blog,  Adventures Of A Blogonaut , where he tells us about a special being run by Australi...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Author Interview Page Added

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If you scroll down through the permanent pages on the right side of this blog, you will find a new one. It's a link to my Ebook Glue-ge...

Welcome New Followers!

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I know I should have done this before, with other joiners, but better late than never! Welcome to three recent followers - I hope you enjoy...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Some More Playing Around With Ebooks

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Having had fun with Ebook Glue, I thought I'd check the App Store for something I could use to make at least basic ebooks that don'...

And Another Book For The Shelves!

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Today I took my nephew Max and his cousin Dezzy to the movies. After lunch and before the movie, we browsed in the local bookshop, the newl...