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The Bribie Pack3 comments

angelaslatter wrote 1 month ago: This is the bunch of reprobates who went to Bribie for The Edge Writers’ Retreat a couple of m … more →

Tags: Random, bribie retreat, deb, Jason Nahrung, Kate Eltham, Mark Curtis, michelle cashmore, nea bovil, Paul Garrety

October Short Book Reviews2 comments

tanaudel wrote 1 month ago: Life through Cellophane – Gillian Polack: It was described on the cover as “part horror … more →

Tags: Books, Review, Barbara Cartland, Bill Willingham, Book Review, Cherie Priest, Gillian Polack, Jane Lindskold

On Reverse Engineering for Writers 6 comments

angelaslatter wrote 2 months ago: My day has both sucked and blown … as a result, I have had such dreadful potty-mouth that the Parlia … more →

Tags: On Writing: General, on the limits of magic, Reverse Engineering, causal links

Despatch from Nerd Island4 comments

angelaslatter wrote 2 months ago: The Darkling Duo - Nahrung and McDermott Working hard Arrived home this morning after a lovely five … more →

Tags: Random, On Writing: General, Sean Williams, The Edge Writers Group

Same book, different titles

Rhondda wrote 7 months ago: I am often a little bemused as to just how publishers make decisions. Take Alison Goodman’s la … more →

Tags: library2.0, Literature, Reading, Video, Books, Dragoneye, E.On, Fantasy, YA Literature

Ditmars announced

jason nahrung wrote 7 months ago: So the Ditmar nominations have been announced. How Alison Goodman’s Aurealis-winning Two Pearl … more →

Tags: writing, Adelaide, Conjecture, Convention, ditmar awards, ditmars, NatCon, speculative fiction, two pearls of wisdom

Yay, Spring!

liirin wrote 9 months ago: I don’t ever feel like it’s truly spring until April comes along. It was such a gorgeous … more →

Tags: Review, graphic novel, Mariko & Jillian Tamaki, Yuri, slice of life., Fantasy

Ellen's Picks of the Day 3/31/09

hooray4books wrote 9 months ago: Readers ages 10 to 15 who like adventure, personal challenges, and a hint of mystery should get thei … more →

Tags: Reviews, independent bookstores, Hooray for Books, Children's Book, Book Review, 10 and up, Series, Chris Bradford, Young Samurai

Breezing up a few skirts11 comments

chrisbongers wrote 10 months ago: I recently made the mistake of sharing a complimentary email from a reader with one of the funnier b … more →

Tags: YA Fiction, Reading, writing, Christine Bongers, Young Adult Fiction, This Writing Life, Michael Gerard Bauer, melina marchetta, sonya hartnett

Fundraiser for the injured animals of the Victorian bushfires2 comments

voyageronline wrote 10 months ago: HarperCollins/Voyager authors Kim Falconer and Alison Goodman have both generously donated prizes to … more →

Tags: Kim Falconer, The Spell of Rosette, Quantum Enchantment, The Two Pearls of Wisdom, Astrid Cooper, E.On, eona, bushfire appeal, RSPCA

Tron, Depeche Mode and Fox Klein (and SF stuff at the end)1 comment

jason nahrung wrote 11 months ago: What, I hear your cyberbrains muse, do those three things have in common? No, wait, that’s not … more →

Tags: Music, Movies, Books, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Sean Williams, aurealis awards, speculative fiction, KA Bedford

Hie thee to a radio!

voyageronline wrote 11 months ago: Late breaking news: Ron Serdiuk of Pulp Fiction has said that he heard from Radio National’s B … more →

Tags: Aurealis, The Two Pearls of Wisdom, Adrian Bedford, Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait

The Two Pearls of Wisdom

John Rohde wrote 11 months ago: by Alison Goodman ISBN 978-073228006 (Harper Collins) Trade Paperback, 2008 A meld of Japanese/Chine … more →

Tags: Books, Review

Lynne Green: Starstruck at the Aurealis Awards2 comments

voyageronline wrote 11 months ago: Fantastic Queensland should be very proud. The running of the Aurealis Awards showed how an awards c … more →

Tags: Sean Williams, Aurealis, Clarion South, jack dann, angela slatter, Trudi Canavan, aurealis awards, Clarion, Lynne Green

And the results are in ... 2008 Aurealis Awards2 comments

voyageronline wrote 11 months ago: What a spectacular night it was! Apologies for how late this entry is, but your awards correspondent … more →

Tags: karen miller, jack dann, Kim Westwood, Aurealis, Empress of Mijak, angela slatter, Clarion South, aurealis awards, Aurealis winners

Aurealis Awards 2008

jason nahrung wrote 11 months ago: It was a big night for Perth’s Adrian Bedford at the Aurealis Awards in Brisbane last night. B … more →

Tags: writing, Books, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, aurealis awards, Australian, Awards, Cat Sparks

Australian Writers Can't Win the Printz (or so I thought...see edit at bottom of post)3 comments

Emily wrote 1 year ago: With award season coming up, we here in BookKids are buzzing with anticipation. We’ve been dis … more →

Tags: School, Drama, melina marchetta, Jellicoe road, dragons, E.On, chinese astrology, printz award, Aussie

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman4 comments

Trisha wrote 1 year ago: You may want to take this review with a grain of salt, because I’ve been mostly underwhelmed b … more →

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, eon: dragoneye reborn, YA Fantasy

Books for Christmas9 comments

chrisbongers wrote 1 year ago: PS. Don’t buy me books for Xmas, that’s what the library’s for! xxx. Don’t y … more →

Tags: Reading, Christine Bongers, books for Christmas, peter temple, Margo Lanagan, Cornelia Funke, robert muchamore, Stephanie Meyer, John Birmingham


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