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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 27 January 2012
27 January 2012 10:00 AM | 2 Comments
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A bookish proposal (the proposal story)
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A Bookish Proposal
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Recent Reviews and features
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Book Review: Prized by Caragh O’Brien
Caragh O’Brien returns with a thoughtful sequel to her excellent Birthmarked -
Book Review: Windfall by Penny Vincenzi
How would an unanticipated inheritance change your life? Penny Vincenzi explores this in her 1930s era novel Windfall. -
Book Review: Ondine: The Autumn Palace by Ebony McKenna
Ondine is a rare thing in YA: a fairytale where hero and heroine are equals–and in a healthy relationship. -
What do your books mean to you? Books as collectibles and representations of self
Are print books and ebooks separating into two distinct forms–one being the high-end collectible and the other the information-first intellectual property product? -
Nipples shouldn’t do that! and other musings on romantic fiction
That books are full of budding and pearling nipples is a sign that we need to step back from the thesaurus -
Book Review: The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Does pacifism have a place in the current crop of juvenile postapocalyptic fiction? -
Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls explores grief and grieving and the cathartic effect of storytelling
Older Reviews and features
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Book Review: The Flint Heart by Katherine and John Paterson
Should classic tales be reworked to appeal to modern tastes? -
Book vs Film: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Which is better, Jeff Kinney's illustrated original, or the recent film adaptation? -
Are ebook readers stingy or just wary?
Should I pay good money for a book that's not even really a book? -
Paranormal young adult book covers: sartorial splendour meets submissiveness
Frail lasses in pretty frocks. What's going on with YA paranormal book covers? -
Multi-sitting Book Review: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Does Murakami's 1Q84 live up to the anticipation? -
Book Review: Texas Hold Him by Lisa Cooke
A riverboat-based historical romance with a hero called Dyer Straights. Yes indeedy.


































