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Book news, reviews, and musings 18 October 2010

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News and features

Bookseller Borders will be launching a self-publishing service, Publishers Weekly reports.

Wired.com is reporting that eBook sales have almost doubled over a 12 month period.

Dont forget to check out our newest posts: competition round ups, new releases, book reviews, and more!

Interviews

The Elliott Review chats to Jessica Park, author of Relatively Famous.

Ben Peek interviews Australian speculative fiction author Rjurik Davidson.

Reviews

SFCrowsnest reviews the much-awaited'The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi.

Theres A Book reviews The Naming, part of a series steeped in ancient lore, written'by Alison Croggan.

Id So Rather be Reading reviews Dead Politican Society, a fun mystery'by author Robin Spano.

A Novel Menagerie reviews The House on Oyster Creek by Heidi Jon Schmidt, calling it a sleeper that slowly hooks you.

Musings

Author Nicole Krauss talks to BoingBoing about writing and doubt.

Australian author Margo Lanagan talks about writing, and about not writing.

The Independent ponders the impact of Lady Chatterleys Lover.

Just for fun: bookalikes

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Author birthdays

Happy birthday, Terry McMillan!

Quote of the Day

A new novel, begun in hope, grows shameful and strange to its author soon enough. -Zadie Smith

Beautiful book cover of the day

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