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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 5 December 2011

book news Bookish news and publishing tidbits 5 December 2011

RIASS stuff:

Forthcoming on RIASS: an interview with Leah Ashton, an interview with Mary Hooper, and a review of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

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See our latest giveaways:'Because of You'and'Past the Shallows.

Other bookish stuff:

Young adult continues to be the literary worlds fastest-growing genrelat.ms/t3RhHu

Chromatic Typewriter, a 1937 Underwood Standard modified with colour pads and hued labels to produce paintings:'pen.gy/vWw9do

Neil Gaiman and Shaun Tan in the Guardian

Rethinking Book Marketing: Why Discovery Matters More

The Last Gasp of Print Publishing Huffington Post'bit.ly/sGEpxr

Traditional Publishing Cutting their own throats?'bit.ly/rz5wq1

Humor writers reveal secrets to crafting funny stories'bit.ly/t4R5cv

Put your literary trivia knowledge to the test with the latest Name That Author challenge:'http://ow.ly/7NJ5Z

War Horse author Michael Morpurgos chance meet with granddaughter of storys inspiration http://ht.ly/7OgsZ

Viewing Chick Lit From the Future Guest Post by Author JF Kristin'bit.ly/rQH4bH

Oscar Wilde being quote-worthy (as per usual)

Is self-publishing really only for genre writers?'j.mp/s5XGzu

Medical Research Paper For Sale: A Laughable Publishing Scam'ow.ly/1fZoac

Top 10 Favourite Heroines in YA Novels a top 10 list ow.ly/7MWjN

?A book is a gift you can open again and again, Garrison Keilor

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