2009 will bring many delightful literary goodies. I am privileged to know of them as I wrote an article for Bookseller+Publisher entitled 'The Ones to Watch 2009' - it's in the Summer issue, which has just come out. One on children's books will be in the March 'Junior' issue (which I'm currently working on). I can't reveal … Continue reading Nick Cave, Cate Kennedy, Paul Jennings in 2009
Author: Angela Meyer (LiteraryMinded)
Another Voice for Nam Le – a Guest Post by Louisiana Alba
Louisiana Alba is the author of Uncorrected Proof, which I heart, so I asked if she would write something just for me (and you lit-lovers). Here 'tis: Italians have a phrase: non mettere le mani avanti, don't put your hands out in front (to prevent the fall you fear). Let the scholars sort out my … Continue reading Another Voice for Nam Le – a Guest Post by Louisiana Alba
Stylish Book Trailer
... for young adult novel Gone, by Michael Grant, who wrote the 'Animorphs' series. This is the first good book trailer I've seen. A development in the literary world I'm keeping an eye on. Obviously, it has a budget. But the concept is still quite simple. It has definitely got me intrigued. I also read the … Continue reading Stylish Book Trailer
Story To… and Random Stuff
I have a wee poem 'Tinsel Dreams (Tram Moment 1)' in the new Story To... zine, which is available in print and as a FREEBIE online. Click on Issue 2: Pod People here. Note that I wrote this poem after going to Varuna. There is a bit of stream-of-consciousness thought ramblings about mentor Peter Bishop, … Continue reading Story To… and Random Stuff
Such sensual books I've read lately – Rachael King's The Sound of Butterflies
Picador, 2008, 9780330449175 (Aus, US) In 1904, Sophie awaits her husband at the train station in Richmond. He is returning from the heart of the Brazilian jungle, seeking a mysterious, rumoured species of butterfly. When he arrives at the station Thomas is a shadow - scarred with insect bites, thin, and not speaking at all. The narrative of … Continue reading Such sensual books I've read lately – Rachael King's The Sound of Butterflies
Sketch – this Thursday
Come along and hear me read (possibly sexually explicit material!) Also reading will be Kirk AC Marshall and Amy Jackson, who you might remember from my 'Best Unpublished Books' posts. Sudeep Lingamneni's photography is also in the issue - and I'll be posting some more of his photos soon that are from our manuscript (short … Continue reading Sketch – this Thursday
Other People's Favourite Books – Barry Simiana on Robert Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky
Tell us a little about yourself and what you do. Hi. I'm Barry, and I run the writing group known as Nitewriters [in Miss LiteraryMinded's home town Coffs Harbour]. We've been around for almost ten years and we aim to get our members published. Personally, I write speculative fiction in the 'what if...' vein, but have been … Continue reading Other People's Favourite Books – Barry Simiana on Robert Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky
Go Nam!
Nam Le has won the $140,000 Dylan Thomas Prize, for a writer under 30. And how well-deserved! Read all about it from the ABC, or The Oz, or perhaps what we printed in WBN today (subscription required). And do revisit my 'responsive' interview with Nam. This is so exciting, when you love a writer's work - because a prize … Continue reading Go Nam!
Give Me Some Lip
Lip Issue 16 has arrived in my mailbox. In this issue I have a piece titled 'Virtual Projections: How We Construct Ourselves Online'. As it's a magazine for young women, I spoke to girls and women in virtual environments - MySpace and Facebook - but its also about my own experiences in those spaces and through … Continue reading Give Me Some Lip
Seduce Me by Megan Clark
9780758209818, Kensington Fiction, 2008 (Aus, US) So it begins and ends with sex, and there's a whole lot of juicy business in the middle, but Seduce Me also has an intriguing storyline and vivid, memorable characters. Megan Clark utilises the characters' sexualities to round them out - desires, fulfillments, vulnerabilities and disappointments. Carissa has a … Continue reading Seduce Me by Megan Clark
LiteraryMinded 