http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/06/22/scoop-the-winner-of-the-2011-mens-franklin-award/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/06/22/scoop-the-winner-of-the-2011-mens-franklin-award/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:33:05 +0000 W H Chong http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=230761 W H Chong reveals the winner of the 2011 Men's Franklin Award -- the new term for the Miles Franklin, since no ladies are allowed -- as well as discussing the new Women’s Franklin Award.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/06/22/scoop-the-winner-of-the-2011-mens-franklin-award/feed/ 0 http://www.themillions.com/2011/02/to-blurb-or-not-to-blurb.html http://www.themillions.com/2011/02/to-blurb-or-not-to-blurb.html#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:28:33 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=206989 Bill Morris explains the delicate business of 'blurbing', where writers indulge in mutual pats-on-the-back and help aspiring writers get their books onto shelves.]]> http://www.themillions.com/2011/02/to-blurb-or-not-to-blurb.html/feed/ 0 http://flavorwire.com/117566/against-promotional-author-photographs http://flavorwire.com/117566/against-promotional-author-photographs#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:10:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=174602 http://flavorwire.com/117566/against-promotional-author-photographs/feed/ 0 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/writing-for-others/ http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/writing-for-others/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:17:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=172213 Jessica Au.]]> http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/writing-for-others/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2010/aug/03/authors-last-words-death http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2010/aug/03/authors-last-words-death#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:58:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=163197 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2010/aug/03/authors-last-words-death/feed/ 0 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1289793/Dont-mention-mockingbird-Meet-Harper-Lee-reclusive-novelist-wrote-classic-novel-mesmerised-40-million-readers.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1289793/Dont-mention-mockingbird-Meet-Harper-Lee-reclusive-novelist-wrote-classic-novel-mesmerised-40-million-readers.html#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:41:16 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=149392 To Kill a Mockingbird has been a recluse ever since her famous book was published. Sharon Churcher interviewed Lee on the condition that The Book was a no-go zone.]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1289793/Dont-mention-mockingbird-Meet-Harper-Lee-reclusive-novelist-wrote-classic-novel-mesmerised-40-million-readers.html/feed/ 0 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/living-books-on-rewriting-in-the-digital-age http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/living-books-on-rewriting-in-the-digital-age#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 05:13:57 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141573 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/living-books-on-rewriting-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 http://www.salon.com/books/writing/index.html?story=/books/laura_miller/2010/05/11/bad_writing http://www.salon.com/books/writing/index.html?story=/books/laura_miller/2010/05/11/bad_writing#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:20:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=138083 http://www.salon.com/books/writing/index.html?story=/books/laura_miller/2010/05/11/bad_writing/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/05/11/david-foster-wallaces-all-over-the-paginalia-mulcher-break/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/05/11/david-foster-wallaces-all-over-the-paginalia-mulcher-break/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 00:57:59 +0000 W H Chong http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=137295 W H Chong.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/05/11/david-foster-wallaces-all-over-the-paginalia-mulcher-break/feed/ 0 http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2010m4d16-The-50-best-author-vs-author-putdowns-of-all-time http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2010m4d16-The-50-best-author-vs-author-putdowns-of-all-time#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:38:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134808 Pride and Prejudice, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin-bone".]]> http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2010m4d16-The-50-best-author-vs-author-putdowns-of-all-time/feed/ 0 http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/cmap-8-lifestyle-or-job.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/cmap-8-lifestyle-or-job.html#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:27:54 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134696 Charlie Stross explains why being a writer "sucks": it involves long hours, no money, extended periods of isolation, and the added pressure of running your own business. ]]> http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/cmap-8-lifestyle-or-job.html/feed/ 0 http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/05/the-dark-side-of-dickens/8031/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/05/the-dark-side-of-dickens/8031/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:49:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134336 Christopher Hitchens. Still: who better to write about lives of misery and misfortune than someone who knew it so well?]]> http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/05/the-dark-side-of-dickens/8031/feed/ 0 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/the-two-headed-beast-writers-working-as-editors-working-as/ http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/the-two-headed-beast-writers-working-as-editors-working-as/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:01:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132773 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/the-two-headed-beast-writers-working-as-editors-working-as/feed/ 0 http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/alr/index.php/theaustralian/comments/the_miles_franklins_struggle_for_relevance/ http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/alr/index.php/theaustralian/comments/the_miles_franklins_struggle_for_relevance/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:18:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132325 http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/alr/index.php/theaustralian/comments/the_miles_franklins_struggle_for_relevance/feed/ 0 http://incharacter.org/review/good-writers-bad-men-does-it-matter/ http://incharacter.org/review/good-writers-bad-men-does-it-matter/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:19:48 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129367 Sam Schulman. But should we let it affect our enjoyment of their books?]]> http://incharacter.org/review/good-writers-bad-men-does-it-matter/feed/ 0 http://dieselbookstore.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/how-to-impress-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie1.jpg http://dieselbookstore.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/how-to-impress-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie1.jpg#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:27:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129038 http://dieselbookstore.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/how-to-impress-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie1.jpg/feed/ 0 http://www.life.com/image/50698313/in-gallery/38742/famous-literary-drunks--addicts http://www.life.com/image/50698313/in-gallery/38742/famous-literary-drunks--addicts#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:11:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115384 http://www.life.com/image/50698313/in-gallery/38742/famous-literary-drunks--addicts/feed/ 0 http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/12/10/author_recommendations_2009/index.html http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/12/10/author_recommendations_2009/index.html#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:13:19 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107029 Salon collects a range of popular authors, from Nick Horny to Judy Blume and Junot Diaz, to share their best books of the year. Just in time for holiday reading (or present giving).]]> http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/12/10/author_recommendations_2009/index.html/feed/ 0 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/why-are-all-the-best-bloggers-women/ http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/why-are-all-the-best-bloggers-women/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105971 James Bradley. Is it because blogging lends itself to more chatty girl talk?]]> http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/why-are-all-the-best-bloggers-women/feed/ 0 http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/some-advice-from-peter-carey/ http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/some-advice-from-peter-carey/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:02:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105101 Peter Carey dishes out advice for wannabe scribes, comparing the training and dedication needed in writing to that of a professional sportsperson. Plus, stop watching TV. Or looking at the internet. Uh oh.]]> http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/some-advice-from-peter-carey/feed/ 0 http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/a_writing_revolution http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/a_writing_revolution#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:49:57 +0000 Ruth Brown http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94273 http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/a_writing_revolution/feed/ 0 http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2009/08/which_writer_do_you_drink_like.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2009/08/which_writer_do_you_drink_like.html#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:29:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=84784 http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2009/08/which_writer_do_you_drink_like.html/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/26/the-botton-line-from-heathrow%e2%80%99s-terminal-5/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/26/the-botton-line-from-heathrow%e2%80%99s-terminal-5/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/25/the-botton-line-from-heathrow%e2%80%99s-terminal-5/ Binoy Kampmark.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/26/the-botton-line-from-heathrow%e2%80%99s-terminal-5/feed/ 1 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/global/19adco.html?ref=media http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/global/19adco.html?ref=media#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:52:26 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=81043 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/global/19adco.html?ref=media/feed/ 0 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/10/are-science-fictionfantasy-writers-insane/ http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/10/are-science-fictionfantasy-writers-insane/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:36:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=79222 Renai LeMay. But the grown adults who dream about dragons and space ships all day may just be some of the sanest people around.]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/10/are-science-fictionfantasy-writers-insane/feed/ 0