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/liticism/2012/02/01/a-place-in-which-to-write/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2012/02/01/a-place-in-which-to-write/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:19:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272186 ways we write can be as important as what it is we write, says Bethanie Blanchard. The little rituals or habits, the strange superstitions we have about composing, the things that must occur if we are to have any success.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2012/02/01/a-place-in-which-to-write/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/the-international-agreement-to-gouge-e-book-customers/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/the-international-agreement-to-gouge-e-book-customers/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:06 +0000 Bernard Keane http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270548 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/the-international-agreement-to-gouge-e-book-customers/feed/ 24 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/renewables-are-the-way-of-the-future/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/renewables-are-the-way-of-the-future/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:50:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259160 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/renewables-are-the-way-of-the-future/feed/ 9 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/the-era-of-books-without-borders/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/the-era-of-books-without-borders/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:50:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258898 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/the-era-of-books-without-borders/feed/ 3 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/the-taxing-debate-on-books/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/the-taxing-debate-on-books/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:09:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258613 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/the-taxing-debate-on-books/feed/ 1 http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/an-illustrated-look-at-some-of-literatures-near-brushes-with-death http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/an-illustrated-look-at-some-of-literatures-near-brushes-with-death#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:10:01 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=257849 Jon Methven examines what would happen if some of literature's favourite characters had been edited off the page.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/an-illustrated-look-at-some-of-literatures-near-brushes-with-death/feed/ 0 http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2011/11/21895/ http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2011/11/21895/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:29:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=257715 http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2011/11/21895/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/10/27/grey-areas-of-madness-an-interview-with-jon-ronson-on-the-psychopath-test/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/10/27/grey-areas-of-madness-an-interview-with-jon-ronson-on-the-psychopath-test/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:03:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=255330 Them: Adventures with Extremists, and The Men Who Stare at Goats. He chats with Angela Meyer about his latest book The Psychopath Test.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/10/27/grey-areas-of-madness-an-interview-with-jon-ronson-on-the-psychopath-test/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/christos-tsiolkas-a-slap-to-the-abc-for-killing-the-book-show/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/christos-tsiolkas-a-slap-to-the-abc-for-killing-the-book-show/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:56:16 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247943 Christos Tsiolkas has attacked the decision to axe Radio National's Book Show. He writes in an open letter to the ABC board ...]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/christos-tsiolkas-a-slap-to-the-abc-for-killing-the-book-show/feed/ 19 http://www.full-stop.net/2011/08/04/blog/alexeric/book-review-to-english-dictionary/ http://www.full-stop.net/2011/08/04/blog/alexeric/book-review-to-english-dictionary/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:27:01 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=240415 Eric Jett and Alex Shephard, as they dispel the most common clichés from the literary reviewing world. ]]> http://www.full-stop.net/2011/08/04/blog/alexeric/book-review-to-english-dictionary/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/07/24/20-classics-in-2011-6-the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/07/24/20-classics-in-2011-6-the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:41:13 +0000 Angela Meyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=237419 Angela Meyer's project to read 20 classic, modern-classic or cult books in 2011 was The Sea, The Sea, by Iris Murdoch, a much admired and prolific author.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/07/24/20-classics-in-2011-6-the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/22/book-barns-are-dead-but-cosy-indies-live-on/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/22/book-barns-are-dead-but-cosy-indies-live-on/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:04:56 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=237120 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/22/book-barns-are-dead-but-cosy-indies-live-on/feed/ 11 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/25/spineless-wonders-new-publisher-of-australian-short-fiction/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/25/spineless-wonders-new-publisher-of-australian-short-fiction/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:20:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231560 Crikey book blogger Angela Meyer discusses short fiction with Bronwyn Mehan, founder of new Australian publishing company Spineless Wonders. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/25/spineless-wonders-new-publisher-of-australian-short-fiction/feed/ 0 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.crikey.com.au/2011/06/09/daily-proposition-read-something-australian/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/09/daily-proposition-read-something-australian/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:58:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=214034 Siobhan Argent.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/09/daily-proposition-read-something-australian/feed/ 2 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/03/some-of-my-short-stories-available-as-ebooks/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/03/some-of-my-short-stories-available-as-ebooks/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:14:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227281 Literary Minded's Angela Meyer has decided to self-publish some of her popular short stories as e-books. They can be purchased for the bargain price of 99c each.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/06/03/some-of-my-short-stories-available-as-ebooks/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/redgroup-collapse-few-lifelines-as-publishers-slash-orders/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/redgroup-collapse-few-lifelines-as-publishers-slash-orders/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 03:14:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=226276 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/redgroup-collapse-few-lifelines-as-publishers-slash-orders/feed/ 4 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216869/Amazon_E_books_now_outsell_print_books?taxonomyId=77 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216869/Amazon_E_books_now_outsell_print_books?taxonomyId=77#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 01:57:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=224492 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216869/Amazon_E_books_now_outsell_print_books?taxonomyId=77/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/books/review/15covers-gallery.html?ref=books http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/books/review/15covers-gallery.html?ref=books#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 06:34:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223528 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/books/review/15covers-gallery.html?ref=books/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/16/mystery-strangeness-and-coming-of-age-an-interview-with-christopher-currie-author-of-the-ottoman-motel/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/16/mystery-strangeness-and-coming-of-age-an-interview-with-christopher-currie-author-of-the-ottoman-motel/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 23:20:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223314 The Ottoman Motel the parents of a young boy disappear in a small, strange town. Book blogger Angela Meyer sits down for an in depth chat with Currie. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/16/mystery-strangeness-and-coming-of-age-an-interview-with-christopher-currie-author-of-the-ottoman-motel/feed/ 0 http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/6bookstore.html http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/6bookstore.html#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 00:53:30 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222092 Jen Mueller pens a letter to the customers harassing her at the liquidation bookstore where she works, noting that, sadly, a petition will not be enough to keep this business out of the hands of administrators.]]> http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/6bookstore.html/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/04/australian-version-orange-prize?INTCMP=SRCH http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/04/australian-version-orange-prize?INTCMP=SRCH#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 00:11:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=221211 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/04/australian-version-orange-prize?INTCMP=SRCH/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/02/guest-review-imogen-baratta-on-blue-skies-by-helen-hodgman/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/02/guest-review-imogen-baratta-on-blue-skies-by-helen-hodgman/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 23:56:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=220358 Blue Skies, a dark tale of a young mother trapped in suburban Tassie, is wonky and just a little bit sleazy. Imogen Baratta gives it two thumbs up.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/05/02/guest-review-imogen-baratta-on-blue-skies-by-helen-hodgman/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/04/28/20-classics-in-2011-6-brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/04/28/20-classics-in-2011-6-brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:38:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=219763 Angela Meyer's project to read 20 classic, modern-classic or cult books in 2011 is the dystopia fictional classic Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2011/04/28/20-classics-in-2011-6-brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley/feed/ 0 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/04/amazon-to-launch-library-lending-for-kindle-books/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/04/amazon-to-launch-library-lending-for-kindle-books/1#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:13:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=219310 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/04/amazon-to-launch-library-lending-for-kindle-books/1/feed/ 0