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.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.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2011/jun/02/naipaul-test-author-s-sex-quiz http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2011/jun/02/naipaul-test-author-s-sex-quiz#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:26:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227474 debate has erupted in Oz over female authors. But can you easily differentiate between the writings of a man and a woman? Take The Guardian's interactive test...]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2011/jun/02/naipaul-test-author-s-sex-quiz/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://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/18/daily-proposition-make-some-time-for-the-classics/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/18/daily-proposition-make-some-time-for-the-classics/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:51:32 +0000 Angela Meyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=197317 Angela Meyer, of Crikey's books blog Literary Minded, is going to read 20 classic, modern-classic or cult books in 2011. All book-lovers have gaps in their reading -- will you join her in catching up?]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/18/daily-proposition-make-some-time-for-the-classics/feed/ 2 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/25/sophie-cunningham-is-writing-evolving/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/25/sophie-cunningham-is-writing-evolving/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:14:06 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=188476 Sophie Cunningham?]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/25/sophie-cunningham-is-writing-evolving/feed/ 5 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/11/16/totally-hip-video-book-reviews-with-ron-charles/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/11/16/totally-hip-video-book-reviews-with-ron-charles/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:30:17 +0000 W H Chong http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=186387 W H Chong.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/11/16/totally-hip-video-book-reviews-with-ron-charles/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://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/09/08/book-people-face-audience-verdict-boring/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/09/08/book-people-face-audience-verdict-boring/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:28:07 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=170579 W H Chong.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/09/08/book-people-face-audience-verdict-boring/feed/ 0 http://thescrivenersfancy.com/scarcely-relevant/2010/08/18/notes-from-the-byron-bay-writers-festival-2010.aspx http://thescrivenersfancy.com/scarcely-relevant/2010/08/18/notes-from-the-byron-bay-writers-festival-2010.aspx#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:30:21 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=165440 Tony Martin will prove you wrong. There's little signing of autographs or selling books, but lots of jealously for Bret Easton Ellis' popularity. ]]> http://thescrivenersfancy.com/scarcely-relevant/2010/08/18/notes-from-the-byron-bay-writers-festival-2010.aspx/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://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/in-which-we-are-enthusiasts-and-pessimists/ http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/in-which-we-are-enthusiasts-and-pessimists/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:43:55 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=150175 Jessica Au.]]> http://meanjin.com.au/spike-the-meanjin-blog/post/in-which-we-are-enthusiasts-and-pessimists/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/06/23/truth-triumphs-miles-franklin-literary-award-won-by-crime/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/06/23/truth-triumphs-miles-franklin-literary-award-won-by-crime/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:03:56 +0000 W H Chong http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=147821 Truth by Peter Temple, won the Miles Franklin Literary Award last night, the first time a crime novel has won the big prize. Are genre-busting thrillers the way of the future? asks W H Chong.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/06/23/truth-triumphs-miles-franklin-literary-award-won-by-crime/feed/ 0 http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/blog/index.cfm/Current_Books/2010/5/18/Celebrity-Jane http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/blog/index.cfm/Current_Books/2010/5/18/Celebrity-Jane#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 01:30:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141019 http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/blog/index.cfm/Current_Books/2010/5/18/Celebrity-Jane/feed/ 0 http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_04_016041.php http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_04_016041.php#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 01:13:07 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=138594 Gordon Haber's untitled essay on the lazy patterns authors fall into when titling their books. Ever read Participling the Proper Noun, The Occupation's Relative or The Lyrical Instruction Manual?]]> http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_04_016041.php/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://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:22:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133402 Christopher Hitchens re-reads George Orwell's timeless dystopian novel Animal Farm: 65 years on, there's still a lot to learn from a pen of power-hungry pigs.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041503706.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041503706.html#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:19:34 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132631 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041503706.html/feed/ 0 http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/ http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:44:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132291 http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/feed/ 0 http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/hitler-reading?nopager=0 http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/hitler-reading?nopager=0#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:09:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132270 Michael McDonald. A new book offers a peak at the shelves of the Nazi leader's 16,000-volume library. So how much can you really tell about a man from what he reads?]]> http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/hitler-reading?nopager=0/feed/ 0 http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/april2010/mostchallenged2009_oif.cfm http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/april2010/mostchallenged2009_oif.cfm#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:44:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=130934 Twilight and My Sister’s Keeper, while To Kill a Mockingbird is still offending people 40 years on.]]> http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/april2010/mostchallenged2009_oif.cfm/feed/ 0 http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/11/dear-authors-your-next-book-should-be-an-app-not-an-ibook/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/11/dear-authors-your-next-book-should-be-an-app-not-an-ibook/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:00:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129968 Cody Brown: they should see it as an opportunity to communicate their stories and messages in new, "mind-blowing" ways.]]> http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/11/dear-authors-your-next-book-should-be-an-app-not-an-ibook/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://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/introduction.html http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/introduction.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:22 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124464 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland online.]]> http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/introduction.html/feed/ 0 http://americanbookreview.org/currentIssue.asp http://americanbookreview.org/currentIssue.asp#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:08:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124018 The Da Vinci Code gets a predictable nod, but so does The Great Gatsby.]]> http://americanbookreview.org/currentIssue.asp/feed/ 0