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://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://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/10/05/good-night-diana-gribble-goodbye-rest-in-peace/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/10/05/good-night-diana-gribble-goodbye-rest-in-peace/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:45:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250985 W H Chong pays tribute to his dear friend.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/10/05/good-night-diana-gribble-goodbye-rest-in-peace/feed/ 0 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://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/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://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/shaffer-plays-afghan-whispers-with-pentagon-%e2%80%a6-and-wins/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/shaffer-plays-afghan-whispers-with-pentagon-%e2%80%a6-and-wins/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:37:20 +0000 Crikey Intern http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=171849 Operation Dark Heart will likely drive big sales, writes Crikey intern Nick Johns-Wickberg.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/shaffer-plays-afghan-whispers-with-pentagon-%e2%80%a6-and-wins/feed/ 3 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://nymag.com/arts/books/features/65210/ http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/65210/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:31:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129077 Roger Lathbury recounts the fascinating story of how he wrote to famously reclusive author JD Salinger, met with him, was to publish his final book and then... the story hit the news and Salinger walked away.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/65210/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/18/publishing/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/18/publishing/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:10:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124170 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/18/publishing/feed/ 5 http://www.salon.com/books/recommended_books/index.html?story=/books/must_read/2009/11/15/memoir http://www.salon.com/books/recommended_books/index.html?story=/books/must_read/2009/11/15/memoir#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:14:01 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=99182 http://www.salon.com/books/recommended_books/index.html?story=/books/must_read/2009/11/15/memoir/feed/ 0 http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2009/the-age-reaches-for-the-phone-book/ http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2009/the-age-reaches-for-the-phone-book/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:01:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=91880 the talk of Kindles coming to Oz, The Age are releasing a 20 episode fiction story written by Marieke Hardy to be sent daily to your mobile. How will the publishing experiment play out?]]> http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2009/the-age-reaches-for-the-phone-book/feed/ 0 http://3000books.blogspot.com/search/label/hello%20intern http://3000books.blogspot.com/search/label/hello%20intern#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:23:53 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=91725 Estelle Tang interviews the lucky recipients of the Australian Publishers Association internships to get the real story.]]> http://3000books.blogspot.com/search/label/hello%20intern/feed/ 0 http://mashable.com/2009/06/23/twitterature/ http://mashable.com/2009/06/23/twitterature/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:15 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=69241 http://mashable.com/2009/06/23/twitterature/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/malcolm-gladwell-chris-anderson-long-tail http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/malcolm-gladwell-chris-anderson-long-tail#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:47:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=69084 Wired editor, Chris Anderson, adds his contribution, Free, which argues that taking the price tag off something is the path to riches.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/malcolm-gladwell-chris-anderson-long-tail/feed/ 0 http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/features/gannet-default-option.php http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/features/gannet-default-option.php#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:14:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=69072 USA Today, amongst over 90 other titles) need to raise $400 million over the next two year to survive -- but many of their bondholders would rather they default. ]]> http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/features/gannet-default-option.php/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/25/bob-ellis-v-margot-saville-from-farts-to-ingmar-bergman/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/25/bob-ellis-v-margot-saville-from-farts-to-ingmar-bergman/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 03:34:43 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=60925 And So It Went: Night Thoughts in a Time of Change for the Sydney Morning Herald. Bob Ellis begged to differ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/25/bob-ellis-v-margot-saville-from-farts-to-ingmar-bergman/feed/ 0 http://www.slate.com/id/2218302/pagenum/all/#p2 http://www.slate.com/id/2218302/pagenum/all/#p2#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 04:30:21 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=58647 http://www.slate.com/id/2218302/pagenum/all/#p2/feed/ 0 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5925829.ece http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5925829.ece#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:28:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=53225 Cold Mountain sold in bucketloads and he received an $8million advance for Thirteen Moons. It flopped.]]> http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5925829.ece/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/23/meanjin-productivity-commission-committing-cultural-sabotage/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/23/meanjin-productivity-commission-committing-cultural-sabotage/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:45:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=52885 Sophie Cunningham.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/23/meanjin-productivity-commission-committing-cultural-sabotage/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/09/read-this-is-parallel-importation-the-path-to-a-literary-nation/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/09/read-this-is-parallel-importation-the-path-to-a-literary-nation/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Jeff Sparrow.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/09/read-this-is-parallel-importation-the-path-to-a-literary-nation/feed/ 4 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/22/maybe-this-will-be-the-book-that-gives-costello-a-spine/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/22/maybe-this-will-be-the-book-that-gives-costello-a-spine/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Bernard Keane Bernard keane.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/22/maybe-this-will-be-the-book-that-gives-costello-a-spine/feed/ 19 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/17/harry-potter-and-the-battle-for-free-speech/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/17/harry-potter-and-the-battle-for-free-speech/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Charles Richardson.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/17/harry-potter-and-the-battle-for-free-speech/feed/ 5 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/10/adler-quality-arts-require-government-protection/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/10/adler-quality-arts-require-government-protection/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Louise Adler.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/10/adler-quality-arts-require-government-protection/feed/ 5