I'm generally considered something of a Punctuation Nazi – there are at least two people I frequently work with (and who shall remain nameless) who freely admit that they just hurl punctuation marks randomly at things they plan to show me, in the utter certainty that I will be unable to resist sorting them out. …
The One About the Really Good Title
Being part of the Glamorgan MPhil network means that I get sent all sorts of odd little snippets of news from the world of publishing. One recent one is from the Hodder blog, about the importance of using a good title for helping book sales. Me and titles … Sheenagh Pugh used to say that …
Canterbury Poets’ Autumn 2010 Readings Series
Yep, it's that time of year again: the 2010 Canterbury Poets' Autumn Poetry Readings series is just about ready to rock. 2010 is the 20th Anniversary of New Zealand's longest-running poetry readings series. In a fascinating twist, this year the guest poets for the final evening will be … the winners of the Open Mic …
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Do School Libraries Need Books?
The New York Times ran an article with this headline a few weeks ago (yes, I'm slow). It's not a new question – LibraryThing have been discussing a similar issue for a wee while now. It seems that the arrival of the iPad has triggered lots of speculation about the “inevitable” takeover of eBooks. And …
Woohoo, Winter Olympics!
Being an Aussie, Winter Sports weren't exactly a feature of my growing up. I was twelve before I saw snow for the first time, and in my twenties before I ever tried skiing. Which may be one of the reasons why I do love snow. Living in Yorkshire for three years meant that I even …
A Dark Feathered Art 