New look and focus
Whew. Well that took a while. I’m sorry I’ve been AWOL for a little while. Just after I resolved (at the end of 2010 – gulp, has it really been that long?!) to upgrade my blog to an all purpose …
Paperwork and makeovers
In August we embarked on a round-the-world trip by book, inspired by the great man himself, Phileas Fogg. I am pleased to report the world-trip is now complete. Reading accomplished – on schedule. Were he real, Fogg would be proud. Bear …
E-Books vs P-Books: Your say
We’ve heard plenty from the experts about the future of paper books (or “p-books”) lately. Just last month Deliciously Fictitious asked Australian industry stakeholders – booksellers, publishers, visionaries and authors – how the horizon was looking to them. Now, in …
We chat to Bob Gould: Sydney bookselling institution
Wouldn’t it be quaint if every bookshop was like the infamous Black Books? Crammed with titles, and history and dust and stories? Sydney bookseller Bob Gould is far pleasanter than Bernard, but Gould’s Book Arcade on King Street, Newtown is a literary …
What we think of…Life & Times of Michael K
Vital stats… Author: J.M. Coetzee Publisher: Random House Format: Paperback RRP: AUD $24.95 My rating What it’s about… Born with a simple nature that repulses the world and a harelip that repulses even his own mother, Michael K is an outsider …
Re-writing history: Original takes on Nazi Germany
Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is yet another example of an original take on the theme of Nazi Germany. Here are some other great books and films that have looked at this issue from a unique point of view.