Yet again!
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68F5CJ20100917?type=entertainmentNews
A different face of Haruki Murakami
Genius!
Hundreds of people wait for Haruki Murakami to appear at the House of Literature in Oslo on August 23rd
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201009170293.html
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Salman Rushdie on the Mosque in Manhattan Debate
An Apology for Women’s Literature
The saga continues
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-muskedukes/an-apology-for-womens-lit_b_717303.html
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Sofia Coppola takes out top Venice Prize
I know it’s not books, but she made two of my favourite movies, The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation so I had to post this story
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/12/3009282.htm?site=arts
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Walking with Will Self ABC1
Like his books or not, Will Self is an established and respected writer in the UK.
Series starts 14/09/10 at 10:05 in ABC 1
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Edinburgh Book Fest
A bookworm ( Janet Tay from the Malaysian Star Online) shares her experience of the world’s largest writers and readers’ event.
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Man Booker prize 2010: six novels on shortlist
Zero History by William Gibson now out
Latest book by genius techno-pioneer William Gibson was released in Australia 31/08/10 a week before the US and Canada that were only able to rush to bookstores to buy it today 7/09. This book is part of an unofficial trilogy that started with Pattern Recognition. This last one a good one to start if you haven’t read him yet.
I received my kindle copy in the afternoon, so now I have both.
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The best books under the sun
Some suggestions for summer reading by brit writers and critics. All very British, some worth a try.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/7892124/The-best-books-under-the-sun.html
Gold Coast Book Lovers 