New book by Bernard Schlink released

Posted on October 22, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

The Weekend has just been released

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8064200/The-Weekend-by-Bernhard-Schlink-review.html

Compendium for Canadian Literature

Posted on October 11, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/balance/article/1253969

Granta’s List of Rising Literary Stars Spotlights Spanish-Language Authors

Posted on October 3, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

Pleased to say that 8 of the 22 are Argentinians

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/books/02granta.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books

Posted on September 28, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

Is it really the ereader’s fault or the big publishing companies using them as an excuse?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703369704575461542987870022.html

Hilarious! Oprah picks Franzen’s novel Freedom for book club

Posted on September 18, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

Yet again!

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68F5CJ20100917?type=entertainmentNews

Man Booker prize 2010: six novels on shortlist

Posted on September 8, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

Here are the six novels to make the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010 shortlist.

Zero History by William Gibson now out

Posted on September 7, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

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.

The best books under the sun

Posted on September 7, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

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

Lit Versus Commercial Fiction: Writer Wars?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by goldcoastbooklovers

An article that would make for a good discussion

” Some argue that commercial books find their audience, only literature needs reviewing — but how does that answer the male/white tipping of review scales? It seems a specious and power-retaining argument. Independent films survive even as reviewers include commercial films in their wheelhouse….”