Margo Lanagan's Blog, page 20
November 26, 2009
Tender Morsels is on the UKLA longlist
Along with a swag of wonderful books—go over here and have a look.
That's the UK Literacy Association, if you were wondering.
That's the UK Literacy Association, if you were wondering.
The UKLA Children's Book Award is a national award conferred by education professionals and it is held in high esteem by teachers, who regard the shortlist [announced in March next year:] as a reliable indicator of the best books of the year for inclusion in class and school collections.
The announcement of the UKLA Children's Book Award 2010 will be made at the UKLA...
November 21, 2009
Some people like to be challenged
And Biblioaddict is one. She's just acquired 7 new books, and one of them is
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan. I've wanted to read this book for so long that it's almost impossible to believe that I actually finally have a copy. ... I can't wait to read this, if only to satisfy my curiosity about my reaction to this book. The subject matter in Tender Morsels isn't usually my cup of tea, but I'm excited to be challenged by this book. I think it's always good to make sure I'm challenging...
November 17, 2009
November 11, 2009
About women's work, particularly their writing work
Here. Yes.
Three other depressing stories: Sheng Keyi's story (trans. Eric Abrahamsen) 'An Inexperienced World' in the latest HEAT (the beginning of which is available, Jonathan points out in the comments, online—thanks, Jonathan!). Something depressing about this being the first item in the issue, but mainly it's the story itself. It's about a women 'well past thirty and possessed of a certain experience of life', which suggests to me that the author might well be under thirty ('born in the 1...
Three other depressing stories: Sheng Keyi's story (trans. Eric Abrahamsen) 'An Inexperienced World' in the latest HEAT (the beginning of which is available, Jonathan points out in the comments, online—thanks, Jonathan!). Something depressing about this being the first item in the issue, but mainly it's the story itself. It's about a women 'well past thirty and possessed of a certain experience of life', which suggests to me that the author might well be under thirty ('born in the 1...
Sydneysiders, particularly of the Inner West!
Tomorrow night (Thursday, that is) at Berkelouw's Books in Norton Street, Leichhardt, Richard Harland will be doing the honours and launching the Keith Stevenson-edited novella collection X6, from Coeur de Lion. ALL SIX of the authors AND the Editor Himself will be there, so if you want a fully signed copy of X6, tomorrow night's the night to get it.
The shenanigans start at around 7pm. Some of us will read, some of us will natter, and some will just stand about looking enigmatic. God knows wh...
The shenanigans start at around 7pm. Some of us will read, some of us will natter, and some will just stand about looking enigmatic. God knows wh...
November 10, 2009
It's almost as if I was there!
Hey, look here! It's me giving my Printz Honor speech, back in July! So weird to watch yourself like this. , filmed it.
