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‘Not writing is your alligator’: an open letter to a very young writer from a not-much-older writer.
10 indisputable signs that you’re a writer.
‘Keep at it’, ‘take your time’, and other advice on how to get published.
Let’s all enjoy some pictures of cats with books. (Extra points: see how many book titles containing the word ‘cat’ you can spot in the picture above.)
The 26 most important letters in the English language, in order.
You have to admire this nail art inspired by book covers.
A perfectly nice, well-intentioned rant about hyphens.
Reports of the death of the novel have been greatly exaggerated.
Related: the Golden Age for writers is…right now.
It can feel a bit risky* to get a publishing professional a book for Christmas: what if they’ve already read it (and hated it)? What if they’re judging my choices? What if the last thing they want is a book after spending all year making them?
Well, fear not.
Judith Landry on the strange music of Finnish, translation as walking a tightrope and the experience of translating Diego Marani’s New Finnish Grammar.
Michiko Kakutani writes a review in verse, Salon points out that she always seems to go a little crazy around the holidays.
A bookseller’s lament: no one gives me books.
The other careers of famous writers.
Fun fact: over a third of ereaders are used just once before being set aside.
Brilliant book ads encouraging people to read.
Word and Film think of their dream casts for favourite books.
A very special book vending machine.
Hyphen. An incredibly popular mark, particularly amongst hipsters and domesticated fowl. This is the sexiest punctuation mark.
We’re delighted to report that 11-year-old Dhruv Singh from Durack State School in Queensland has won our ‘I Became a Billionaire’ writing competition.
How to make your own cute pom pom bookmarks.
Philip Roth’s retirement and other famous literary exits.
Dream houses built for books and the nerds who love them.
A site devoted to pictures of secret bookshelf doors.
