Number 3 chiller
Adorable photos of famous authors kissing and being kissed.
Classic literature depicted in Lego. I’m pretty sure Batman in Dracula isn’t quite canon.
10 cosy reading nooks to nestle into with a good book.
‘In fiction, the landscape is transforming.’ The Australian interviews David Vann, in town for the Perth Writers Festival.
You can also catch David in Melbourne at the Wheeler Centre on 26 February and 27 February, at Avid Reader in Brisbane on 27 February, and at Read more
‘I have spent most of my reading life consuming novels, yet it is this short-story collection that stands out most vividly from what I have read in the last four or five years,’ says Lynette Field on the Meanjin blog.
Ben Schott is never at a loss for German words (because he’ll just make some new ones).
The Author Sends Her Regrets: J. K. Rowling and other writers with second thoughts.
7 questions for Raphaël Jerusalmy, author of Saving Mozart.
We’re all familiar with the idea of ‘binge-watching’ a TV show, but what about binge-reading?
The Writer’s Room: Douglas Coupland, Joyce Carol Oates and other writers photographed where they write.
Why writers are the worst procrastinators. Should that be best procrastinators?
We prefer to imagine our writers toiling away in solitude rather than suckling on the teat of an all-singing, all-dancing, round-the-clock personal administrator. Read more
The Economist recommends Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin’s A–Z of literary remedies, The Novel Cure: ‘A charming addition to any library…Time spent leafing through its pages is inspiring—even therapeutic, if not quite therapy.
10 quotes from writers who loved a stiff drink.
Can you distinguish between 80 different languages in the Great Language Game?
Book Hive is a kinetic sculpture featuring 400 animatronic books, built to celebrate 400 years of libraries in Bristol.
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Rabih Alameddine, author of An Unnecessary Woman, lists his six favourite books. An Unnecessary Woman will be available in bookshops from 23 February.
Tweeting while literary: Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King and the dangers of being an author on Twitter.
Literary Valentines for the romantic reader.
Great historical slang from the Oxford English Dictionary. I for one have been doing my darnedest to bring ‘snoot’ and all its derivatives back.
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