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Continue readingAnd what a weekend it was. People everywhere, delicious sausages (have I mentioned how much I like sausage sizzles?), bargains galore, author signings and readings – but the best part was all the people who came out to celebrate with us. We feel like we've met a little more of the neighbourhood now – and like we've been welcomed with open arms. Thanks so much, guys. It's so lovely getting to know you all. And…
Continue readingSo, at this point, I'm pretty sure it will never get warm and we're going to live in an endless winter and eventually die of sunlight deprivation with most of our extremities missing. Sometimes my ears get cold on the ride into work, you know? It's getting pretty dire. (Also, possibly besides the point, but how do you ride without using your hands? I keep on trying and end up swerving wildly into oncoming traffic.)…
Continue readingSo, Sally Hunter (née Foster) is about to swim in the Commonwealth Games, Kate Strohm's casually ambling all over the world, and Sally van Gent has so many author events coming up that we've been considering sending her a few cases of energy drinks to help her out! …
Continue readingHi! My name is Simon Collinson and I’m Wakefield Press’s new ‘Geek in Residence’. Thanks to the generosity of the Australia Council, I’m here until the end of August to work on Wakefield’s ebook business. So what exactly are ebooks? Essentially, they’re a website in a box: a kind of text file which can be displayed on computers, tablets, phones, and dedicated ereader devices. Ebooks come in a few formats. The most widely used of…
Continue readingJust had to share. Today we found actual grammar Nazis. And then discovered that we wished we could take Annabelle Lukin's classes. Sound rad. And here's a picture of a kitten. That is all.
Continue readingThursday links are in, kiddies! We have a fantastic article from the Guardian about words invented by authors, which has been doing the rounds these last couple of days, and has provided the wonderful title to this blog post. The list of author-invented words is wonderful, but some seem particularly apt - that cojones (from the Spanish) entered regular English usage courtesy of Hemingway is glorious. Read more here. From Esquire, we have a step-by-step guide…
Continue reading... Or at least our very talented author Sally Hunter (née Foster) is. Skip forward to 1:45 to see a reference to Sally's upcoming book, Born to Swim. Available here soon - watch this space!
Continue readingThanks to an awesome Oz Co grant, we now have an ebook expert in residence for the next three months. Or, as we like to say: Simon is in the house! We like this one. As well as being a general ebook Grand Master, he's also an avid reader and reviewer, and an on-the-side Brow Lifter (online editor). He also finds the best articles on interesting book-related things. Which brings me to today's links! We have an…
Continue readingCheck it out! We're famous this week! Do love that Aspire magazine. And if you want to check out the latest Holden book before it gets pinched, too, just click here!
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