Books and Media

my book reviews - ramblings of a pathologically eclectic generalist
a film diary - with brief comments and the occasional review
Australian bookshops and publishers
rec.arts.books.reviews - book reviews on Usenet
Reading Notes - including Harry Potter criticism.

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Links and News

short stories by Korean women - The Future of Silence + Wayfarer [my review]

a history of Santorini's fantastic Atlantis Books - VanityFair

obituary for ex-Spanish novelist Juan Goytisolo - Guardian

Ernest Hemingway, male impersonator? - NYROB

a new Studio Ghibli theme park! - LWLies

The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific - We, the Navigators [my review]

8 cats that changed Russian culture - RBTH

The Singular Story of English Spelling - Spell It Out [my review]

people who read have better interpersonal skills - IFLscience

three of Walter de la Mare's short stories - Missing [my review]

ten everyday phrases that come from printing - MentalFloss

sharing science through picture books - NCSU [via Visible]

(For more, see my blog Pathologically Polymathic or the latest book reviews.)

Other Resources

I don't really follow the publishing industry, or the latest in book gossip - I prefer to wait till five or ten years after a book's publication, when the fuss has died down a little and a longer-term perspective is available. If you're after book news I recommend the Complete Review's Literary Saloon, which also has links to other literary weblogs.