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

human use of insects - Fireflies, Honey, and Silk [my review]

I've finished "Wordpressing" my - Australian Bookshop Directory

if anyone has any contributions that would be great!

a social history of post-war Britain - Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 [my review]

A Tale of Obsession, Fudge and the Ordnance Survey - Map Addict [my review]

Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang [my review]

poor British pensioners are burning books to keep warm - CNBC

a review of Famine: A Short History - NewRepublic

Hugo Claus' novel about collaboration and confusion in post-war Flanders - Wonder [my review]

Puppet Theater in Contemporary Indonesia: New Approaches to Performance Events [review]

Under the Volcano: The Story of Bali [my review]

new book on 1688 sounds excellent - National.AE [via Chapati]

the best unsuccessful books of the decade - Guardian [via RW]

(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.