Saturday, June 30, 2007

Harry Potter tag

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Sheila of Wands and Worlds tagged me for this Harry Potter meme that's doing the rounds right now. 1. Butterbeer or pumpkin juice? Sinc...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Poetry Friday 56

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Yesterday saw the anniversary of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the catalyst for the start of the First World War, so today I bring ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Scholar's Blog Book Discussion Group - Reminder

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Just a quick reminder that on July 3rd, the Scholar's Blog Discussion Group will begin discussion Louis Sachar's The Boy Who Lost Hi...
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Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo

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I've been meaning to read Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful ever since it came out but just never got around to it until this wee...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The Unresolved - T K Welsh

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T K Welsh's The Unresolved is based on a true story. In 1904 a fire on board the steamboat General Slocum killed more than 1000 people...

Doctor Who Quote of the Week

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The Doctor : I could have killed that Dalek in its cell. But you stopped me. Van Statten : It was the prize of my collection-- The Doctor : ...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy

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I saw Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant in the bookshops and was intrigued by the jaunty skeleton on the cover. Then Kelly H of Big A,...
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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Accio 2008 - Harry Potter Conference

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I heard today that the folks behind the Accio 2005 Harry Potter Conference that was held in Reading 2 years ago are planning a new conferenc...
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Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone Update

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I've just posted my review of Doctor Who season 3 episode 11 "Utopia" over on the Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone . Warning -...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Carnegie of Carnegies

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It's been announced that Philip Pullman's Northern Lights has won the Carnegie of Carnegies (about which I posted in April). I co...
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Poetry Friday 55

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The annual Glastonbury Music Festival and Wimbledon are both approaching, sure guarantees of rain arriving on these shores, and this morning...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Live Chat with Michael Rosen

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The "Write Away" team are hosting a live chat with the newly appointed Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, on their forum next...
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A Big Thank You

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I just wanted to say a quick, public thank you to all the kind people who generously donated to Kelly's "fighting fund" to kee...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Doctor Who Quote of the Week

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Simmons : [to the Dalek] What are you gonna do, sucker me to death? [The Dalek grabs his face with its sucker and kills him.] ("Dalek...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

Chris Van Allsburg's birthday

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Today is the birthday of children's author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, (books by this author) born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (19...
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone Update

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I've just posted my review of Doctor Who season 3 episode 10 "Blink" over on the Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone . Warning - ...

A Question for Fiction Writers

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I've written another disconnected chunk of my non-Who story "Improbable Journeys" - and I find myself wondering if this is nor...
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At the Firefly Gate - Linda Newbery

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I first heard about Linda Newbery's At the Firefly Gate from Kelly over at Big A, little a and it sounded just the sort of book I'...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

British Fantasy Award - Best Novel Longlist

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The British Fantasy Award, Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award) longlist has been announced and I'm very excited as I know one ...

J K Rowling Tour of the US

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This just in from Publishers Weekly : The last time J.K. Rowling did a U.S. book tour, many of the people who are now her biggest fans eithe...