From one of our nation’s newspapers… (Thanks to Smathi for the link!) Thursday November 11, 2010 Make voluntary activities compulsory for students: Rosmah By P. ARUNA KUALA LUMPUR: Institutes of higher learning should make it compulsory for students to get … Continue reading
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So much around these days about how books made of paper will be a thing of the past and we’ll all be reading ebooks soon. Books you can shelve are doomed, dadidadida… Well, this figure below may mean exactly nothing … Continue reading
Firstly, US readers, you can get The Last Stormlord and Stormlord Rising in Nook Books over at Barnes and Noble. Look here. And secondly, you can hear me in a Salon Futura podcast here. Actually the other two being interviewed … Continue reading
…and this was the view from his window. And I couldn’t go. Meetings, reports… … Continue reading
My daughter (who hasn’t yet read Stormlord Rising) went to her local Waterstones this week, only to be told that yes, they had the book in, but it was embargoed until today, release day. That’s right. You can now go … Continue reading
Yep, that’s right, as of tomorrow in the UK, Stormlord Rising is available in book stores! It’s been bouncing around nicely on Amazon for a couple of days, breaking the 1,000 mark on the best seller list, which is lovely … Continue reading
Usually I manage my writing life and the conservation project side of my life nicely. When I am flat out with one, the other is not to the forefront. Alas, this time they clash. Delays have pushed both to occupy … Continue reading
You know how the conversation goes, “Oh, you’re from Australia? Do you know X? He’s from there too.” And you carefully explain that no, you don’t know X. (And is it any wonder, when the population of Australia is over … Continue reading
I had a load of fun over at Sia’s Blog. Although I didn’t imagine that we’d end up talking about cockroaches. Anyway, you can see the conversation in the comments section here. And here’s a few more photos from Borneo … Continue reading
I’m over at lovely Sia’s Blog, hiding out in the comments section. You can ask what you want…and I’ll do my best to say something coherent in reply. I’ll be around there on and off for the next 20 hours … Continue reading