Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed apocalyptic vision, The Road, has been adapted for the big screen. Watch the movie trailer here.
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Gender Genie
Posted on May 13, 2009 by Toni Whitmont
OK its not new, but it is kind of cute. And it is fun to try out with your favourite bits of writing.
Filed under: Fiction | Tagged: Breath, Craig Silvey, Gender, Jasper jones, Laila Lalami, The Secret Son, Tim Winton | Leave a Comment »
Mal Peet – Exposure
Posted on May 12, 2009 by Toni Whitmont
Categorising books can be the kiss of death especially when it comes to so called young adult fiction. So many terrific books get ignored just because people get into a mind set of only reading in a certain category. So let me get it out there. Mal Peet’s books are generally categorised as young adult [...]
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Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga
Posted on May 12, 2009 by Toni Whitmont
You’d have to be living under a rock (in a coffin?) to have missed the tsunami that is Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. Starting out a few years ago with a teenage girl cult following, this has since developed into a publishing phenomenon and it seems neither gender nor age is a barrier to its appeal. [...]
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American Rust – Philipp Meyer
Posted on May 8, 2009 by Toni Whitmont
Ever pick up a book and just know you have to hear those words out loud? Well, l was the one last night sitting up in bed last night savouring every word of the opening chapters of Philipp Meyer’s American Rust. You can’t get much more praise for a debut novel than has been heaped [...]
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