The letter V in Bokfrågornas ABC

| April 30, 2010

Another week (drygt!) have passed since the last time and now the letter V on the door of Bokfrågornas ABC. Weather is crucial in April. Some days we have got to try all seasons in one day. Have you read any book where the weather is very important? Oh, oh there are many (not so surprising is not it?), [...]

New publishers!

| April 30, 2010

The journal cross draft editors have started a self-published: Kata. First up is a collection of poems Cold donated by Jenny Wrangborg. Circulation is about 5,000 copies, and although it has recently arrived from the printer are almost all already sold. Impressive, no? Kata publishers will publish both contemporary literature that re-releases of various classic in a [...]

Speaking of plagiarism ....

| April 29, 2010

.... no, in this case it's probably more a question of pure and simple theft. Read the post on the crime space and judge for themselves. In any case, it is not exactly a tribute to us Scandinavians. But if this is how it works, I can not but understand her somewhat upset [...]

A resounding YES to book reviews

| April 29, 2010

Yesterday, there was, I put the question to my readers if they are reviewing ALL books they read? The vast majority answered the question with a resounding YES! And I myself am no exception. I am reviewing all the books I read out. Books that I read out, by one reason or another, are neither empty-handed. They may [...]

Congratulations Rankin!

| April 29, 2010

Review Question

| April 28, 2010

Did you know ....

| April 27, 2010

.... a large part of reading "are clues that the context in combination with the Order's first and last letters" (Children with overlapping diagnoses, p. 85). The following text illustrates this fact: Elinge fronsknig at uevniersittet in Cmabridge seplar the inegn rlol in velikn orindng bkotsävenra in a word kmeomr, the Edna vkigita is that [...]

Review: Blacklisted by Sara Paretsky

| April 26, 2010

It is normally so witty, funny, entertaining, fast paced VI Warshawski may Blacklisted be content to enter into a much more mediocre shape. Warshawski is hired by a rich man who wants her to go and investigate a strange light that his murder was seen in an abandoned house. She was going there, [...]

Speaking of Twitter

| April 25, 2010

Soon after I had presented the results of my Twitter-examination, I began to brainstorm on what my readers (the blog) and my followers (twitter) actually use Twitter for. From the beginning when I got twitter, I just remember that it existed. It was well maybe a couple of tweets per week, at best. Then something happened! I started [...]

Writer's Tip

| April 24, 2010

Via Johanna Wistrand's blog I found the blog Writer's Tips. What do you with a lot of books about writing for, when all you need to know is on these two blogs? If you have not yet found there so I advise you to really take a look. I am sure you will find a [...]