Comments for For Books' Sake

Comment on For Books’ Sake Talks To: Meg Rosoff by Sherry Roberts

Sherry Roberts — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:29 +0000

Censorship is an issue of control. Certain ideas make book-banners worry because they threaten the censors’ control over their world view and control over their childrens’ world view. Please keep writing books, Meg, that shake the snowglobe. Let children see many world views before they have to choose their own.

Comment on Diving Belles by Lucy Wood by Jess

Jess — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:56:33 +0000

That cover is stunning, that mermaid would make a gorgeous tat as well!
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Comment on Sorrell’s Typewriter Tattoo by Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:13:42 +0000

Fabulous! And Flamin’ Eight are legendary – no wonder judging by this.

Comment on Girls Get Busy by Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:21:49 +0000

I picked up Anna Percy’s zines at Afflecks and they are absolutely knockout. I’ll let you have my copies in March (or they might have copies at Three Minute Theatre)

Comment on Girls Get Busy by Cariad Martin

Cariad Martin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:10:27 +0000

Had a snoop on their online shop. I really want a Girls Get Busy tee! Very cool.

Comment on The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue by Cariad Martin

Cariad Martin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:12 +0000

This sounds wicked. I’m not normally one for historical fiction but the feminist/queer theory makes it more appealing. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

Comment on Sorrell’s Typewriter Tattoo by Cariad Martin

Cariad Martin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:28 +0000

Love that. So pretty.

Comment on The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue by Jane Bradley

Jane Bradley — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:14:11 +0000

Thanks for this brilliant review, Laura, I knew Emma Donoghue knew her stuff when it came to queer and feminist history, but I didn’t know she’d ever incorporated it into her fiction.

Sounds like this one was long overdue a UK publisher, can’t wait to get my mitts on a copy!

Comment on For Books’ Sake Talks To: Meg Rosoff by Cariad Martin

Cariad Martin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:27:49 +0000

You asked a lot of hard & thoughtful questions there, and they were pretty well answered I think, especially on disability & sickness.

Comment on Five-Minute Friday: Katie Antoniou by katie antoniou

katie antoniou — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:46:51 +0000

Thanks Dan-I met you at a poetry thing once with the fabulous Katelan Fosiy, don’t know if you remember!
Thanks Cath!I see what you mean about the men in Twilight-but I can’t help feeling that the werewolf thing still feels like a bit of an afterthought-like,how can we add a special effectsy dimension to the story to keep it going? The first book is the only one where I felt anything for any of the characters, because the whole, ‘should I get with the guy I really fancy but might eat me, or the safe guy next door’ thing is sort of understandable.If they both might eat you, then the whole allegory is a bit lost…