Friday Link Roundup 8/1/09

The sad state of contemporary publishing.

• “The Google Nexus-One - More human than human

• To those of you who’ve stolen a Bible, I’ve got a bit of a spoiler for you: stealing is bad!

• Sherlock Holmes - “amorphous sleuth”.

• I have no idea what this is – suffice to say that it pushes the boundaries of awesomitude.

• This year, read a book you hate. You never know… you might just find something good. And even if you don’t, at least you can take solace in the fact that you were right.

It’s 2010. WHERE IS MY HOVERBOARD, DAMN IT!?

• Hilary Mantel doesn’t win 2009 Costa Award!

A. L. Kennedy on why writers need friends.

• “The knave abideth.” The Big Lebowski gets rewritten… as a work of Shakespeare.

Jordan – TheNile.co.nz

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