One Shot World Tour: "Best Read with Vegemite" Edition

Sadly, due to silly timing issues, I wasn't able to participate in this -- the first -- One Shot World Tour.  (Fear not, it will not happen again.  Grrrr.)

However, my lack of participation won't stop me from bringing you the links!

And here -- to get you in the mood, I found this:

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I loved that movie to an alarming extent when I was about eight.  My father taped it for me, and I watched it again and again until the tape finally wore out.  "I really did like you Blair -- I'm sorry I had to deceive you."  HAH!  (Wow, Jo's sweater is terrifying.  And why is she carrying Blair's luggage?)

Anyway, go!  Visit Australia (list mostly swiped from Colleen):

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast interviews Margo Lanagan

Kelly Fineman loves Melina Marchetta

Big A, little A writes about Anna Feinberg and her "Tashi" series

Jenn at Not Your Mother's Bookclub interviews Simmone Howell

Chicken Spaghetti reviews Kathy Hoopmann's award winning All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Gwenda at Shaken and Stirred is all about How Sassy Changed My Life, The Red Shoes by Ursula Dubosarsky and Margo Lanagan

Jen Robinson discusses John Marsden's "Tomorrow" series

Finding Wonderland has a look at Undine by Penni Russon and a look at some of Jaclyn Moriarty's titles

Little Willow discusses Finding Grace by Alyssa Brugman

At A Chair, a Fireplace & a Tea Cozy it is all about Catherine Jinks and her four "Pagan" books

Jackie at Interactive Reader posts about Randa Abdel-Fattah's Does My Head Look Big in This? and John Flanagan's The Icebound Land

Trisha at The Ya Ya Yas interviews Queenie Chan

Fuse Number 8 talks more about John Marsden and also highlights a new Hot Man of Literature: Andy Griffiths

Mother Reader will be posting on Am I Right or Am I Right? by Barry Jonsberg

And the books of Nick Earls at Chasing Ray

Guest appearance: Jenny Davidson who has interviewed mystery author Peter Temple.