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.