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8179 killy dogbox
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May 16, 2012
6:45 am
Just finished Soonchild...Loved everything about it - the story, the way the text was aided by and sometimes totally replaced with the illustrations - the...
8180 mike dickman
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May 16, 2012
7:19 am
mine at last on it's way! -- mirror facing mirror nowhere else ~ Ikkyu Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. [Non-text portions of this...
8181 Graeme Wend-Walker
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May 22, 2012
11:02 pm
Tim Martin gets it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9272549/Soonchild-by-Ru ssell-Hoban-review.html Graeme [Non-text portions of this...
8182 killy dogbox
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May 23, 2012
5:25 am
I was chatting with Chris Bell on fb, asking him if he had anything for the next issue of the lit mag I edit, when he mentioned he was writing a piece about...
8183 K. A. Laity
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May 23, 2012
6:03 am
Intriguing: when would you need the pieces and what word count would you have in mind? Thanks. Kate ... -- ...
8184 mike dickman
yunshou Offline Send Email
May 23, 2012
6:18 am
mine's finally arrived and i am savouring it as slowly as devouring it will allow! .-_-. -- mirror facing mirror nowhere else ~ Ikkyu Please consider the...
8185 killy dogbox
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May 23, 2012
6:52 am
Well...will be having an October launch for mag so sometime before September so I can get down to the business of putting the mag together without too much...
8186 Olaf Schneider
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May 23, 2012
7:51 am
Great news for all who want to see the flickering on their ebook readers... Best, Olaf ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
8187 olaf.schneider Offline Send Email May 23, 2012
8:29 am
Yahoo didn't want to attach the image... Anyway, here is the link: http://bloomsbury.com/The-Medusa-Frequency/Russell-Hoban/books/details/9781408835685 Best, ...
8188 K. A. Laity
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May 23, 2012
8:33 am
Okay, putting it on my calendar. Thanks! K ... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= K. A. Laity's PELZMANTEL from Immanion-Press.com ...
8189 Richard Cooper
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May 24, 2012
5:13 pm
Yes this is great news. However, I was confused today when I had a message from Amazon that my pre-order of "Riddley Walker AND The Medusa Frequency" was now...
8190 Lindsay Edmunds
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May 24, 2012
5:30 pm
Richard,  RIDDLEY WALKER requires slow time, too, because it forces readers to pick their way forward. That, too, feels wrong on an ereader. ... [Non-text...
8191 killy dogbox
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May 25, 2012
4:46 am
And you've not got the smell of a much thumbed copy, with underlinings and beer stains - probably just me that one - [Non-text portions of this message have...
8192 Richard Cooper
gomyawncher Offline Send Email
May 25, 2012
6:25 am
No sure, that's part of the reading experience too. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
8193 Olaf Schneider
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May 25, 2012
11:38 am
I'm very happy about this: http://www.amazon.com/Tango-With-Barbara-Strozzi-ebook/dp/B0085UP9GW/ Thumbs up, Bloomsbury! Best, Olaf...
8194 Olaf Schneider
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May 25, 2012
11:42 am
Really happy! http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D341689031&field-keywords=russell+hoban&x=0&y=0 Dreams come true! Imagine almost all of Russ'...
8195 Diana
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May 25, 2012
1:36 pm
I have a little bit of insight into the inner workings of Amazon, that might (might!) shed light on the problem you mention, Richard. The first thing to know...
8196 dayvoll Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
2:12 pm
Disappointing for those of us in the US, though -- when I accessed that page, each of those listings said: "This title is available to UK customers only." ...
8197 Olaf Schneider
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May 25, 2012
3:06 pm
Dave, trubba not, just visit the US page amazon.com and look in the Kindle shop ;-) Best, Olaf ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
8198 Richard Cooper
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May 26, 2012
6:11 am
Thanks Diana, that's hilarious! I guess I should have suspected as much... I will drop a note to Bloomsbury. Bes Richard :) ... [Non-text portions of this...
8199 Richard Cooper
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May 26, 2012
7:52 am
Wow! All of Russ's back catalogue coming out for Kindle this year?! Great news... that list doesn't include The Medusa Frequency on its own though, as even...
8200 Chris
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May 26, 2012
11:11 am
I guess that proves Amazon's keyword system works: when I added 'The Cruel Countess' to the Kindle Store I included Russell Hoban in the keywords. All great...
8201 Olaf Schneider
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May 26, 2012
11:44 am
Yes, no more hunting for quotations :-) Furthermore, it will be quiet easy to share a favourite quotation via Facebook and Twitter ... heard of Russ before. ...
8202 Yvonne Studer
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May 27, 2012
8:13 am
Great once the books are all available this way, but just like Dave, I can't order Kindle editions from Amazon.co.uk (they are for UK residents only - why is...
8203 Olaf Schneider
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May 27, 2012
11:09 am
Yvonne, I'm still quite optimistic bevause it was the same with the Riddley ebook. I takes some time before the items become visible in foreign amazon shops. ...
8204 KathrynRogers
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May 27, 2012
1:46 pm
Hey, all, I just thought I'd let you know that Austin's Critics Table has announced its award nominations for the 2011-2012 season, and Riddley Walker is up...
8205 Richard Cooper
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May 27, 2012
2:22 pm
Well done Kathryn! Fingers crossed for you :) RC ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
8206 Jay Friedkin
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May 28, 2012
4:28 am
"Her name was Lola" is available as an ebook for 99 cents on Amazon at the moment. Not a favorite, but certainly a bargain. ...
8207 Alida Allison
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May 28, 2012
3:00 pm
Hi Kathyrn, Is there a video of the performance? Would love to see it, and congratulations! alida allison On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 6:46 AM, KathrynRogers...
8208 Duane Spurlock
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2:03 am
I seem to recall Russ having some interest in Poe. So perhaps there is some interest here in this post:   New at The Pulp Rack: a reposting of an essay from...
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