Well, this is actually an unscheduled post on the Best Read With Vegemite tour, because it serendipitously came up last night. You guys may recall how much I adored Jeff VanderMeer’s Shriek: An Afterword last year? I still adore it and now it’s out in paperback
. Now, Jeff is not Australian (that I’m aware of!) and the book’s set in ficitional Ambergris.
HOWEVER, there was a movie made of the book, featuring a soundtrack by The Church ("Wish I knew what you were looking for," you know), and it’s just hit the Web. Go over to Jeff’s site for all the details and to watch it.
Scheduled stops to follow. I’m posting the full schedule of the other participants and topics behind the cut. Meander their way…
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast interviews Margo Lanagan
Kelly Fineman is all about 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
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
Colleen Mondor writes about Nick Earls at Chasing Ray
Jenny Davidson interviews mystery author Peter Temple
Mother Reader posts on Am I Right or Am I Right? by Barry Jonsberg