Jeff Fecke writes about adverbs. [Btw, you can read the first chapters of his new (first?) book here. Don’t be afraid, it’s all very pink.]

Postman Kevin Boniface wrote a (photo) book with impressions of everyday English life. Sounds good.

An Interview with Jon Banville in two parts.

I really, really, really, really, really need to see this awesomeness.

If Jane Austen had written The Dark Knight.

Now that is a idea I fully endorse:

There are many zany tactics adopted by publishers and authors to get their books noticed, but how about giving them away for free? John Warner, chief creative tsar of struggling independent publisher TOW Books, is so sick of sending his books out to newspapers and magazines and television shows for review, and hearing nothing back, that he’s decided to give up on the media and send books directly to his readers.

So, the post Harry Potter era has started, but judging by this article, I’m not really convinced.

How many people does it need to tell publishers that age banding is a bad idea, before they actually stop to pursue it?

E-books for blind people, not read by a computer voice with weird pronunciation. Now that’s cool.

This has to be the most hilarious ad campaign in a very long time. [Click: “Who’s Sebastian?”. Then click “Where’s Sebastian now?” and don’t miss the various videos there!]

The Guardian answers some questions. Most interesting one (for me anyways): Does a novel need a plot?

Little Red Riding Hood and rape… very interesting!

Two poems by Bob Dylan: 21 and 17.

The funniest novel ever?

103 Things Not To Do Before You Die. [Only an excerpt from the book that just came out.]

Steve Haynes interviews China Miéville.

Short story by Elizabeth Bear on Tor.com. [What? You aren’t registered yet and didn’t subscribe to their newsletter??? Well, go on, I’ll wait here.]