Episode 15 - Pulpture

Lost the Plot Podcast

On Episode 15 of Lost the Plot we have Lesley Boland on the show to talk about independent publisher Blemish Books and the Pulpture art project at Noted Festival that upcycled books into artwork. Show Notes: Future Library https://www.facebook.com/Futurelibrary.no/posts/756937187813455 https://www.futurelibrary.no/ Lost Rocks http://www.apublishedevent.net/projects/lost-rocks/editions/a-slow-publishing-event ACT Lit Bloggers of the Future https://actwritersblog.com/2017/05/19/act-literary-bloggers-of-the-future-2017-program/ Whispering Gums https://whisperinggums.com/ Book Awards http://abiawards.com.au/general/the-17th-annual-australian-book-industry-awards-winners-announced/ https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin/Award-and-Recipients https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/may/22/brave-ruthless-and-utterly-compelling-leah-purcell-wins-big-at-nsw-premiers-literary-awards William Caxton’s lost pages http://www.bbc.com/news/education-39846929 Jane Austen's Secret Love http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/jane-austen-darcy-wentworth-did-a-sydney-surgeon-steal-her-heart/news-story/75c46de91b052d2b4bc49de0b04b64a6 Pride and Prejudice House for Sale https://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/empty-out-your-piggy-banks-now-because-the-house-from-pride?utm_term=.ylwWMXboz&bffbbooks#.mmR7Ok09e Taiwanese Author Commits Suicide https://www.buzzfeed.com/kassycho/author-commits-suicide-after-writing-about-alleged-rapist?utm_term=.arMaKwq4N&bffbbooks#.alAnbdlY9 Support Resources https://www.lifeline.org.au/ https://www.1800respect.org.au/ N K Jemisin in the world's worst interview https://storify.com/nkjemisin/how-not-to-interview-an-author https://archive.is/DnQ3H ...except maybe Paul Beatty's https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/30/more-than-the-n-word-how-a-tense-paul-beatty-interview-raises-bigger-questions?CMP=share_btn_fb Top Borrowed Books in Australia https://www.alia.org.au/news/15524/aussie-readers-craving-local-stories-about-heritage-identity-and-relationships Street Library Controversy http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/streetbased-lending-library-saved-after-threats-to-shut-it-down/news-story/cab0b8a5ed8cf825cb3c37c5068c3975?%3F The Book of Dust https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/before-his-dark-materials-how-lyras-story-began-exclusive-extract The Ministry of Utmost Happiness https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/27/arundhati-roy-fiction-takes-time-second-novel-ministry-utmost-happiness?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook Islamophobia Teen Romance Novel http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-31/randa-abdel-fattah-spins-islamophobia-into-aussie-teen-romance/8574990 The Dark Tower https://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesAUS/videos/1724155807610832/ Game of Thrones https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/16/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-spinoffs-all-prequels-hbo-winds-of-winter Harry Potter News https://www.pottermore.com/news/wizarding-world-book-club-coming-soon-to-pottermore http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-12/harry-potter-prequel-handwritten-by-jk-rowling-stolen/8522834?smid=Page:+ABC+News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf78322054=1 https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewchampion/a-super-rare-harry-potter-prequel-has-been-stolen-in-a?utm_term=.igDdONB4X&bffbbooks#.ktAP7zvrq http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/harry-potter-fans-warned-against-walking-on-railway-from-film/8543718?smid=Page:+ABC+News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf80469336=1 Canberra Women Writers Network https://www.facebook.com/canberrawomenwriters/ Pulpture http://www.blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/ http://kbreyd.com/pulpture