tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post6037869464249047815..comments2024-03-28T13:18:28.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Oh woeMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-61036425925201653952010-07-03T23:43:57.181+01:002010-07-03T23:43:57.181+01:00hi people
wow i didn't notice it...
i think t...hi people<br />wow i didn't notice it...<br /><br />i think this spot is so interesting!home for sale costa ricahttp://www.costa-ricarealestate.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-27389947929736690332007-08-14T21:59:00.000+01:002007-08-14T21:59:00.000+01:00Sorry, the debate on Crikey has moved on.There's a...Sorry, the debate on Crikey <A HREF="http://www.crikey.com.au/Comments/20070813-Comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups.html" REL="nofollow">has moved on</A>.<BR/><BR/>There's also a great summary of the story so far on <A HREF="http://www.newmatilda.com/home/articledetailmagazine.asp?ArticleID=2414&HomepageID=212" REL="nofollow">newMatilda.com</A><BR/><BR/>I guess this is all part of the bigger debate about the effect of capital investment and the effect of the Wal-Marts and Tescos of this world on culture in general. Cracking stuff.Mark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-74995698303719694982007-08-14T21:46:00.000+01:002007-08-14T21:46:00.000+01:00Apparently A&R's COO Dave Fenlon has responded (on...Apparently A&R's COO Dave Fenlon has responded (on an Australian media website called Crikey). Mr Fenlon's response is robust in his defence of their approach, but at least he's acknowledged that the "tone of the correspondence was inappropriate".<BR/><BR/>Read more <A HREF="http://www.crikey.com.au/Media-and-Arts/20070810-Angus-Robertson-responds-setting-the-record-straight.html" REL="nofollow">here</A><BR/><BR/>Good coup for Crikey (whoever they are!). I wonder if he's going to respond to the Australian Society of Authors though?Mark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-52358308306143269112007-08-14T21:13:00.000+01:002007-08-14T21:13:00.000+01:00ah, i flicked through that Traveller book the othe...ah, i flicked through that Traveller book the other day in a charity shop, as the blurb interested me. i can usually get a feel for if i'll like a book in about 1 minute of flicking & skim-reading, and it didn't draw me. <BR/><BR/>as for the unsellable poems, the 18th Century wasn't that great for poetry as i recall. Maybe the poems were just shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-26936324618129642342007-08-14T15:28:00.000+01:002007-08-14T15:28:00.000+01:00There's just something about not being impressed w...There's just something about not being impressed with a novel. There's nothing that brings angry emailers out of the woodwork faster. I've given out only two one-star (out of five) ratings in the review of nearly 70 novels, and yet I swear I get more emails about those two reviews than any others. I'll be posting my third one-star review later this week, so I fully expect to get more hate mail. Rabid fans can be... exciting.<BR/><BR/>So while it's entirely possible there's some orchestration going on, it's oddly likely that these people simply find you by the compass-like throbbing of that angry vein in their foreheads, the one that requires them to heap abuse upon at least one person daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-75793183137071212007-08-14T06:58:00.000+01:002007-08-14T06:58:00.000+01:00Sorry, but there is a certain humour in Jeremy Fis...Sorry, but there is a certain humour in Jeremy Fisher's response to the A&R letter: <BR/><BR/><I>It seems they only want to stock books from publishers (and authors) with guaranteed saleability. ... their proposed policy is such an insult to Australian authors.</I><BR/><BR/>We <B>know</B> Australian authors don't write saleable books, Jeremy -- no need to rub it in.Jon Jermeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802157835972797573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-62702131241430506982007-08-14T02:51:00.000+01:002007-08-14T02:51:00.000+01:00Re: Term Papers for SaleIf the papers were well-wr...Re: Term Papers for Sale<BR/><BR/>If the papers were well-written, they'd immediately give themselves away as fakes not done by the students submitting them. At least in the U.S. Not that that's considered such a bad thing to do over here. I mean, it is the kind of thing any number of our politicians--ahem, that is, statesmen--have gotten caught doing. Years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-40019016431409532592007-08-14T02:09:00.000+01:002007-08-14T02:09:00.000+01:00Dear Grumpy old Bookman, Your comments on libel an...Dear Grumpy old Bookman, <BR/>Your comments on libel and slander laws in the US are so true. These laws do require a higher level of proof for the plaintiff to prevail. <BR/>However, there are cases where things just get REALLY GOOFY - - take the latest report by Matt Apuzzo of Associated Press:<BR/><BR/><I>WASHINGTON — Five journalists must identify the government officials who leaked them details about a scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks, a federal judge said Monday.<BR/><BR/>U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered the reporters to cooperate with Steven J. Hatfill, who accused the Justice Department and FBI of violating the federal Privacy Act by giving the media information about the FBI's investigation of him.</I><BR/><BR/>Now that's the Haunted House on Halloween making an appearance in August. Five big name reporters get to screw with sources in a libel and slander case. <BR/><BR/>Ya gotta admit, It's better than Paris Hilton.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-57267630270586545682007-08-13T19:36:00.000+01:002007-08-13T19:36:00.000+01:00HelloMy name is Susan Harwood.I am looking through...Hello<BR/><BR/>My name is Susan Harwood.<BR/><BR/>I am looking through the blogs to see who might be interested in 'THE BRICKS IN THE CAVE'.<BR/><BR/>'The Bricks in the Cave' is a children's adventure story with an illustrated episode posted every day in August.<BR/><BR/>It can be found at<BR/><BR/>http://bricksinthecave.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>If you do take a look at it, I would be very interested in your comments.Susan Harwood and Lucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819830237459706894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-410805238366238712007-08-13T14:49:00.000+01:002007-08-13T14:49:00.000+01:00After evaluating all the evidence, I am convinced ...After evaluating all the evidence, I am convinced that Kathy O'Beirne posted the comments on The Traveller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-66752229166161635882007-08-13T12:09:00.000+01:002007-08-13T12:09:00.000+01:00Dear Grumpster:Re: Google, John Twelve Hawks, and ...Dear Grumpster:<BR/><BR/>Re: Google, John Twelve Hawks, and your website. <BR/><BR/>After evaluating all the evidence, I am now convinced that either: <BR/><BR/>(1)YOU are John Twelve Hawks or...<BR/><BR/>(2)You working for him in some capacity. (Maybe he lives in your garden shed)<BR/><BR/>Of course, there is a third option: perhaps The Traveller is well-written book with some dedicated readers. Go ahead, Grumpy. Take a second look.<BR/><BR/>Your Neighbor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com