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Last year record numbers of Australians stayed away from Australian films
As Sydney sees another film festival opening, Australia needs to learn the lessons from abroad to halt the slide of its industry
• Sydney Film Festival [Arthouse, angst, action ... just how much film can you fit into 16 days? Two weeks in the dark ; Not that the two genres, mystery and suspense, don't overlap, but ultimately, they're different animals Mysteries focus on who done it. Thrillers focus on how done it ]
• · Listen to the voices of many of the best writers of the English language ; Know which books have been slow to find an audience and deserve another look Shelf-Awareness.com : MJRose Talking to the Booksellers & Librarians
• · · On some kind of sneaky, subterranean level, I thought I was going to win. I have been very ambitious from the start on this prize. I wanted it. I wanted it badly. US author Lionel Shriver has won the women-only Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel about motherhood gone wrong - We Need to Talk About Jozef Motherhood tale wins Orange Prize ; Runaway Book Proposal
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• · · · · Another winner at LitBlog Co-op The complete review's Review: Embroideries is another of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical books ; "To speak behind others' back is a ventilation of the heart," she says at the beginning of the book and, after her statement, the confessions start. Satrapi Profile ; Marjane Satrapi talks to Michelle Goldberg about sex, divorce, abortion, and, well, different kind of embroideries
• · · · · · Have you ever wondered what pub bores do in the mornings? Boring in the pub, boring on the air ; Women who reach orgasm easily might have to thank their genes. It is not our fault I'll have what she's having - the treat in Mum's genes