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

Episode 15 - Pulpture

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