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