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 Libraryhttps://www.facebook.com/Futurelibrary.no/posts/756937187813455https://www.futurelibrary.no/

Lost Rockshttp://www.apublishedevent.net/projects/lost-rocks/editions/a-slow-publishing-event

ACT Lit Bloggers of the Futurehttps://actwritersblog.com/2017/05/19/act-literary-bloggers-of-the-future-2017-program/

Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.com/

Book Awardshttp://abiawards.com.au/general/the-17th-annual-australian-book-industry-awards-winners-announced/https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin/Award-and-Recipientshttps://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 pageshttp://www.bbc.com/news/education-39846929

Jane Austen's Secret Lovehttp://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 Salehttps://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 Resourceshttps://www.lifeline.org.au/https://www.1800respect.org.au/

N K Jemisin in the world's worst interviewhttps://storify.com/nkjemisin/how-not-to-interview-an-authorhttps://archive.is/DnQ3H

...except maybe Paul Beatty'shttps://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 Australiahttps://www.alia.org.au/news/15524/aussie-readers-craving-local-stories-about-heritage-identity-and-relationships

Street Library Controversyhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/streetbased-lending-library-saved-after-threats-to-shut-it-down/news-story/cab0b8a5ed8cf825cb3c37c5068c3975?%3F

The Book of Dusthttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/before-his-dark-materials-how-lyras-story-began-exclusive-extract

The Ministry of Utmost Happinesshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/27/arundhati-roy-fiction-takes-time-second-novel-ministry-utmost-happiness?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook

Islamophobia Teen Romance Novelhttp://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-31/randa-abdel-fattah-spins-islamophobia-into-aussie-teen-romance/8574990

The Dark Towerhttps://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesAUS/videos/1724155807610832/

Game of Throneshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/16/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-spinoffs-all-prequels-hbo-winds-of-winter

Harry Potter Newshttps://www.pottermore.com/news/wizarding-world-book-club-coming-soon-to-pottermorehttp://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=1https://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/

Pulpturehttp://www.blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/http://kbreyd.com/pulpture