Merry Christmas Everybody!

Dec 24, 2009 by donny

A double whammy!  I’ve been behind in posting the episodes, so I’ve taken a couple of days off to concentrate on nothing but to prepare the best of literature podcasting entertainment to you, our loyal listeners.  Yes, the two of you.

So both of our most recent episodes are up now.   Last week, however, broke our pretty good record of the past couple of months of steady weekly productions.  My internet connection screwed up over the weekend, which necessitated my abstinence from our regular gathering, and what a miss it was.  Gem, who’ve taken a sabbatical to India, has returned, and the folks who did turn up last week had a merry ole’ time.  There was, unfortunately, no recording of that session, because I wasn’t there.  I’ll have to make sure there’s another one of us can record the show without me very soon – these chats we have outside of our recordings are endlessly fascinating; much laughter, chit-chat and fun.

Here’s hoping we’ll get Gem back on the show before she runs out on us again early next year.

So anyway, I wanted to take this opportunity, on behalf of everyone of us in Bookbabble, to wish all of our dear readers and listeners a Very Merry Christmas!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

Dec 13, 2009 by donny

• Just found out that favoured online bookseller @bookdepository now offers over 11,000 free PDF ebooks! Nice! #
• Five Top Publishers Plan Rival to Kindle Format. http://bit.ly/4mXnZQ #
• RT @nextread: RT @sfsignal: Top 100 SF/F novels of 2009 as voted for by SFcrowsnest.com's readers: http://bit.ly/77GLhb #fb #
• RT @umapagan: The Barnes & Noble Nook launches to overwhelmingly poor reviews. Here is @Pogue's. http://tinyurl.com/yj92kxf #
• RT @DieLaughing: Cthulhu smiley. {:?€ #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06

Dec 6, 2009 by donny

• RT @RandomDigital: Publishers absorb implications of Borders loss: http://bit.ly/8fmGlO #
• RIP Robert Holdstock http://bit.ly/6Yilyz #
• RT @guardianbooks: What we were reading: 50 books that defined the decade http://bit.ly/8VEq32 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

Nov 29, 2009 by donny

• RT @sarahw: Stephen King is planning a possible sequel to THE SHINING, tenatively titled DOCTOR SLEEP. http://is.gd/52ZkP (via @Dave_White) #
• Episode 53 is 2 hours long! #
• Hmm… seem to be having some trouble uploading. Looks like you guys will have to wait a little longer. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

Nov 22, 2009 by donny

• Great chitchat with Brian Evenson! #
• RT @donnyyap: Gallery of book covers: http://bit.ly/nCprW #
• One of our guests, Crystal Koo, is featured in a newly released webzine by online publisher Rocketkapre at http://bit.ly/2iJs3P. @swordskill #
• The crew discusses censorship, with guest Glenda Larke! Bookbabble Episode 51: We Can’t Let You Read That! http://bit.ly/1R6EKf #
• The continuing saga of the Google Book Settlement: Google makes concessions on digital book deal. http://bit.ly/34UInV #
• RT @thefictiondesk: Martin Amis writes about Vladimir Nabokov. Again. http://bit.ly/2syyae #
• RT @bbcworld: Why Nabokov's son defied father's wish to burn final book http://bit.ly/1aVQ6l #
• Man Asian Literary Prize goes to Chinese author Su Tong http://bit.ly/1Ev2XT #
• An interview with award-winning author – Bookbabble Episode 52: Genre and Literature – Hanging out with Brian Evenson http://bit.ly/32ZYgq #
• Updates on the 2009 National Book Awards on Omnivoracious http://bit.ly/oP6TF #
• Stephen King's new poem The Bone Church up at Playboy (it really is a poem). http://bit.ly/39NYgG #
• RT @Scobleizer: Amazon just sent me Kindle for PC link (says Mac coming soon). You can download now. http://bit.ly/KXWaz #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

Oct 25, 2009 by donny

• Bookbabble.net site hacked. Don't click on anything there – site is being fixed. #
• Update: Bookabble.net *not* hacked. Normal services is resumed. Those curious click for info on what happened: http://bit.ly/1hS8yY #
• @liz_fenwick Hey Liz, thanks for spreading the word. The site is ok now. in reply to liz_fenwick #
• For the Google Wave users among us, Bookbabble now has a Wave! Search for 'bookbabble wave' and submit stories, feedback, suggestions. #
• RT @TechCrunch: The Barnes & Noble Nook Reader To Be Revealed and Available Tomorrow for $259 http://bit.ly/2Y1K0q by @mjburnsy #
• RT @bookpatrol: Top independent bookstores on Twitter http://bit.ly/2L7da2 (via @powells) who claim the top spot w/ 10k+ followers #
• Nook, B&N's ebook reader billed as the 'Kindle Killer' is out for preorder! BN.com:http://bit.ly/eWCZN, Wired coverage:http://bit.ly/4vrGDD #

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