So much for faithfully keeping up with myself! The truth is that blogging about myself comes a long way behind the other occasional writing - reviews, essays etc - that I do, and hence poor old Reimkenner is shamefully neglected. I am now logging all my online writing at alisoncroggon.tumblr.com in a desperate attempt to at least get everything in one place. But microblogging and twitter seems to be all I can manage.
But there is some news I should share: Black Spring has been shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize in the NSW Premiers Literary Awards. I am very pleased! And late last year I finished another Pellinor book, The Bone Queen, of which more hereafter. And after lengthy negotiations, The River and the Book, the novel I finished before The Bone Queen, will be out with Walker Books Australia and UK next year.
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Do you have any idea when The Bone Queen will be released? Thank you!
Early days yet, but I will of course let you know. It will be a bit of a wait, as it takes time to make a book...
Thank you for the update! Is the Bone Queen a prequel?
Dear Alison I no longer know if you blog here, or even if you will get this comment. I have just finished re-reading "The Singing" and am full of thoughts and voices and light. After I finished, I was overwhelmed with curiosity if you have authored other books--years ago, when I first read your novels as a young girl, I had never thought to look. Now, as I near 30 and have reread them this past week, I wanted to tell you how much your novels have impacted me. They are so beautiful. I am sure you have had many people tell you this, but I want to say, the characters you have created are as alive to me as my husband, who now slumbers in the ottoman next to the wood stove, that needs more wood.
They are some of the best books I have ever read. I will never forget them.
Carolyn, thanks so much. I know when I started writing, part of the desire was to make books that mattered to people in the same ways some books have mattered to me. So to hear such a heartfelt response is a great joy! Thanks again. x
And a belated reply to Carly: yes, The Bone Queen is indeed a prequel. I
(Carly: Yeah it's about Cadvan, which never ceases to make me really really happy)
Good to see an update, Alison. The reasons to get a tumblr keep on growing. :)
Excited to hear about this new Cadvan book! It's been years since I read the Pellinor books, but I would go back to them for Cadvan. He's still one of my favorite fictional characters of all time.
Thank you, Numa! I'm glad you enjoy Cadvan. There's certainly plenty of him in The Bone Queen.
I am so excited I cannot express it properly. I check for new material you
have written every six months or so. Ever since I read the Naming that long time ago. You are my favorite author
and the books of Pellinor are my favorite book series. Thank you for the hard wok you put in.
Thanks Chloe! It's still a bit of a wait, I fear. I wish that books didn't take so long to make, especially after I have finished writing them. I want them to be out in the world! But they're well on the way.
Hi you might be interested in some poems by colin leslie who is Australia's leading erotic poet -his poetry has been archived by the National Library of Australia for being of cultural value
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/144030
"Gamahucher Press/colin leslie dean was selected for preservation by the National Library of Australia. This title is scheduled to be re-archived regularly. The publisher's site may provide more current information."
You can view/download all his free poetry from\
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35520015/List-of-FREE-Erotic-Poetry-Books-by-Gamahucher-Press
here is some of his Sufi/mystical poetry all free for view/download
http://www.scribd.com/doc/240432779/Abla-and-Antarah-Ibn-Shaddad-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/240303279/Marwa-and-Al-Majnun-Al-Faransi-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/239673087/Shirin-Farhad-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/238955585/The-holy-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/238432392/The-Veil-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/237572416/Kis-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/236107267/The-Sufis-Garden-Bk-2-erotic-poetry
http://www.scribd.com/doc/235038075/The-face-of-God-erotic-poetry
I was ecstatic when I there was a 5th book. But what I am most interested in is The Silence and the history of The Nameless. Is there something in the works regarding those?
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