@BOOKSA Twitter Weekly Updates 2009-10-25

October 25th, 2009 by Ben - Editor

Alt Sunday Read is a video. Remember that Sam-L-Jackson Bible-quoting scene from Pulp Fiction? A Google Wave version: http://bit.ly/1H3BLc #
Sunday Read: Excerpt from Borges and the Eternal Orangutans by Luis Fernando Verissimo http://book.co.za/rarH #
@e_relevant Thanks for the #ff – and let me add one of my own: @e_relevant in reply to e_relevant #
James Mitchell Reviews In Search of the African Wild Dog by Roger and Pat de la Harpe http://book.co.za/Dw3I #
Feature on Johannesburg’s Newest Indie Book Boutique, Love Books http://book.co.za/gjpx #
Sarah Murdoch Reviews To Heaven by Water by Justin Cartwright http://book.co.za/0dIJ #
Announcing Exclusive Books’ The List 2009 http://book.co.za/gvYz #
James Mitchell Reviews For the Love of Justice: The Autobiography of Leo Lovell http://book.co.za/xtYF #
Link Love: Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s The Pen and I http://book.co.za/B8tb #
Jane Rosenthal Reviews My Brother’s Keeper, The October Killings and Beasts of Prey http://book.co.za/erd8 #
RT @RandomStruik: Andrew Brown’s Refuge Launched at the Centre for the Book http://book.co.za/uaWA #readsa #
RT @electricbook: No data charges for Kindle in SA http://bit.ly/3yyI8x (via @bertuspreller) & price cut to $259 http://bit.ly/18zBrL #
I uploaded a YouTube video — 22102009068 http://bit.ly/1hXZR7 #
RT @StoryTimeAfrica This Sunday StoryTime Welcomes Murenga Joseph Chikowero http://bit.ly/2qJufs #
Andrew Brown live at his Refuge launch #readsa http://flic.kr/p/79vYVz #
RT @blacklooks Harare South to Harare North http://bit.ly/4W2p4 #readsa and #readzw #
RT @percyzvomuya #readsa …kinda sexy, lets go for it… <- Great! #
@brodiegal Gosh what a terrible twist. in reply to brodiegal #
@brodiegal BTW, bit.ly doesn’t like any thestar.co.za links: so you have to choose “Or you can continue” at the bottom of the warning in reply to brodiegal #
@brodiegal PS: Hectic! in reply to brodiegal #
@brodiegal http://bit.ly/2LK9xy http://bit.ly/2mbq6 and http://bit.ly/4qj4tt – Let me know if they don’t open. in reply to brodiegal #
RT @Sapartridge An old excerpt from The Goblet Club http://bit.ly/umVgj #BookSA #readsa #
@brodiegal Can you give me the subscriber only link? Will revert with the ‘hacked’ link if possible. in reply to brodiegal #
Invitation: Discussion on Indigenous Languages with Mtshali and Mecoamere http://book.co.za/Fn6W #
@brodiegal Ja, don’t bother. If your computer works, leave it as-is. Then buy a new computer w/ Windows 7 preinstalled when it’s time. in reply to brodiegal #
RT @e_relevant: 5 Reasons to Want Barnes & Noble’s Nook E-Reader http://ow.ly/vSpa <- This thing looks pretty hot #
Lauren de Beer Reviews Jelly Dog Days by Erica Emdon http://book.co.za/jnve #
Link Love: Incwadi Online Journal of Poetry and Photography http://book.co.za/yf6J #
Going to Andrew Brown’s Refuge launch tonight http://book.co.za/2xY4 #readsa #
RT @Sapartridge: One more sleep till Lounge of Horror http://twitpic.com/m8g6g #readsa #
Paul Pregnolato Reviews House of War by Hamilton Wende http://book.co.za/m0Gn #
Uittreksel uit Die Rebellie van Sloet Steenkamp deur Paul C Venter http://book.co.za/GL7J #
What’s amusing abt the Mandela / Sassou-Nguesso kerfuffle is that the publisher calls it a “forward” not a “foreword” http://book.co.za/0v7L #
@victordlamini Enjoying the Venice-bound tweets! in reply to victordlamini #
Mandela to Sue Over Spurious Sassou-Nguesso Foreword http://book.co.za/0v7L #
Alex Cardno Reviews 10 Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing http://book.co.za/tOMF #
RT @louisgreenberg: The late-spring Joburg writers’ lunch tomorrow is turning into a bumper one. If you haven’t, RSVP. #readsa #
RT @parisreview RT @nypl Orhan Pamuk, Nobelist and Library Lion, publishes new novel, Museum of Innocence: http://ow.ly/vLLq #
@brodiegal Am using the E71, which I hear is similar. Love this phone. in reply to brodiegal #
@arthurattwell We’re in The Monocle, issue 28, Nov 2009. See pic! (Tks @R302) – http://twitpic.com/me2fu #
RT @LondonBookFair @alpsp Save money & be green. Sustainable publishing event on 4 November in London. Book now: http://bit.ly/lQkdQ #
$10 000 Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist and excerpts – http://bit.ly/1xljTa #Ahmad #Gamalinda #Chowdhury #Kaul #Tong #
@paulcrilley @laurenbeukes @grondwerk @modjaji_bks @Trinklebean @urbanrenewal Thanks for the #readsa RTs! http://book.co.za/PBUi #
@shahil @magneticshape @verashni @brainwavez @nedend @TrishDonmall @HarryReginald Thanks for the #readsa RTs! http://book.co.za/PBUi #
@pbdp The #readsa blog has moved to http://readsa.book.co.za/blog – check it out! #
RT @Grondwerk: RT @guardianbooks A bit foreword! Nelson Mandela plans legal action over ‘fake endorsement’ http://bit.ly/TScHF #readsa #
Book Excerpt: Black Diamond by Zakes Mda http://book.co.za/Ntjr #
@TheRedStone No idea. I’d go to nanowrimo.org and check the FAQ in reply to TheRedStone #
Bing plus Twitter equals possible trouble for Google http://bit.ly/3JV1yU via @e_relevant #
Sello Alcock Reviews Hani: A life too short by Janet Smith and Beauregard Tromp http://book.co.za/Vr2I #
Ockie Geyser ResenseerDie lang generaal deur Alan Elsdon http://book.co.za/aAXh #
James Mitchell Reviews Lawrence Anthony’s The Elephant Whisperer http://book.co.za/GHCE #
@TheRedStone Best of luck! in reply to TheRedStone #
Ready, Steady, Write with NaNoWriMo 2009 http://book.co.za/W3Fh #
RT @lauricetb: LePost.fr takes a social media approach to news with the networked newsroom http://bit.ly/RyfT0 <- Terrific move by Le Monde #
RT @urbanrenewal: Cool idea: Stack brings together the world’s best independent magazines http://www.stackmagazines.com/ #
RT @AnthonyPascoe: MP Molebatsi recognized for making SA’s most disgusting public statement in over a century http://tinyurl.com/ykxztz2 #
RT @PenguinbooksSA: Justin Bonello on 3Talk with Noelene | Penguin Books Blog http://bit.ly/FFntS #readsa and also #cooksa #
RT @JacanaMedia: @mailandguardian Editor Nic Dawes’ Launch Speech for Sue Williamson’s South African Art Now http://book.co.za/PMyw #readsa #
RT @Grondwerk: Read SA, read BOOKSA #readsa : http://book.co.za/ <- Can hardly argue with the man #
Loftus Marais Wins the 2009 Ingrid Jonker Prize for Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters http://book.co.za/VFsW #
My idea for making #readsa the official Twitter hashtag for SA Lit: http://book.co.za/PBUi Please read and RT – thanks! #
Yves Vanderhaeghen Reviews Bongo Bongo Bongo, I Don’t Wanna Leave the Congo by Veronica Cecil http://book.co.za/g9Te #
RT @NissanChamp: Preview Graeme Bloch’s The Toxic Mix at Little White Bakkie http://book.co.za/ZFYk #
RT @RonIrwin @HamiltonWende: House of War gets yet another carrot http://book.co.za/L2td <- from @brainwavez & @Pettifogger0712 #readsa #
RT @jeremyweate Beavering away on this project: http://www.enable-nigeria.com #
Part three of the compelling David #Rohde series on being held captive by the Taliban is now up at the NY Times – http://bit.ly/3t2mTZ #
RT @parisreview Excessive devotion to book-work is a real danger. – Chinua Achebe (quoting his HS principal) @92Y last tonight #
@urbanrenewal Thanks! in reply to urbanrenewal #
@urbanrenewal Got a link for the R29/gig deal? in reply to urbanrenewal #
New Coin Issue 45 No. 1 is Now Available http://book.co.za/vwK3 #
@KathrynWhite_za If you can’t have a rusk, why not have some Ruskin? http://bit.ly/252sIZ in reply to KathrynWhite_za #
RT @Sapartridge: SAB hires Vanilla Ice for Castle Lite ad http://bit.ly/37AK6 #
10 words from the UK’s national Scrabble championship’s final board – and two are African! http://bit.ly/bXmeE #
Did I say “spiders” – ? I meant “Hydra-spiders” – squash one and eight more spring from its body. Eish! #
RT @guardianbooks: Philip Roth joins his own tribute bus tour in Newark http://bit.ly/KuGML <- Roth pulls a Zuckerman #
Natalia Molebatsi’s Debut Book of Poetry: Sardo Dance http://book.co.za/70J9 #
RT @liesljobson: My daily walk has been revolutionised by the New Yorker short story podcasts <- Cool! #
The spiders, they be a-crawlin’, all over my website. Fixing it! #
The Witness Reviews Desmond Tutu’s God’s Dream http://book.co.za/bxjl #
Mandy J Watson’s Introduction To Steampunk, Complete With Supplemental Reading Materials http://book.co.za/fCJn #
RT @LondonBookFair: The London Book Fair have become a Silver PEN Member, find out all about it here http://tinyurl.com/yjdrnfm #
Izak de Vries resenseer Naweek deur Toast Coetzer http://book.co.za/TcKk #
Aubrey Paton Reviews My Brother’s Keeper by Jassy Mackenzie http://book.co.za/fKdA #
Deal Watch: Imraan Coovadia’s Green-Eyed Thieves sold to Seagull Books http://book.co.za/Z4Fd #
The account by David #Rohde of his kidnapping by the Taliban remains riveting. Part 2 of 5 now posted: http://bit.ly/1UObTi #
RT @electricbook The Entourage eDGe ereader netbook thingy http://bit.ly/1u7VKT (Is it a bird, is it a plane? It’s a birdplane!) <- ha ha #
I love The Yes Men, yes I do, becausewhy http://bit.ly/45D8SC and http://bit.ly/2B3bGZ too! #globalwarming #yesmen #
RT @HuffPostTech Meet Alex, the first Google Android-based eReader. Can the Kindle keep its cool? (see pics!) http://bit.ly/4rsGEt #
Naked Girls Reading. Yep. Sigh. http://bit.ly/2izeQ7 #
The Latest 419 Scam Gets Personal http://book.co.za/y4ES #
Kalahari.net Expands to Kenya as Kalahari.co.ke http://book.co.za/7ZVh #
RT @percyzvomuya: Wm Bango, Morgan Tsvangirai’s PA and press agent is writing his biography. Published by Eye Books, it’s due next spring. #
RT @cellstories: Today: The tale of George Streeter, rogue ship captain, gun-runner, war veteran, and land baron: http://bit.ly/1jMh3Y #
African Prizegiving Watch: Another Award, the Ibrahim Prize, Withheld http://book.co.za/ZEHX #
Novuyo Tshuma Reviews Harare North by Brian Chikwava http://book.co.za/0FNu #
@latimesdixon Thanks! in reply to latimesdixon #
RT @NissanChamp: Preview Chris Karsten’s Biography of Charlize Theron at Little White Bakkie http://book.co.za/YsQB #
RT @Litblog: Julian Barnes on John Updikes Rabbit Quartet http://ow.ly/vasr Now re-published by Everyman http://ow.ly/vasT RT @blhupdates #
@latimesdixon Have you got a source link for the Ibrahim story? in reply to latimesdixon #
@latimesdixon Hey, thanks for the note. Was nifty to follow your Madagascan meanderings! in reply to latimesdixon #
RT @LondonBookFair: Podcast w/newly appointed Head of Digital at Walker Books about their digital strategy http://tinyurl.com/ylxp9u2 #
Jonathan Jansen’s Extraordinary University of the Free State Inaugural Speech http://book.co.za/0XqG #
This Fri and Sat at The Book Lounge: Fright Night and Letter Carvers http://book.co.za/QsBW #
RT @PenguinbooksSA: SMS the Sunday Independent to Win a Set of Penguin African Writers Series Books http://book.co.za/4iBs #
Michiel Heyns Reviews Summertime by JM Coetzee http://book.co.za/Zmo7 #
NLNG Literary Prize Fallout: Barrett Takes Issue; Ede Takes Umbrage; Wood Fumes http://book.co.za/tzsG #
RT @percyzvomuya Ezra Pound: Make it new http://bit.ly/31zO5u #
Must-read NYT reporting on being a captive of the Taliban – http://bit.ly/96sns #rohde #