From around the interwebs

Jolisa Gracewood at Public Address posts her Metro mag piece on New Zealand fiction (which is awesome because I hadn’t read it yet) and the usual fascinating discussion ensues.

Vanda Symon’s books are now available as e-books.

Ian Rankin names his five favourite literary crime novels.

Why isn’t stuff like title availability in ebook sales sorted yet?

An awfully jealous person admits to awful jealousy.  I giggled. (Some NSFW language!)

Six Writers Tell All About Covers and Blurbs. Pretty much what it says it is.

And lastly, I feel sad for emo pony.