Most of the published short stories (as opposed to drafts of friends’ stories) I read in 2009 were from online magazines. I read them on my computer or downloaded them to my Palm Pilot and read (or listened to) them…
I read Freakonomics early in the year (it was published a few years ago) and loved it. Full of fascinating details about human behaviour. The book sold a lot of copies and many similar books followed on its heels. Levitt’s…
I read 67 books last year. But I’m still fighting a losing battle not to get behind on my reading. Last year I added 142 books to my list of books to read. My favorite fiction books of the year:…
My favorite movies that I watched in 2009 (some of them were released in the last couple of years). Lots of genre films and lots of animation. Coraline Beautiful animation and strong characters. Fun, creepy stuff. District 9 Aliens, explosions…
2009 was one of the best years of my life. At the start of the year I was fortunate enough to spend 6 weeks attending Clarion South (a science fiction writing workshop) in Brisbane. I learned a lot and made…