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This review of John Fowles' journals http://www.lrb.co.uk/v26/n09/sans01_.html makes me suspect I might be almost sane. Either that or I am not a genius. Maybe both. I am certainly not John Fowles. I love some of his writing: I doubt I would have wanted the man to come to dinner.

Can anyone else suggest other people I should invite to the literary dinner party from hell? Obviously, the guests don't need to be alive.

I need to think about what I would serve them (can be things I won't eat, because this is the literary dinner party from hell - I don't want to be a part of it, just bring the happy souls together to wreak havoc on each other).

Maybe I need a peanut gallery of observers who can comment properly on the dinner. Jane Austen and Dorothy Parker?

Australian speculative fiction carnival

With all the amazing blog discussion of Australian speculative fiction in all its varieties, it is about time we had a monthly carnival. A carnival pulls together all the most interesting blog posts and gives links, so that the discussions are not forgotten when they are a week in the past. The first carnival will be next week, and I am the lucky host. Send URLs to me (or put them in the comments section) if there is anything you feel ought to be included.


Anyone who feels an insatiable desire to host a month (which simply entails collecting links and blogging about the month's collected links ie one single post - not burdensome) please email philologa (at) gmail.com.