On Episode 15 of Lost the Plot we have Lesley Boland on the show to talk about independent publisher Blemish Books and the Pulpture art project at Noted Festival that upcycled books into artwork. Show Notes:Future Libraryhttps://www.facebook.com/Futurelibrary.no/posts/756937187813455https://www.futurelibrary.no/ Lost Rockshttp://www.apublishedevent.net/projects/lost-rocks/editions/a-slow-publishing-eventACT Lit Bloggers of the Futurehttps://actwritersblog.com/2017/05/19/act-literary-bloggers-of-the-future-2017-program/ Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.com/ Book Awardshttp://abiawards.com.au/general/the-17th-annual-australian-book-industry-awards-winners-announced/https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin/Award-and-Recipientshttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/may/22/brave-ruthless-and-utterly-compelling-leah-purcell-wins-big-at-nsw-premiers-literary-awards William Caxton’s lost pageshttp://www.bbc.com/news/education-39846929 Jane Austen's Secret Lovehttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/jane-austen-darcy-wentworth-did-a-sydney-surgeon-steal-her-heart/news-story/75c46de91b052d2b4bc49de0b04b64a6 Pride and Prejudice House for Salehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/empty-out-your-piggy-banks-now-because-the-house-from-pride?utm_term=.ylwWMXboz&bffbbooks#.mmR7Ok09e Taiwanese Author Commits Suicide https://www.buzzfeed.com/kassycho/author-commits-suicide-after-writing-about-alleged-rapist?utm_term=.arMaKwq4N&bffbbooks#.alAnbdlY9 Support Resourceshttps://www.lifeline.org.au/https://www.1800respect.org.au/N K Jemisin in the world's worst interviewhttps://storify.com/nkjemisin/how-not-to-interview-an-authorhttps://archive.is/DnQ3H ...except maybe Paul Beatty'shttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/30/more-than-the-n-word-how-a-tense-paul-beatty-interview-raises-bigger-questions?CMP=share_btn_fb Top Borrowed Books in Australiahttps://www.alia.org.au/news/15524/aussie-readers-craving-local-stories-about-heritage-identity-and-relationshipsStreet Library Controversyhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/streetbased-lending-library-saved-after-threats-to-shut-it-down/news-story/cab0b8a5ed8cf825cb3c37c5068c3975?%3F The Book of Dusthttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/before-his-dark-materials-how-lyras-story-began-exclusive-extract The Ministry of Utmost Happinesshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/27/arundhati-roy-fiction-takes-time-second-novel-ministry-utmost-happiness?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook Islamophobia Teen Romance Novelhttp://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-31/randa-abdel-fattah-spins-islamophobia-into-aussie-teen-romance/8574990 The Dark Towerhttps://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesAUS/videos/1724155807610832/ Game of Throneshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/16/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-spinoffs-all-prequels-hbo-winds-of-winter Harry Potter Newshttps://www.pottermore.com/news/wizarding-world-book-club-coming-soon-to-pottermorehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-12/harry-potter-prequel-handwritten-by-jk-rowling-stolen/8522834?smid=Page:+ABC+News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf78322054=1https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewchampion/a-super-rare-harry-potter-prequel-has-been-stolen-in-a?utm_term=.igDdONB4X&bffbbooks#.ktAP7zvrq http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/harry-potter-fans-warned-against-walking-on-railway-from-film/8543718?smid=Page:+ABC+News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf80469336=1Canberra Women Writers Network https://www.facebook.com/canberrawomenwriters/Pulpturehttp://www.blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/http://kbreyd.com/pulpture