One of the nice things about doing Shiny New Books is that I feel I have more of a grasp on what's happening in publishing at the moment...

You may remember that I was feeling all smug and public-service-using the other day, when I got White is for Witching out of the public lib...

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi has been on the peripherals of my mind since someone mentioned it here - in fact, taking a quick trip down...