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Monday, December 17, 2007

Hardback Blogs - Croatia

I had such good results the last time that I asked for help that I thought I'd try again! In an article at Javno.com, "Hardback Blogs - Through Blogs to Literary Fame" by Lajla Mlinaric, she mentioned three blooks:

  • "Zrinsko pismo, or Zrinka Pavlic, even won the Kiklop award for her debutant book of the year, 'World and the Practical Woman' that consists of texts published in Cosmopolitan and her Internet diary."
  • "Igor Kokorus (Lebowski), one of Croatia's most famous bloggers who enjoys cult status among other bloggers, is the author of Men are from Bars, Women are from Markets, hardback entries of his blog, 'Fruits of the Earth.'"
  • 'Buddha in the Supermarket' is a collection of short stories by Dario (Porto) Rukavina who has made many an entry in his blog.
Here's what I'm looking for:
  • blog addresses that the blooks were based on;
  • any information about how the blook came into being:
  • is the blook simply a collection of sequential posts?
  • is it arranged topically?
  • was it self-published or was there an agent/publisher involved?
  • what does the author have to say about the adventure?
That's the mission, Blook Folk. Now, go and ferret with aplomb!