The weekly web ramble (8/5)

Links from the web jungle.

WEB OF INTEREST –>

- So it turns out Agatha Christie loved to surf 

- Agent Mary Kole shares her thoughts on first lines

- Marie Lu lists the songs that inspired her while writing Legend

<– AUTHOR TALK

 - Vicky Alvear Shecter, author of Cleopatra’s Moon, shares fascinating facts from ancient Egypt

- Shannon Hale reports from the set of the Austenland movie

- Scott Westerfeld gives us a peek at Goliath art

Ilona Andrews breaks down her release schedule for the next two years

- Deanna Raybourn reveals her new project

- Catherine Knutsson on her debut, Shadows Cast By Stars

WEB READS –>

- Check out the first four chapters of Wildwood by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

- You can read an excerpt from Bargains and Betrayals by Shannon Delaney

- 50 page Fridays: Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett

- Check out the first 50 pages of Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

- Steampunk classic The Difference Engine has been given an updated look for its 20th anniversary - and if you haven’t read it yet, you can take a gander here 

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