http://www.jamesphelan.com.au Author Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Treaty Aims to Protect Shared Transboundary Aquifers PARIS, France, October 23, 2008 (ENS) - Underground aquifers contain 100 times the volume of fresh water found on the Earth's surface but they have been neglected under international law despite their environmental, social, economic and strategic importance. On Monday, that will change as ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/new-un-water-treaty/ Is this the beginning of water wars? 18:00 11 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service Catherine Brahic Advertisement As Barcelona runs out of water, Spain has been forced to consider importing water from France by boat. It is the latest example of the growing struggle for water around the world – the "water wars". Barcelona and the ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/water-wars/ Cooked a seafood paella with chorizo - probably not kosher but hey, whaddya gonna do. Red onions, garlic, chili, green capsicum, basmati rice, bottle of dry white wine, litre of chicken stock, green beans, peas, sliced chorizo (cooked first in the pan - the juices with some e.v.o. acting ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/oct-diary-2/ Well, been a while since I’ve done any sort of diary-type entry, so here goes: Did a bit of a tour for BLOOD OIL, which I’ve told you about I’m sure. Did a gig at Inverloch library to a lovely (and surprisingly large, and not just because my step dad ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/oct-diary/ It’s been a busy few weeks for me. The third Lachlan Fox novel, BLOOD OIL, came out late August. I’ve toured for it and I’m happy with the final product and the feedback from readers is so far, so good. Other than that, I started another novel ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/blood-oil/september-2008/ Gotta love him, here's a little from a recent NY Times article: He is not, as children’s book writers are often supposed, an everyman’s grandpapa. His hatreds are fierce and grand, as if produced by Cecil B. DeMille. He hates his uncle (who made a cruel comment about him when he ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/maurice-sendak/ Here's some upcoming events where anyone can come along and say hello and get a book signed. 18 Sept, INVERLOCH. 7:30 pm @ the Inverloch Community Centre Author talk and Q&A Gold coin donation, refreshments supplied. (note: limited amount of books for sale on the night) 20 Sept, WONTHAGGI 11am - noon @ Wonthaggi Big W Book signing Free ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/appearance-dates-for-victorian-readers/ Here are a few of the bookstores where you can find copies of signed Fox novels. Brisbane: Dymocks Brisbane Borders Brisbane Dymocks Indooroopilly Mary Ryan Milton Dymocks Chermside Riverbend Mary Ryans Bulimba Sydney: Newslink store, Qantas Domestic Angus & Robertson, Bankstown Borders, Rouse Hill Dymocks, Rouse Hill Dymocks, Penrith Dymocks, Parramatta Dymocks, Castle Hill Dymocks, Sydney Pages & Pages, Mosman Next Chapter, Warriewood Melbourne: Borders Camberwell (Where I had ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/where-to-buy-signed-copies-of-blood-oil/ G'day readers, Chances are that your local store in Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne now has signed books - while stocks last! I have been on a whirlwind book tour of the east coast capital cities and have signed copies of the just-released BLOOD OIL, as well as some of the paperback editions ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/signed-books/ Here's a couple links to a good movie on fresh water scarcity. Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world!s dwindling fresh water ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/documentary-about-water/