Harnessing The Power Of The Crowd

Crowdsourcing: How the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business By Jeff Howe, Random House Business Books, $34.95.

Centre For Writing And Books Gains Services Of A Mind Much Travelled

A FORMER director of the Sydney Writers' Festival has been appointed director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne. Caro Llewellyn has run PEN World Voices Festival in New York for the past two years and previously doubled attendances at the Sydney Writers' Festival during four years as its director.

Books To Mull Over

Jeni Port suggests some festive reading.

Not Like Georgie

NOT LIKE GEORGIE Scott Hatcher, ills., Heather Potter and Mark Jackson Walker Books $27.95

Waterhouse And Smith

WATERHOUSE AND SMITH John Ellicott, Hardie Grant Books, $45