In case anyone missed it (I did), Lucy posted this on the BookCountry blog today:

"This week we are hard at work making a few changes to Book Country. The site will remain up and you will have access to your dashboard, profile, the blog, the bookstore, and everything else you use on Book Country.

You can expect changes in the following areas of the site:

The “Learn” tab: You’ll soon see an expanded FAQ, as well as enhanced organization and navigation around this area of the site. It will be easier to find the help you need to write your best book on Book Country.
The “Publish” tab: This tab will be slightly reorganized so that it will be easier to find out about our packages and services.
The discussion boards: Our developers have been listening to your feedback. You’ll soon see member avatars in the discussion boards. You’ll also be able to click directly to a member profile from their discussion posts.
We also have a few small changes coming in the About Us and the header and footer on Book Country."

Hurrah, especially on the discussion boards items! They've addressed some of the biggest bugbears, I think. Thanks to all concerned with making it happen.

Brilliant revision to the site. So THAT'S what you all looked like

And a one-click straight through to the writer's profile. Awesome.

Now just fix that irritating issue of being dumped right back at the top of a thread having posted, or edited a post, and we'll be sorted.

is this new?

the discussion page seems to be showing newest     posts first: http://www.bookcountry.com/Community/Discussion/Default.aspx?g=topics&f=8589936570