Email digest: Tuesday 21 May 2013

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Events
We’ve got lots of great book events on the calendar at the moment 

Book News
The publisher of Otago University Press Wendy Harrex retired this month after 20 years in the role 

Kevin Jones, former Manager of PDL dies

NZSA 2013 Youth Mentorships Announced 

Book review
A Forager’s Treasury by Johanna Knox 

From around the internet
This is an excellent explanation of why you should read to your children.

Bookman Beattie on Radio Live talking about His Own Steam

‘Please don’t abandon the book. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.’ — Patti Smith 

Email digest: Monday 20 May 2013

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Book events
Paula Green launches her new poetry collection at Vic Books tomorrow night – all welcome 

Book news
New Zealand’s extinct moa subject of award-winning popular science book

Budget missed an opportunity – Booksellers NZ

Auckland Writers & Readers Festival
Twitter says, “Kudos to Unity Books and The Women’s Bookshop for their superb bookstall. Indie booksellers – they try harder, do better”.

An Hour With Jackie Kay 

Sylvie Simmons – Mr Cohen Revealed

Lauraine Jacobs – Everlasting Feast 

From around the internet
My happy place: Graham Beattie, blogger 

The Return of Fleur Adcock 

Book review
The Nature of Ash by Mandy Hager

Opportunities
Win! With the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 

Email digest: Tues 14 May 2013

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Book events
Mary Varnham reveals what Awa Press looks for in travel books and Tilly Lloyd tells which sell best at Unity: Travcom, Museum Hotel (Wellington) today at 6pm

Book news
AUP’s new catalogue is out! We’re excited to present another year of adventurous publishing. Check out the… 

New release book
Toa by Vaughan Rapatahana 

From around the internet
Dan Brown’s Inferno: the first reviews, and a very good parody

A fascinating look at book covers, before and after: the initial concept, then the final design

Email digest: Monday 13 May 2013

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Book reviews
One Step Beyond by Malcolm Law

The children of Green Bay Primary review Melu

Snow White’s Coffin by Kate Camp  

The New Digital Age by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen 

Magical Margaret Mahy by Betty Gilderdale  

Red Rocks by Rachael King 

From around the internet
Kate Atkinson talked to NZ Herald ahead of her appearance at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival this weekend

The cover for the 12th and final book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series has been revealed!   

Insightful interview with Emma Martin on the Arts on Sunday about the craft of writing short stories

Email digest: Wed 8 May 2013

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Book events
Sabrina Malcolm’s gorgeous picture book Blue Moon Bird will be launched TONIGHT in Wellington! 

Book news
Carson’s Bookshop in Thames is now on Facebook. Join them here

Audrey Eagle receives honorary doctorate

New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards
Need some activity ideas for the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards finalists? Try these 

New release books
The 3rd Wave took out 4 billion people! The 5th Wave is coming! 

 A City Recovers by The Press

From around the internet
Wow! Vanessa really went to town on her Fifty Shades of Grey-themed party with friends 

Gatsby may be great, but F. Scott Fitzgerald is greater

Social media for the reluctant retailer 

Starting Points for story poems can lead you anywhere

Email digest: Tues 7 May 2013

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Book news
U.S. Senate Passes Sales Tax Fairness Legislation

Can you help?
Booksellers: does anyone have a copy of Thrift to Fantasy for sale? New or secondhand is fine. Contact me at info@booksellers.co.nz

Events
We’ve got some great events on our calendar at the moment

Booksellers members
Hachette says: Well done to Masterton Paper Plus for their awesome Paris display. Love the postcard arrangement 

From around the internet
Downpour fitting for Mansfield tribute 

Email digest: Monday 6 May 2013

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Events
Ruth Paul is part of an Illustrators’ Panel Discussion put on by the Wellington… 

Book news
Pan Macmillan’s distribution move to ADS

Storylines Notable Book Awards 2014: Call for Entries 

Booksellers!
We’ve updated our Radio NZ listings to include the 2.30pm Afternoons readings for the week

Booksellers: an update from Random House – the power is back on and they’re operating (almost) as normal

Meet Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books

New release books
Three favourites now in paperback 

New book from Ans Westra ‘delivers directive to Aotearoa’: A new book by celebrated photographer Ans Westra de… 

Climate Change: Natural or Manmade? by Joe Fone 

For a Fee of Two Shillings by Faye Whittaker

Conference
Our conference is in Christchurch this year so we asked Christchurch Libraries to tell us five great things to do there: 

From around the internet
What makes THE GREAT GATSBY so great?

Fleur Adcock talks about Life and death in poetry 

Email digest: Wed 1 May 2013

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Book events
Crayfish, clothes moths, and caterpillars – Fleur Adcock reads from her new book next Monday night in Wellington

The 54th BNZ Literary Awards are open – there’s no time like the present to start writing something beautiful 

Inspiring booksellers
Incredible PARIS window at Dymocks Busselton (Australia) 

New release book
Christie by Tracey Marceau with Anna Leask

From around the internet
Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Novels 

Writers, writing and Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle 

City looks to commercialise libraries – interesting article on the Gold Coast news website. 

What inspires authors to write their novels? The Huffington Post asks authors… 

Missed Jennifer’s fantastic interview with legendary British author Ian McEwan? Don’t delay 

Why you (and everybody else) should give a damn about libraries 

Email digest: Tuesday 30 April 2013

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Book news
Booksellers: Lonely Planet starts a major campaign tomorrow. Here’s promotional resources for your website/Facebook 

An exciting update – the National Flash Fiction Competition will now offer cash prizes

Book reviews
Paris by Edward Rutherfurd 

The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F. G. Haghenbeck 

Spoilt for Choice – three new short story collections reviewed by Maggie Rainey-Smith 

New release books
Walker Books – May highlights 

Scholastic New Zealand: May titles

From around the internet
Vintage New Zealand librarians courtesy of Christchurch Libraries

Auckland Libraries offers thee a litany of librarians 

Email digest: Monday 29 April 2013

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Book news
We are very pleased to announce that the New Zealand Post Children’s Book of the Year has been renamed… 

Here’s the Nielsen Weekly Bestsellers List: week ending 20 April 2013 

Auckland Readers & Writers Festival regrets to advise that Ben Goldacre is unable to travel to New Zealand in May 

Situations Vacant
One of the most intimidating editorial positions in American publishing has just become available

From around the internet
25 Vintage Photos of Librarians Being Awesome 

Breaking Out: An Interview with American author Hugh Howey 

The Last Bookshop

Opportunity knocks
You could win the whole entire Sookie Stackhouse series. Look how pretty they would be on the bookshelf…