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Events
Legendary poet Geoff Cochrane is out and about tonight – Heaven Pizza, Cuba St, 7.30
Book News
The Most Famous Diary in the World Goes Interactive
Competitions
Fancy winning a signed copy of The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey? Yeah you do
From around the internet
Portraits of New Zealand writers or as a slideshow – the watermark is rather aggressive
New release books
The Family-friendly Gluten-free Cookbook by Sarah King – holy author back-story Batman.
Wildflowers of New Zealand and Landmarks of New Zealand by Rob Suisted
From around the internet
Is Zadie Smith a writer’s writer? Our Megan blogs for the New Zealand Listener Book Club
Author interview: We chat with The Snow Child author Eowyn Ivey + competition
Sarah Jane Barnett on using another person’s words in poetry
Do you stock Nigella under ‘Sex’ or ‘Cookery?’ And other daft questions people ask in bookshops