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