Book reviews
Book Review: Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter
Book Review: Children of the Jacaranda Tree, by Sahar Delijani
New Releases
What was life like so many years ago? Watch the trailer for the new New Zealand Girl series
Giveaways
Giving away the Dinosaur Rescue Big Book of Stuff on Facebook… school hols soon…
I just got my prize pack of @VUPBooks about the West Coast. Keen to enter?
Book News
BNZ Literary Awards winners announced
@BNZ has updated their storify for the Awards, which were announced last night.
The Ministry of Culture & Heritage has published an e-book New Zealand Women and the Vote. Free download.
Are there any NZ booksellers out there following this discussion about Digital Publishing?
Go to Tauranga and get amongst their lovely writers & readers festival 31 Oct – 3 Nov
From around the internet
‘If it’s your get rich quick scheme, then you are the worst schemer ever.’ Editor Dave Housley on starting a lit mag
International Digital Book Awards Judging Panel Announced
Now we just need to lure James Patterson here to give our indies money…
Creative New Zealand statement on the closure of Downstage Theatre