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Book reviews
Book Review: Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914, by Max Hastings
Author blogs
Background on the upcoming novel Wake by @ElizabethKnoxNZ
New Releases
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is out now, and Helen Fielding has a special message for NZ readers! (video)
A beautiful book trailer for The Score, by Adrienne Jansen
Events
Max Rashbrooke is chairing an inequality debate tonight at @VicUniWgtn on Vivian St. Doors open at 6. Shamubeel Eaqub vs Sandra Grey #IsInequalityNatural?
Book News
Cape Catley Prize for poetry goes to Bayley Johansson, from Pukekohe College.
School Journal will continue to be published by Wellington publisher Lift Education
Man Booker Awards News
I am trying to get a few messages to Eleanor Catton on our Facebook page. Or you can steal our cover…
We’re gearing up at NZ brunch HQ for the Man Booker. Commentators @PipAdam & @gtiso stretching their jaws for some live literary commentary. (VUP Books)
Interesting… @guardian Booker prize shortlist sales dip as critical acclaim rises
Paula Morris will be live-tweeting the awards ceremony as @nzlistener
Booker announcement will be on BBC News on SKY from 9.30-10am tomorrow.
Just in case you missed it, @nzlistener has all Booker shortlist reviews unlocked
From around the internet
Could you work for #Lockwood & Co.? Enter the haunted house with Anthony Lockwood and see if you can survive!
Advice on writing advice, from the folks at @AmpersandYA
A wonderful welcome to the new ‘pirate laureate’ (according to his grandson) Vincent O’Sullivan at National Library today.
The problem with UK literary festivals
Neil Gaiman: Let children read the books they love
The Man Booker will be announced tomorrow at 9.30am, our time. Keep your eyes on twitter (also possibly the prize) – Paula Morris will be live-tweeting for @nzlistener, @FergusVUP will be there, and I am certain @VUPBooks will say a few things. Go Ellie!
