Category Archives: Authors

Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — June 7, 2013

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Vic Books News We’re pleased as punch to announce that we have been Conscious Consumers accredited and have been awarded the following badges: Composting, Eco-packaging, Organic, Recycling and Fair trade. Thanks to our many awesome suppliers like Peoples Coffee, Zany Zeus organic milk, … Continue reading →

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Featured Titles Newsletter

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Fiction Paris      by Edward Rutherfurd, Hachette, TR, $39.99 City of love. City of splendour. City of terror. City of dreams. Inspired by the haunting, passionate story of the city of lights, this epic novel weaves a gripping tale … Continue reading →

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Some of the Best Commencement Addresses by Authors

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

In honour of the 2,100+ VUW students who have graduated this week, here are a few of our favourite commencement addresses by famous writers.  Congratulations graduates! Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at Kalamazoo College Neil Gaiman at The University of the Arts John … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby — Ready to Get Reaquainted

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

With Baz Luhrmann’s new take on The Great Gatsby soon to hit screens, the internet has exploded with all things Gatsby. Here’s a few of my favourites (Some Spoilers Included): Boats Against the Current: A Great Gatsby/Arrested Development Mash-up Bluths in … Continue reading →

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Bookish Videos — Part 2

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Bookish Spaces Inside the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum Inside an Oxford University Press Distribution Centre One Amazing Private Library Virginia Woolf’s House and Writing Studio Literary Short Films The Last Bookshop Play by Samuel Beckett Lady Lazarus–1991 Experimental … Continue reading →

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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — April 28, 2013

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Awards and Honours The Orphan Master’s Son Wins Pulitzer for Fiction Huo Yan wins NZ’s Rewi Alley Writing Fellowship CBCA 2013 Book of the Year Awards Craig Childs Wins 2013 Orion Book Award Carrie Tiffany Wins Stella Prize for Women … Continue reading →

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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — April 14, 2013

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Awards and Honours NZ Post Children’s Book Awards Finalists 3 NZ writers on Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist Storylines Book Awards Winners Announced 2013 Notable Books List also Announced 2013 Royal Society of NZ Science Book Prize Shortlist NZ poet … Continue reading →

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Author Focus — George R. R. Martin

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

I met George R. R. Martin briefly at a fantasy and sci-fi book convention in 2002 and I remember that I was immediately struck by how much he looked like he belonged in an epic fantasy world. With Season 3 … Continue reading →

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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — April 3, 2013

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Awards and Honours New Zealand Publisher Gecko Press wins ‘Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in Oceania’ Most Beautiful Book Australia and New Zealand Award Winners Announced Isol wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Awesome Author Photos … Continue reading →

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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — February 22, 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Awards and Honours Author and poet Joy Cowley and theatre director Duncan Whiting have been named Marlborough Living Treasures. Bill Nagelkerke has been awarded the 2013 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. The nominees for this year’s Nebula Awards have been announced … Continue reading →

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