Category Archives: NZ Books

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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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — April 3, 2013

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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 — March 21, 2013

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Awards and Honours 30-year-old NZ Picture Book Honoured Emily Perkins on Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist Folio Society Sponsors New Fiction Prize Changes to the PANZ Book Design Awards Tan Twan Eng Wins 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize Weird + Library … Continue reading →

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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — March 7, 2013

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Awards and Honours 2013 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award 2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards Free Samples of the Believer Book Award Finalists Longlist for The Stella Prize Author Focus — Jane Austen “Four Things Jane Austen Actually Teaches Us About … Continue reading →

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February 2013 New Titles Newsletter

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Fiction & Anthology The Last Runaway      by Tracy Chevalier, HarperCollins, HB, $39.99 Bristol port, 1850: Honor and Grace Bright walk up the gangplank to embark on a voyage across the Atlantic, join Grace’s fiancé and start a new life … 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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New NZ Titles and New Young Adult Lit

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

  New NZ Titles Poenamo Revisited      by Russell Stone, HB, $45.00 Sir John Logan Campbell came to New Zealand in 1840 at the age of 23 and went on to become one of the country’s wealthiest and most influential … Continue reading →

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Cancelled Event – The Search for Anne Perry book launch is cancelled.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Unfortunately the Wellington book launch for The Search for Anne Perry has been cancelled. The word just came through from the publisher – we’re very sorry if you were planning to go , as it would have been a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Book Launch – The Invisible Rider by Kirsten McDougal

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

All are welcome to the launch of this excellent new book by Kirsten McDougal, held at Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba Street, Saturday the 18th of August at 4pm. Published by Victoria University Press. Come by and have a drink and … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Observations by Russell Campbell

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

vicbooks is proud to be hosting Victoria University Press’ launch of Observations: Studies in NZ Documentary by Russell Campbell. As New Zealanders we have varied and conflicting ideas of who we are, some of the most striking of these come … Continue reading →

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