Category Archives: Prize Winner

Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — June 7, 2013

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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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Literary News and Bookish Potpourri — April 14, 2013

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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 — 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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Julian Barnes Wins the Booker!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

There’s a sense of redemption about this win for Julian Barnes – firstly it somewhat redeems the Man Booker judges (they’ve been taking a fair amount of flak for their shortlist choices, all populist and common and things of that … Continue reading →

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2010 ManBooker Prize Shortlist: Let the arguments begin!

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Every year, with the announcement of the ManBooker long-and-shortlists and winners, commentators furiously champion their favourites, protest at omissions and pitch both “elitist” and “dumbed-down” , “dominated by old-white-guys” and “dominated by immigrants-in-London” accusations at the judges. We like anything … Continue reading →

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