Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Hi Bookman-B, this is all a bit Da Vinci Code saga for me. Someone trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill? IM has acknowledged his sources, what is the problem. One of the wisest of books states - there is nothing new under the sun - we all take inspiration where we can get it. no?
I love IM's novels, and there is so much more substance to everyhting he has written than the Dan Brown buy-a-book-at-the-airport-because-you-have-to-read something-on-the-flight type stuff.
The latest of his I've read 'Saturday' is just wonderful, a powerful and character, rather than event, driven story.
Thanks for this. I agree with your comments on "Saturday". One of the best handful of novels I've read in the past 2-3 years. Robert McCrum, Literary Editor for The Observer, has commented at length on this subject so I'll publish his comments on my blog for all to read. I rate McCrum, he is of course a successful author in his own right, both fiction and non-fiction, and the former highly successful publisher at noted London publishing house, Faber and Faber.
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Hi Bookman-B, this is all a bit Da Vinci Code saga for me. Someone trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill? IM has acknowledged his sources, what is the problem. One of the wisest of books states - there is nothing new under the sun - we all take inspiration where we can get it. no?
I love IM's novels, and there is so much more substance to everyhting he has written than the Dan Brown buy-a-book-at-the-airport-because-you-have-to-read something-on-the-flight type stuff.
The latest of his I've read 'Saturday' is just wonderful, a powerful and character, rather than event, driven story.
Gina L
Thanks for this.
I agree with your comments on "Saturday". One of the best handful of novels I've read in the past 2-3 years.
Robert McCrum, Literary Editor for The Observer, has commented at length on this subject so I'll publish his comments on my blog for all to read.
I rate McCrum, he is of course a successful author in his own right, both fiction and non-fiction, and the former highly successful publisher at noted London publishing house, Faber and Faber.
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