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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.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

TOP 10 MOST VIEWED FEATURES IN 2007 IN THE NYT

1.Magazine: Sweeping the Clouds Away

2. U.S.: Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead

3. U.S.: Virginia Gunman Identified as a Student

4. Health: Study Shows Why the Flu Likes Winter

5. Magazine: Unhappy Meals

6. Maureen Dowd: A Mock Columnist, Amok

7. Books: An Epic Harry Potter Showdown

8. Multimedia: The Victims

9. Circuits: The iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype

10. Dining & Wine: 101 Simple Summer Meals

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