NEW ZEALAND LISTENER MAY 16-22 2009

This issue is an absolute must read for all NZ booklovers.

Three pages from David Larsen on Kate de Goldi (pic left) and her latest title, The 10PM Question, which is selling equally and wonderfully well in both adult and children's markets, is followed by a one page review by Nicholas Reid of Fiona farrell's latest, Limestone which he describes as a "cunningly contrived, beautifully written and wonderfully readable novel."

Then we have Charlotte Grimshaw on Kazuo Ishiguro and his new novel, Nocturnes, and Joanne Drayton on Sarah Waters and her latest, The Little Stranger.

A superb double page story by Guy Somerset follows in which he talks to Orange Prize Winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the relationship Nigerians have with America in her short stroy collection, The Thing Around Your Neck. She is one of the star guests at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival starting this Thursday.

Elsewhere in the issue Guy Somerset interviews Mo Zhi Hong who is shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the Best First Book caegory for his The Year of the Shanghai Shark.

Then Australian author Kevin Rabalais reviews Martin Edmond's latest - The Supply Party: Ludwig Becker on the Burke and Willis Expedition. Martin Edmond is also at the Festival this week.

Before all theses reviews there is a highly entertaining report from Bill Ralston on his meeting with P.J.O'Rourke last week. Loved O'Rourke's remarks about meetings. Be sure to read it.

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