Wednesday, March 13, 2013

News from AUP

Author portrait of David Hastings by John Sefton
Who makes the news? Who decides what's reported? In Extra! Extra!: How the People Made the News, David Hastings delves into these questions by investigating Auckland's ruthless early newspaper wars, in which ‘no trick was too dirty and no insult was too scurrilous if they thought it would win them an advantage.'

Cover detail of Patched 9781869407292
And at last, the book many of you have been ringing and emailing about – Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand. Catch Jarrod Gilbert on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill on 23 March, when he'll discuss this violent, sometimes horrifying, inside story of a tough but revealing part of Kiwi life.

On our minds

Cover detail The Lifeguard by Ian Wedde 9781869407698
The printers’ proofs for Ian Wedde’s laureate collection The Lifeguard have arrived back and we reckon the yellow foil type on the atmospheric blue cover photographs (courtesy designer Philip Kelly) is going to look great. Words looking pretty sharp as well.



The Lifeguard will be launched at an Auckland Writers and Readers Festival fringe event in May. We’re on the edge of our seats to see the full 2013 AWRF programme on Wednesday next week.

Paul Scofield and Brent Stephenson authors of NZ Bird Guide 9781869407339
The paging of our massive Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic Guide (August) continues too – we’re figuring out our albatrosses and whipping the Procellariidae into shape. While it’s marvellous the authors have identified yet another species, we're hoping for no more stop-press updates!



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Live

14 March, 5.30–7pm, Auckland: launch of Extra! Extra! featuring David Hastings and Iain Sharp in conversation about Auckland’s early newspaper wars. Free event. Whare Wananga, Auckland Central Library, 44–46 Lorne Street.

NZ Book Month Logo
26 March, all day, Auckland: Call in during the day to hear readings from The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature. Join us on the second floor of the library at 5pm for a glass of wine and a session with Auckland authors featured in the book of books. Free event. Whare Wananga, Auckland Central Library, 44–46 Lorne St.



27 March, 12–1pm, Albany: The Albany Writers Read series kicks off for 2013 with C. K. Stead (The Yellow Buoy) in a lunchtime reading and discussion. Free event. Round Room, Atrium Building 

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