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.
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
The Bookman selects his holiday reading
I have just filmed a six minute segment at FaceTV in which I talk about the books I will be reading over the holidays. Link here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnqlvZnAPxg
1 comment:
Linda Burgess
said...
The world is divided into those who love Swallows and Amazons and those who have no discernment whatsoever. Our kids and now our grandkids have loved the books. Now Lucie - 14 - is about to go camping with friends on to a little island off Auckland and she said 'Just like Swallows and Amazons.' What a good girl. Enjoy your reread - what you'll find is that they're so well-written - very non-sexist - fast moving, yet slow when necessary, and essentially kind and decent.
1 comment:
The world is divided into those who love Swallows and Amazons and those who have no discernment whatsoever. Our kids and now our grandkids have loved the books. Now Lucie - 14 - is about to go camping with friends on to a little island off Auckland and she said 'Just like Swallows and Amazons.' What a good girl. Enjoy your reread - what you'll find is that they're so well-written - very non-sexist - fast moving, yet slow when necessary, and essentially kind and decent.
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