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, October 07, 2015
Stephenie Meyer Swaps Bella and Edward’s Genders in ‘Twilight’ Rewrite and Why We Need Diverse Writers’ Landmarks
Stephenie Meyer is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her popular and highly lucrative vampire-romance tetralogy with…more vampires, and more romance. …Read More
In 1974, Alice Walker went on a road trip with her mother, back to the stretch between Eatonton and Milledgeville where she had grown up. At a lecture Walker had given, someone had pointed out that Walker had grown up just minutes from Andalusia, Flannery O’Connor’s dairy farm. Walker, an O’Connor fan, decided to visit both the place she lived and O’Connor’s Andalusia. She found her childhood home in ruins and O’Connor’s vacant house largely intact. …Read More
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