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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.

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Best Books of 2015

Goodreads
Goodreads Choice Awards
Fiction
Nonfiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Go Set a Watchman
Modern Romance
The Girl on the Train
The Nightingale
History & Biography
Romance
Young Adult Fantasy
Children’s
Dead Wake
Confess
Queen of Shadows
The Sword of Summer
Goodreads Choice Awards


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