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, March 20, 2013
Cool Idea of the Day Down Under: Miles of Reading Challenge
Shelf Awareness
Calling it a "fantastic promotion that all bookstores can get involved with," the Australian Booksellers Association highlighted the launch the Miles of Reading Challenge, which is asking readers across the country to support Australian literature by reading at least one novel from this year's Miles Franklin Award longlist, to be announced May 26. Anna Funder, whose book All That I Am won last year's award, speaks on behalf of the Miles of Reading Challenge in this video.
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