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.
Friday, April 11, 2014
First 24-hour Bookstore in Beijing
On Tuesday, the Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, owned by China Publishing Group Corp., began a 10-day trial as a 24-hour bookseller "and if the trial goes smoothly the store may never close again," Xinhua reported, adding that manager Zhang Zuozhen said 3 million yuan (US$482,920) has been invested in the operation.
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