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 24, 2015
Pop-up events showcase rare literary treasures around the globe
This Thursday, antiquarian book fairs will spring up in locations the world over – from a woolshed in the Australian bush to the top of a Chicago skyscraper. Here is all you need to know, plus some of the rarest specimens you might bump into
Yours for £65,000 ... A medieval manuscript of The Hours of Marie de Monsoy, from c1500. Photograph: A Venue of Art Ltd More
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