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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.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Australia & NZ Festival of Literature & Arts

The Festival so far and what's coming up this weekend...

SATURDAY: Kate Grenville at 1pm followed by Howard Jacobson at 2.30pm  
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