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.
Monday, October 10, 2016
First official copy of landmark book on Waikato War presented to King Tuheitia
The first single-volume history of the Waikato War since 1879 was presented yesterday to King Tuheitia at the Waahi Poukai. The Great War for New Zealand by Vincent O’Malley publishes on Monday and is already being hailed as a landmark book for New Zealand.
As Rahui Papa, Chairman, Te Arataura, Waikato-Tainui observes: ‘Vincent O’Malley’s work … shines a spotlight on a dark period of our collective past and brings it into a modern conversation for the consideration of New Zealand’s future’
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