tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post1235865335115921790..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-25396766003383556142010-02-21T17:26:05.337+13:002010-02-21T17:26:05.337+13:00I loved An Equal Stillness it was one of my favour...I loved An Equal Stillness it was one of my favourite books from last year, life of two painters who marry, the husband sells out for fame, glory and an extramarital affair but the wife struggles with form amd content of her painting to go on to become the better artist. Francesca Kay captures the situation and characters in a spare but descriptive novel.<br /> <br />February by Lisa Moore read this last week and it is marvellous shades of Shipping News a tale of tragedy and grieving, sounds dull but it is an uplifting story.<br />regards<br /> DorisDoris Mousdalehttp://www.arcadiabookshop.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-14943434093943831442010-02-20T19:41:40.249+13:002010-02-20T19:41:40.249+13:00Good to see Charlotte Grimshaw's "Singula...Good to see Charlotte Grimshaw's "Singularity" nominated for Best Book in the South East Asia & Pacific section. I am a huge fan of her writing.<br /><br />But very interesting to see the clean sweep by Australia for the shortlist for Best First Book for the region. For me, this underlines the mistake that the NZ Post Awards' organisers are making in not having a shortlist for the NZSA Best First Book and Best First Collection of Poetry categories of award--for if we do not take notice of and celebrate our own emerging writers, can we be surprised if the Commonwealth does not either? The decision to do away with a shortlist for these awards seems more than ever retrograde and shortsighted.Andrewnoreply@blogger.com