NZ Book Blogs. Elizabeth Heritage supplied this kiwi book blog list to Booksellers NZ, after completing this feature about book blogs in New Zealand. What a wealth of literary voices New Zealand has, and this isn’t comprehensive. But it will be soon, with your help. Send addition suggestions to info@booksellers.co.nz, or note them in comments. New Zealand Book CouncilThe School Library – children’s lit focusBooknotes UnboundTalking Books Podcast Publisher blogs VUP, These Rough Notes – publisher blogRobbie Burton, publisher – Publisher of Potton & Burton Institutional blogs Christchurch City Libraries blogPage & Blackmore Booksellers, TouchdownAuckland City Libraries, Books in the CitySpecFicNZ blogThe Free Range Book ClubNational Poetry Day blog – poetry focusPoetry Archive of NZ Aotearoa – poetry focus Book news sitesGraham Beattie, Beattie’s Book BlogRadioNZ, The WirelessBooksellers NZ Book News pageBeattie’s Cookbook Blog Tuesday Poem – NZ poetry hub Like this: Like Loading...
Booksellers New Zealand's blog. Christchurch writer wins Ngaio Marsh Award for best crime novel. Last updated 08:58, October 5 2015 Supplied Christchurch writer Paul Cleave has become the first crime novelist to win the Ngaio Marsh Award twice. The Christchurch winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award says Kiwi crime writers are not appreciated in their home country. Paul Cleave was awarded the Ngaio Marsh Award for best New Zealand crime novel at a ceremony at the Court Theatre on Sunday night for his book Five Minutes Alone, a thriller about rape victims being helped by someone to take revenge on their attackers. Cleave, who also won the award in 2011, said his novels get a hard time from New Zealand critics.
"I want to thank The Press and ask them to take it a little easier on me over the next few years. "My goal with the new book is average to mediocre, if I can get that I have a chance of winning again next year. " He said Kiwi writers were held to a higher standard than international authors. "I get a really hard time in New Zealand. "There is a cringe factor, I think. . - Stuff. The Whale Rider Activities | New Zealand Picture Book Collection. New Zealand Book Council. Children's Books with Kate De Goldi Audio Collection. Talking Books Audio Collection. Skip to content. Talking Books This content is from the Collections section. Talking Books: Owls Do Cry The second edition of the New Zealand Book Council's Talking Books is hosted by author Paula Morris and features poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh and reviewer, editor and poet Iain Sharp.
Paula Morris and her guests delve into the book voted 2015 Great Kiwi Classic Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame. Related stories Tags: books Janet Frame Owls Do Cry talking books To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use. Talking Books: The Chimes and Five Minutes Alone The first edition of the New Zealand Book Council's Talking Books is hosted by novelist Catherine Robertson, and features writer Rachel O'Neill, author Pip Adam and book critic Guy Somerset. Catherine and her guests explore the unlikely links between two hot New Zealand releases, The Chimes by Anna Smaill and Five Minutes Alone by Paul Cleave. Tags: books talking books Related Links. Junior classics on Pinterest | Roald Dahl, Children Books and Rudyard Kipling. Junior: Great Kiwi reads on Pinterest | Fiction, New Zealand and Good Books.
Pride of NZ YA-junior books on Pinterest | Fiction, Young Adults and Reading Levels. NZ writers roar! on Pinterest | New Zealand, Fiction and Novels. Kiwi reads on Pinterest | New Zealand, Search and Novels. Kiwidunitz (NZ crime fiction) on Pinterest | Thrillers, Search and Watches. If you like ... Scandinavian crime | Christchurch City Libraries | BiblioCommons. Bleak landscapes, bizarre, often gory murders and morose, dysfunctional detectives are dominant themes in Scandinavian crime fiction. But beyond the stereotype, Scandinavian crime is also known for its strong plotlines replete with social commentary, and complex, well-drawn characters. A Christchurch City Libraries list. 22 items Missing Book - 2003 Dark, suspenseful, psychologically-driven novels are the home turf of Swedish author Alvtegan.
Jar City Book - 2004 Featuring Reykjavik-based detective Erlendur Sveinsson, these award-winning titles do not shy away from controversial or gritty themes. Frozen Moment Book - 2010 A new voice in Scandinavian crime, Ceder is a former social worker and introduces Gothenberg police detective Christian Tell. The Last Fix Book - 2009 Set in Oslo, Dahl's books feature Chief Inspector Gunnerstranda and Detective Inspector Frank Frølich. Sun and Shadow Book - 2005 The Princess of Burundi Book - 2006 He Who Fears the Wolf Unseen The Ice Princess Book - 2007 Sun Storm. If you like ... New Zealand crime novels | Christchurch City Libraries | BiblioCommons. These writers use New Zealand characters and settings in their thrillers and crime fiction. A Christchurch City Libraries booklist. 17 items A Present for the Czar Book - 2003 One of a series of historical detective novels featuring Inspector O'Rorke and notable for its depth of research, well crafted plots and interesting characters.
Cut & Run Book - 2009 Alix Bosco is the pseudonym for well-known New Zealand writer Greg McGee. A Very Fishy Business Book - 2010 This first novel has been described as a 'gentleman’s John Grisham'. Blood Men The story of Edward Hunter - a man with everything going for him, apart from the fact that his father is a serial killer. Miramar Morning Book - 2005 Author of the popular memoir Miramar Dog, Edwards is also an award-winning sports journalist., This novel is based on true events and takes the reader into the dark underbelly of New Zealand society, alternating between the seemingly innocent days of 1947 and corrupt Sydney in the 1970s. Gith Book - 2008 Book - 2002. Kiwi bookshelf. ANZ LitLovers LitBlog | For lovers of Australian and New Zealand literary fiction; Ambassador for Australian literature. New Zealand Fiction Guide. ANZ LitLovers LitBlog | For lovers of Australian and New Zealand literary fiction; Ambassador for Australian literature.
Penguin Books New Zealand | Penguin Books New Zealand. The Whale Rider Activities | New Zealand Picture Book Collection. Crime Down Under. Booknotes Unbound - by the New Zealand Book Council. Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community. Log In. ANZ LitLovers LitBlog | For lovers of Australian and New Zealand literary fiction; Ambassador for Australian literature. Creative New Zealand. New Zealand Book Council. New Zealand Society of Authors & Writers Association - NZ Society of Authors. New Zealand Book Council. Tusiata Avia is a poet, performer and children’s book writer. Her collections of poetry include... Welcome to the New Zealand Book Council’s Writers Files, the most comprehensive collection of information about New Zealand writers on the Internet.
Click on a letter below or use the box to quickly search among more than 500 individual author files, indexed alphabetically by surname. Click here to search if you have javascript disabled. At the heart of the Writers Files are 150 entries reprinted from the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature (Ed. The Book Council augments this resource by adding pages for authors not currently featured in the Companion, and by supplementing Companion entries with new information. These additional entries and the additional information have been written by Kate Camp, Theresa Crewdson, Justine Clifton, Esme Gibbons, Sarah Hughes, Alexandra Keeble, Laura Kroetsch, Kirsten McDougall, Rachel O’Neill, Catherine Cradwick and other Book Council editors.
Favourite New Zealand Reads - Literature. In honour of New Zealand Book Month 2008 we asked you what your top New Zealand reads are. Here are your favourites: Was The Bone People the best NZ book you’ve ever read? Or was it Mister Pip? Or The Edmonds Cookbook? Winners of the NZ Book Month competition: Philip Morgan, Rebecca Hill, Ngaire Matthews, Jean Britt, Vicki Ham, Colleen Stuart, Karley Johns, Andrew Gardiner, Roy Britten, Kim Salomonson, Sharon Biddington, Kerryann Murphy, Nelly Tennent, Mahara Tahuhu, David Morgan, Tracey Gibbs (Thanks to the New Zealand Book month team for $50 voucher and a signed copy of the Six Pack) Edmonds Cookbook - vast array of ideas and inspiration - never fail recipes! Fiona Perkinson Janet Frame: An Autobiography. Rachael Stott The Dream Swimmer by Witi Ihimaera. Tui Kerei Thieves by Ella West, very exciting, you want to read it all in one sitting, and she captures the thoughts of a confused 14 year old girl very well Caitlin Godfrey Boyz 'n' bikes Anthony Fokkens Elsie Locke's Canoe in the mist.
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