Snippets

Lots of snippets of book news for you all from the literary world.

Duffy Books in Homes and Whitcoulls have announced that they are going to join forces to give kids the gift of book ownership. The partnership is being launched this week. To find out more about Books in Homes go to their website http://www.booksinhomes.org.nz/foundation.htm

Meanwhile the 2008 Six Pack Three released in conjunction with New Zealand Book Month has hit the number one spot on the NZ Bestseller list. At only $6.00 it’s great value. And there is still plenty happening around the area in the last week of NZ Book month so check out the events page on the website http://nzbookmonth.co.nz/blogs/events/archive/2008/07/26/1406.aspx
And while you are there surf the blogs, competitions, and news.

I didn’t get a chance to post book reviews on the radio this week. So for the rest of the week in the 10.30 am book review on the Nine to Noon programme on National Radio, these books will be discussed.
24 Sept – Ngaio Marsh – Her Life in Crime, by Joanne Drayton
25 Sept – Urban Village, by Jenny Carlyon & Dianna Morrow
26 Sept – Children’s books
29 Sept – Dreams of Rivers and Seas: A Novel, by Tim Parks
30 Sept – A Beautiful Place to Die, by Malla Nunn

There was an interesting article in the UK Independent recently where Annie Proulx talked about how irritating the film “Brokeback Mountain” is to her personal life. Check out that article and other book news at http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/

Meanwhile the popular “Twilight” series by Stephanie Meyer has hit a snag when some of the fifth instalment was leaked through the internet. These books are really taking off here at Rodney so fans will be a little disappointed. Find out the full story here http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSSP22059520080904?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

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That’s just some of the news in the book world this week. Ka kite ano