Hot on the heels of winning the NZ Post Childrens Book Awards major prize, Kate de Goldi has made the shortlist for this year's Booksellers Choice Awards sponsored by Nielsen BookData. This award acknowledges the key role booksellers play in supporting New Zealand writing and publishing and booksellers are asked to vote for the book they have most enjoyed reading, selling and promoting. The award carries a prize of $NZ2500 for the winning author.
The 2009 shortlist is:
The 10pm Question by Kate De Goldi, published by Longacre Press
Ladies, a Plate by Alexa Johnston, published by Penguin Books NZ
Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship by Monty Soutar, published by David Bateman
Rita Angus: An Artist's Life by Jill Trevelyan, published by Te Papa Press
The winner will be announced in Auckland on 26 July.
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