The judges for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction have announced the longlist for this year's prize. The long list of 13 books was chosen from 112 entries. The titles are:
Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger
Gaynor Arnold - Girl in a Blue Dress
Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture
John Berger - From A to X
Michelle de Kretser - The Lost Dog
Amitav Ghosh - Sea of Poppies
Linda Grant - The Clothes on Their Backs
Mohammed Hanif - A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Philip Hensher - The Northern Clemency
Joseph O'Neill - Netherland
Salman Rushdie - The Enchantress of Florence
Tom Rob Smith - Child 44
Steve Toltz - A Fraction of the Whole
Chair of judges, Michael Portillo, commented:"With a notable degree of consensus, the five Man Booker judges decided on their longlist of 13 books. The judges are pleased with the geographical balance of the longlist with writers from Pakistan, India, Australia,Ireland and UK. We also are happy with the interesting mix of books, five first novels and two novels by former winners. The list covers an extraordinary variety of writing. Still two qualities emerge this year: largescale narrative and the striking use of humour."
The judging panel for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction is: Michael Portillo (Chair), former MP andCabinet Minister, Alex Clark, editor of Granta; Louise Doughty, novelist; James Heneage, founder of Ottakar's bookshops and Hardeep Singh Kohli, TV and radio broadcaster.
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Monday, 4 August 2008
Reminder - change of opening hours at Rodney's Western Libraries
New opening hours at Kumeu and Helensville Libraries start today.
Kumeu Library week day opening moved to 9am; late night on Thursday until 8pm.
Kumeu Library
Monday - Wednesday 9am– 5pm
Thursday 9am – 8pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 1pm
Helensville Library late night Friday extended to 8pm; Saturday open hours extended to 1pm.
Helensville Library
Monday - Thursday 9.30am – 5pm
Friday 9.30am – 8.00pm
Saturday 9am– 1pm
(Opening hours for the Helensville Service Centre will stay the same - Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm. Closed each day between 12:30 - 1:00pm.)
Kumeu Library week day opening moved to 9am; late night on Thursday until 8pm.
Kumeu Library
Monday - Wednesday 9am– 5pm
Thursday 9am – 8pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 1pm
Helensville Library late night Friday extended to 8pm; Saturday open hours extended to 1pm.
Helensville Library
Monday - Thursday 9.30am – 5pm
Friday 9.30am – 8.00pm
Saturday 9am– 1pm
(Opening hours for the Helensville Service Centre will stay the same - Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm. Closed each day between 12:30 - 1:00pm.)
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Radio and TV Books this week
BOOK OF THE DAY ON NINE TO NOON
Speaking Volumes is the 10:30am book review slot on Radio New Zealand National’s Nine to Noon show.
Monday 4 Aug - Bone by Bone by Tony Johnston
Tuesday 5 Aug - Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Wednesday 6 Aug - As If Running on Air: The Journal of Jack Lovelock. Edited by David Colquhoun
Thursday 7 Aug - A Guide to Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW WITH JOHN MCINTYRE
A Selection of titles by Shel Silverstein, including A Light In The Attic, Falling Up, Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Missing Piece and The Missing Piece Meets The Big O.
WEEKDAY BOOK READINGS
NINE TO NOON 10.45am Monday 4 – Friday 5 August
The Mesmerist by Barbara Ewing; Eps 11–15 (of 15)
AFTERNOONS 2.30pm Monday 4 – Friday 5 August
Lovelock – James McNeish; Eps 16–20 (of 20)
ALL NIGHT PROGRAMME 3.15am Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August
Alex – Tessa Duder; Eps 1–4 (of 10)
BOOKS ON TV ONE's Good Morning show
Tales from Outer Suburbia – Shaun Tan
Etiquette for a Dinner Party – Sue Orr
Chasing Darkness – Robert Crais
Speaking Volumes is the 10:30am book review slot on Radio New Zealand National’s Nine to Noon show.
Monday 4 Aug - Bone by Bone by Tony Johnston
Tuesday 5 Aug - Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Wednesday 6 Aug - As If Running on Air: The Journal of Jack Lovelock. Edited by David Colquhoun
Thursday 7 Aug - A Guide to Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW WITH JOHN MCINTYRE
A Selection of titles by Shel Silverstein, including A Light In The Attic, Falling Up, Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Missing Piece and The Missing Piece Meets The Big O.
WEEKDAY BOOK READINGS
NINE TO NOON 10.45am Monday 4 – Friday 5 August
The Mesmerist by Barbara Ewing; Eps 11–15 (of 15)
AFTERNOONS 2.30pm Monday 4 – Friday 5 August
Lovelock – James McNeish; Eps 16–20 (of 20)
ALL NIGHT PROGRAMME 3.15am Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August
Alex – Tessa Duder; Eps 1–4 (of 10)
BOOKS ON TV ONE's Good Morning show
Tales from Outer Suburbia – Shaun Tan
Etiquette for a Dinner Party – Sue Orr
Chasing Darkness – Robert Crais
Friday, 1 August 2008
Books on the Radio
Catch these titles on the Radio New Zealand National over the weekend.
SATURDAY MORNING WITH KIM
Hard Cases – Bryan Bruce
Every Day’s a Good Day – William Pike
Tall Tales (Some True): Memoirs of an Unlikely Writer – Greg McGee
CHILDREN’S BOOKS WITH KATE DE GOLDI
Duck, Death and the Tulip – Wolf Erlbruch
The Pencil – Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman
Not a Box – Antoinette Portis
THE ARTS ON SUNDAY 2pm - 2.30pm hosted by Lynn Freeman
Ringmaster – Vanda Symon
The Life and Death of Laura Friday and of Pavarotti, her parrot – David Murphy
SATURDAY MORNING WITH KIM
Hard Cases – Bryan Bruce
Every Day’s a Good Day – William Pike
Tall Tales (Some True): Memoirs of an Unlikely Writer – Greg McGee
CHILDREN’S BOOKS WITH KATE DE GOLDI
Duck, Death and the Tulip – Wolf Erlbruch
The Pencil – Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman
Not a Box – Antoinette Portis
THE ARTS ON SUNDAY 2pm - 2.30pm hosted by Lynn Freeman
Ringmaster – Vanda Symon
The Life and Death of Laura Friday and of Pavarotti, her parrot – David Murphy
What's On this weekend
It's looking like it is going to be another one of those weekends where I check my supply of candles and batteries. I have netball all weekend so the dryer will be doing overtime on Saturday night so I have dry stuff to wear on Sunday (hopefully the power will stay on this week).
A lot of sports have semifinals and finals coming up. I know Wellsford Rugby Club are hoping for a big crowd at Centennial Park tomorrow for their semifinal against Horohoro. The U15's have a semi there in the morning, followed by the reserves and then the seniors so get out your gumboots and raincoats and go along to support them.
A couple of things postponed last weekend are on this weekend, including the Puhoi Markets which are on Sunday from 9am. The Food Show is on all weekend at the ASB Showgrounds at Greenlane. If I didn't have sports commitments, that's where I would be heading.
If you see any sun this weekend, head outside and get your Vitamin D fix. Catch you on the other side. Stay safe.
A lot of sports have semifinals and finals coming up. I know Wellsford Rugby Club are hoping for a big crowd at Centennial Park tomorrow for their semifinal against Horohoro. The U15's have a semi there in the morning, followed by the reserves and then the seniors so get out your gumboots and raincoats and go along to support them.
A couple of things postponed last weekend are on this weekend, including the Puhoi Markets which are on Sunday from 9am. The Food Show is on all weekend at the ASB Showgrounds at Greenlane. If I didn't have sports commitments, that's where I would be heading.
If you see any sun this weekend, head outside and get your Vitamin D fix. Catch you on the other side. Stay safe.
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