May the taste of honey linger Under the bitterest tongue. The Book Bench: Postscript: Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012 : The New Yorker. The New Yorker has made seven Adrienne Rich poems available online. Rich died March 28, aged 82.
Mar 302012
Random House – Publishing Sensation “Fifty Shades of Grey” to be published in New Zealand
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Mar 152012
In April Random House New Zealand will be publishing E L James’s Number 1 New York Times bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. The announcement regarding the acquisition of UK and Commonwealth rights by Century and Arrow in the UK was made yesterday by Susan Sandon, Managing Director of Cornerstone Publishing and Selina Walker, publisher of Century and Arrow Books. The deal was struck with Valerie Hoskins of VHA Ltd in London for a six-figure sum. The three titles in the series – Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed – is currently available in ebook and the first book in the trilogy will be available in printed edition on 5 April 2012. Selina Walker, Publisher of Century and Arrow said, “These truly are the books everyone is talking about – pretty much around the world. They are romantic, liberating, and utterly page-turning, and have sparked [...read more...]
Feb 292012
As mentioned I’m doing a teeny bit of work for Dailyread.co.nz – daily deals for great books! Here’s today’s deals (these prices include delivery too): Mark Orams, Blake: Leader for only $16 – Dailyread. AJ Jacobs, My Experimental Life for only $13 – Dailyread.
Feb 282012
Rising Talent to the Fore Among Awards Finalists | Booksellers New Zealand. Including The Flytrap Snaps by Johanna Knox, illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm. YAY!
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Feb 282012
Penguin Group recalls The Tui New Zealand Vegetable Garden | Booksellers New Zealand. A comprehensive round up from Abbie Jury here: More bad Penguin « Abbie Jury Oh, Penguin. What IS going on? Care to comment?
Have you had your Dailyread?
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Feb 272012
Dailyread (in case you didn’t know) is a daily deals site for books… great new books for around 50 – 60+% off RRP prices, and all the prices include delivery in New Zealand. I’m doing a little work with them, so I figured it’s time I gave them a plug to y’all! Today’s titles are a great mystery/thriller from Irvine Welsh, Crime, and the perfect NZ summer book – Bruce Ansley’s Gods and Little Fishes: A Boy and a Beach, a memoir of New Brighton in the last half of the 20th century. Bruce Ansley – Dailyread. Irvine Welsh – Dailyread.