August 3rd, 2015 | by Booknotes Administrator
For nearly 20 years consecutively, Whitcoulls has been asking New
Zealanders to vote for their favourite books and authors. This …
July 28th, 2015 | by Booknotes Administrator
In 2014 the New Zealand Book Council partnered with Australian
literary magazine, Griffith Review to publish Pacific Highways, an anthology …
July 22nd, 2015 | by Booknotes Administrator
Novelist Chris Else reflects on “the Eleanor Catton affair” This
article appeared in the most recent volume of New Zealand Books, a …
February 5th, 2015 | by Booknotes Administrator
Our newsy round-up of happenings from the world of New Zealand reading
It would have been impossible to bypass New …
November 4th, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
Following a ceremony at SkyCity Theatre this evening November 3, the
Arts Foundation of New Zealand has announced the 2014 …
September 26th, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
The highs and lows of publishing through the eyes of VUP's Fergus
Barrowman, publisher of Booker-prize winning The Luminaries
September 8th, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
The shortlist of seven works for the 2014 International Dylan Thomas
Prize, the world’s biggest literary prize for young writers, …
August 28th, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
The story of Wellington art dealer Peter McLeavey and his gallery has
won the prestigious New Zealand Post Book of …
July 23rd, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
The quintessential New Zealand character comes to the fore in the
finalists for the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2014, …
April 10th, 2014 | by Booknotes Administrator
Eleanor Catton, author of the Booker Prize winning novel The
Luminaries, joins the shortlist for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize …