We put on fabulous events during August to celebrate reading in our creative city.
Hamilton City, New Zealand
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We're inviting expressions of interest from members of the children’s literature community who would like to be considered as judges of the 2025 awards. Applications are open until 31 October.
👉 Find out more here: bit.ly/3ZPMwMS
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The candles were made by the talented Miracles for Breakfast crew, to mirror the scents of each character, including their magic. Lots of people sniffed “Bryant” and went, “ooooh, he smells GOOD.”😊😋
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Clues were uncovered
Three crimes, fifteen prime suspects
All terrific storytellers, capable of dastardly deeds
We gathered in the library...
The Bookshop Detectives were on the case
So whodunnit, and whowunnit?
Our #2024Ngaios winners revealed:
@WORDChCh #yeahnoir #2024Ngaios
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📚 @TheSaplingNZ takes a comprehensive look at all of this year's finalists and makes some calls on which books will emerge as winners.
#NZCYA #BooksAlive
thesapling.co.nz/the-finalis…
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📚Want to learn more about this year's finalists?
👉 Browse the 2024 booklet here: issuu.com/nzbookawards/docs/…
#NZCYA #BooksAlive
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Tucked away in a corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar ~ Mohammad Rafi, surrounded by all the colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but coloured pencils
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Come and write with us at Waikato! Applications are open until 10 Nov for the 2024 Kaipukahu Writer in Residence. The application link is on our main vacancies page: elhs.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/…
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What a panel! What a night!
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Raymond McGrath @gracikim & Gay Buckingham are on Tuesday's 6.30pm Storylines Panel chaired by @kylemewburn talking about balance in children's and young adult literature in NZ hamiltonbookmonth.com/storyl… Come in Gate 3 on Tristram St and look for the banners to Event Room 1.
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We're screening a couple of 80s Kiwi classics for @HamBookMonth: "Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale" adapted from the beloved comic strip by Murray Ball, and then "Came a Hot Friday" based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Hugh Morrieson.
waikatomuseum.co.nz/events
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Congrats to the marvellous @vandasymon, "New Zealand's modern day Queen of Crime" (@valmcdermid), whose latest Detective Sam Shephard novel was launched tonight in Dunedin.
A brilliant series, shortlisted for awards on three continents. Have you collected them all? #yeahnoir
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Talking about the Fiction Fundamentals course in the Sunday Star Times today: stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bo…
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Get writing, you lot! $10K first prize Open Division and $2K Schools Division!
May the 4th be with you (as you grapple with your entry for the Sargeson Prize)! Enter here: waikato.ac.nz/arts/study/wri…
@waikato
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"Culprits in Cambridge": Mystery in the Library returns to one of our orig venues. Fab panel on Thurs 18 May. 2x Ngaios finalist @NikkiCAuthor chairs Waikato author KT Bowes, Tauranga crime writer @Denise_Fitzpat & thriller writer David Burt
facebook.com/events/92882200… #yeahnoir
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Our friends at @KeteBooks have made it incredibly easy for you to dive into the rich offering of Māori and Pasifika books available this year. Browse their short catalogue to find a gem for everyone in your whānau. ✨ Check the catalogue out here: static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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Fascinating read…. npr.org/sections/money/2023/…
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More on the ANZRB and book reviewing in NZ @Publishers_NZ @MarkBroatch @SteveBraunias @NZSocAuthors @MatatuhiF @MKWritersCentre
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How hard is it for New Zealand authors to make a living from their craft? newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-d…
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Happy publication day to @nickypellegrino for P.S. COME TO ITALY 🇮🇹
Can you fall in love with someone you've never met? Find out in this stunning new love story from internationally bestselling author Nicky Pellegrino
#PSComeToItaly is out now: fal.cn/3wy1n
