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There’s an interesting interview with multi-award-winning local author (and current New Zealand Society of Authors’ president) Mandy Hager over on[…]
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People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (1915-2005) is regarded as[…]
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Read moreCover creation gone weird
This seems appropriate after yesterday’s Isaac Asimov quote since Asimov cut his teeth writing for pulp magazines with covers like[…]
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“From my close observation of writers … they fall into two groups: those who bleed copiously and visibly at any[…]
Read moreWhy do people buy books?
Back in 2010, a survey of book buying behaviour in the US returned the following figures: Author reputation 52% Personal[…]
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