by admin on September 22, 2010
Witi Ihimaera's The Trowenna Sea
Book publisher Penguin has decided against republishing Witi Ihimaera’s controversial novel The Trowenna Sea, despite last year promising an amended version would be released this year.
The Whale Rider author was found to have plagarised the work of historians in the historical fiction released last year by Penguin imprint Raupo. [click to continue…]
by admin on August 3, 2010
New Zealands best sellers as of 29 Jul 2010, with Alan Duffs ever popular Once were warriors and What become of the broken hearted featuring in the best sellers list for adult Fiction. And Hairy Maclary a New Zealand childhood favourite, featuring an impressive seven times in the Children’s and teens best sellers.
ADULT FICTION
The Nature of Things: Poems from the New Zealand landscape
James Brown (editor) (Craig Potton Publishing)
Once Were Warriors
Alan Duff (Random House NZ) [click to continue…]
