Anticipation...

Displays are done, anticipation mounting...Who will win the title of New Zealand Book of the Year? There are many stars among this year's finalists for the New Zealand Post Book Awards. The stellar cast includes the Man Booker winner The Luminaries, Ron Sang's gorgeous book about Greer Twiss, local publisher CPP's Promoting Prosperity and Jill Trevelyan's terrific biography of Peter McLeavey.
Winners will be announced next Wednesday!

Te Ara Puoro: A journey into the world of Maori music.

Peter has been busy this afternoon creating a display for this wonderful new arrival:

Te Ara Puoro: A journey into the world of Maori music

A booksellers bedroom...

This evening after reading a bedtime story ('The Dragon Keeper'). One of the girls wondered how many bookcases there were in the bedroom, there were seven. I'm pleased they didn't ask how many books.

Spark

This  evening we were thrilled to host the Nelson launch of Rachael Craw's YA novel 'Spark'. It was delightful to see so many supportive family and friends at this sparkling occasion. Thank you to Hayley for being a fantastic MC and to Rachael for writing such a stunning debut novel.