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The Summer King interviews
For those of you who would like to read or hear more about The Summer King, there are a number of interviews floating round at the moment. An Interview with Tim Jones on Books in the Trees A launch report by Helen Lowe on Beattie's Book Blog An interview with Lynn Freeman on The Arts …
and a time was had by all
Well it's happened. The Summer King has been officially Launched. As feared, the weather in Christchurch was horrible. After a week of surprisingly pleasant weather (this has been an unusually cold, grey and wet winter so far), Friday quickly degenerated into scuds of sleety, spitty showers. And a high of 8˚C. Oh joy! And access …
Launch Day minus 2 …
Two days out from Launch Day, and I've started obsessively checking the Metservice website for weather forecasts for Christchurch on Poetry Day. (Not looking great at the moment (southerlies, some rain). Mind you, given their usual level of accuracy, a bad forecast now should make me feel comforted …) Thanks to everyone who has RSVP-ed. Seating …
a box of books
One more little milestone to tick off – my box of official author's copies arrived today! Now it's all beginning to feel really real. The next tick will come when I see a copy in a bookshop somewhere … Ten days to go until the launch. If you plan to come but haven't yet said so, …
A Dark Feathered Art 