Well that’s another year, just about gone. It started with a lurch, flailed around a bit in the middle, and then collapsed into an unsightly puddle and really never managed to recover. Or maybe I should put it honestly – that this has been a brutal year. That I want it gone. Some of it …
2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards – the shortlist
Well the finalists have been announced. A few surprises, and some of them even challenge my natural cynicism. The full list can be found in a number of places online, but I've used Beatie's Book blog today. This year's panel consists of Professor Mark Williams, Jane Westaway and Margo White, with Bernadette Hall as the poetry category …
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A Dark Feathered Art 