The Commuting Book @CommutingBook
Bringing literature to public spaces. thecommutingbook.org Christchurch, New Zealand Joined November 2020-
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We need a biopic of Julio Cortázar and Tom Burke must play him. They are somehow related, surely. #latinamericanliterature #literaturalatinoamericana
We need a biopic of Julio Cortázar and Tom Burke must play him. They are somehow related, surely. #latinamericanliterature #literaturalatinoamericana https://t.co/7sybEAVA2H
If you have been reading or listening to @vandasymon Expectant, go to The Great Map of NZ Stories and add all locations featured in the book. Helps us build a map of Aotearoa books!! @OrendaBooks @AuroraImprint thecommutingbook.org/story-map/
Empty shelves? Never! Free books at New Regent S, Christchurch #readandshare instagram.com/p/CuIenBnyjEK/…
Special thanks to writers and publishers participating in this special launch @HachetteNZ @AUPBooks @AllenAndUnwinNZ @PenguinBooks_NZ @MakaroPress Submissions are open for all NZ publishers! Get in touch
Stories on the Go is back. Stay tuned! instagram.com/p/Cp9M46Wrf0r/…
Calling all young writers! Entries for the 2023 Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay Competition are currently open ✍️ For more information on how to enter, head to oup.nz/youngwriters-e…
Spies! Crime! War! The first @WORDChCh event of 2023 is one for you history buffs. Ben Macintyre will be here on Wednesday 1 March. Book your ticket! We've got lots of books by @BenMacintyre1 - check them out: christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?quer… ^DR
Spies! Crime! War! The first @WORDChCh event of 2023 is one for you history buffs. Ben Macintyre will be here on Wednesday 1 March. Book your ticket! We've got lots of books by @BenMacintyre1 - check them out: christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?quer… ^DR
We are thrilled to announce our first event for 2023. And it's a cracker! Join us for one night only in Christchurch to see acclaimed historian and multimillion-copy bestselling author @BenMacintyre1 1 March, tickets on sale now. @PenguinBooks_NZ wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/spie…
Congratulations to all the writers whose books made the @theockhams longlist and wonderful to see ANZL Lloyd Jones, Vincent O'Sullivan, @CathChidgey, @chrisjtse and @Augengrau in the spotlight. Best of luck for the next stage! #theockhams #anzliterature
Chris Parker is coming to Christchurch to present his book Here for a Good Time (for your Christmas list, maybe?). He will be talking with Jason Gunn at @WORDChCh Read an excerpt here and then go and book your tickets! thecommutingbook.org/stories/here-f… ~ @AllenAndUnwinNZ
A very fitting title for our Great Map of NZ Stories. #meetawriter at @WORDChCh thecommutingbook.org/story-map/ Check Ruth Shaw events at WORD Christchurch 2022 wordchristchurch.co.nz/authors/ruth-s… @AllenAndUnwinNZ
A new addition to The Great Map of NZ Stories! thecommutingbook.org/story-map/ Plus #meetawriter at @WORDChCh @AllenAndUnwinNZ Meet Kate de Goldi in conversation with Liz Grant SUNDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER THE PIANO, 156 ARMAGH ST 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM wordchristchurch.co.nz/.../kate-de-go…
Apply for our $25,000 CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award. Details and guidelines here: bit.ly/2022writersawa… 📸 In the coming weeks, we're taking a look at a few books the award has helped bring to our bookshelves over the years. @NZSocAuthors
Warmest congratulations to the wonderful @ozekiland has just won the 2022 @WomensPrize for her sparkling book ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’. Ruth delighted WORD audiences in 2021 at our bespoke The Faraway Near venue. #WomensPrize
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Christchurch crime writer Paul Cleave’s debut novel will be transformed into a six-part drama by a US prestige television giant, with plans to adapt more of his books. dlvr.it/SRLZtP
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