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Antarctica: Land of Silence
by Colin Monteath
This is an evocative portrayal of the Antarctic continent's mountains, icescapes and wildlife. Images... 
New Booknotes Online
A new issue of Booknotes is now available online, featuring Lawrence Pratchett and Jill Dawson on fact vs. fiction in biography; poetry from David Mitchell; David Larson's introduction to science fiction; Neil Cross on dialogue; and more.
New Zealand Book Council
Bringing Books and People Together
Like no other human activity reading opens up our imagination. It enables us to understand those around us. It allows us to project the future and reach back into the past. Reading can entertain, challenge and educate. We believe that reading can transform people's lives.
Our mission is to inspire more New Zealanders to read more; to promote reading in general, but particularly to represent and promote New Zealand writing and writers – our own artists, stories and points of view.
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Minister presents Tuhoe Biographer with Supreme Award: Judith Binney Wins 2010 New Zealand Post Book of the Year
Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Christopher Finlayson tonight honoured historian Judith Binney...
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