Librarian, book reviewer, occasional water ballerina. Ko Ngā Kohatu Whakarekareka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua te pae maunga, ko Ōtākaro te awa, ko Cressy te waka.
Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined February 2013
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I feel like I can definitely use this tweet for Library promotion, right? xitter.cf/nzclarke/status/100924…
Anyone with aspirations of being PM, make sure you also have an appetite for reading and reading and reading and reading. #stillwaiting
Fangirl moment seeing @banquotrilogy at @TeWananga Puāwaitanga today. What an inspiration!
Loved Hello Beautiful by @napolitanoann. Listen to me rave about it on @ninetonoon this morning here: rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio… (and forgive me for saying Irish Catholic instead of Italian Catholic! It just rolled off the tongue!) Honestly, I loved this a great deal! @penguinrandom
Hanging out in the line booth @ninetonoon - coming up with this morning’s book review in a few mins 😊📚
For anyone looking for some beautiful music in Ōtautahi tomorrow evening! We would love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/epiphon…
I just rolled up to vote at the library and a lovely elderly gentleman outside had to tell me that the library wasn’t open for 10 minutes. Some kind of hilarious library karma there.
And this Monday’s book review on @ninetonoon of @valmcdermid’s latest. Love popping along to talk about books as much as I love this period of history. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
Here’s a book review I did on @ninetonoon in July and forgot to share. No idea why as I bloody loved this book! rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
Hi Library Land! I was thrilled to be asked to write a piece for Civica's The One Thing Series recently, in which I somehow make Ted Lasso and Allen Curnow relate to each other. civica.com/en-au/thought-lea… #librarylife #youthengagement #librarytwitter
Was so lovely to meet @MelSzymanik in person last night at the @nzcya Awards. We’ve been Twitter buddies for yonks! Just great to connect and reconnect with friends and colleagues and kindred spirits. Cup very full tonight.
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We got all the happy feelings watching Gavin Bishop's incredible achievement celebrated on tonight's @1NewsNZ bulletin, with some wise words from @LauraInTheLibes thrown in for good measure 🥰 #NZCYA #BooksAlive 1news.co.nz/2022/08/11/book-…
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I am gobsmacked!!! Thank you, judges, book awards, readers and supporters 🥲
This year’s Young Adult Fiction Award winner is 'Learning to Love Blue' by @Saradha_K published by Record Press #NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
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Thank you judges and congratulations Leonie! We love being your publisher 🎉❤️
The Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction goes to… ‘The Memory Thief’ by Leonie Agnew published by @PenguinBooks_NZ #NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
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Thank you to the @nzcya judges, and congratulations to Gavin, who we are so proud to publish!
Huge congratulations to Gavin Bishop and the team Puffin, Penguin Random House. 'Atua' is the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction winner and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration winner. @PenguinBooks_NZ
#NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
Tune into @1NewsNZ everyone! Story coming up about Gavin Bishop’s fifth time winning Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, this time for the beautiful pukapuka Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes. 📚📚📚📚 @nzcya #NZCYA #BooksAlive
Ah, guys, did you know that yesterday was #WorldLionDay?! 🦁
And the winner of the Picture Book Award is… ‘Lion Guards the Cake’ written and illustrated by Ruth Paul @scholasticnz #NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
Massive congratulations to all the winners and finalists in last night’s NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults. Felt extremely privileged to be a judge this year and to celebrate such beautiful stories in English & Te Reo Māori. @nzcya #booksalive #NZCYA
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Another peek from behind the curtain for the book night of the year! Here's our round up on the winners at this year's @NZCYA Awards. Congratulations to the winners and finalists alike! #nzcya #booksalive
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The 2022 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year goes to 'Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes' by Gavin Bishop @PenguinBooks_NZ #NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
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This year’s @NZSocAuthors Best First Book Award goes to ‘Spark Hunter’ by @sonyakwilson @TheCubaPress #NZCYA #BooksAlive #Winner
