Senseless entertainment
To celebrate this year's New Zealand Book Month, we've lined up several exciting events. We had a great night last night, when we were visited by Kiwi author Andrea Jutson, who read from her crime novel Senseless and shared her experiences on being published in New Zealand and the writing process. You can listen to some of her reading here - but beware, some of the language is unsuitable for children! (By the way, that's our shelver Tina with her sound effect machine in the background - thanks to the Durham Theatre Company for the loan!)
And don't forget, Andrea's novels Senseless and The Darkness Looking Back are both available from North Libraries! You can also purchase them from the Paper Plus in Whangatiu if you would like to support a local author.
Upcoming NZ Book Month events:
19 September -
Poetry slam (7pm-10pm)
Amateur (and not-so-amateur) poets, bring along your creations to read aloud. Drinks and nibbles provided, gold coin entry.
28 September -
Hairy Maclary book reading with Lynley Dodd (1pm)
The creator of Hairy Maclary and The Nickle Nackle Tree among other favourites will read to young children. The session is free.
Make a children's picture book with Lynley Dodd (3.30 pm)
Kiwi legend Lynley Dodd shows how she creates her well-loved characters from Hairy Maclary, and provides tips on writing picture books for children. Session $5.
SOURCES
Sound effects: FreeSFX. http://www.freesfx.co.uk
Reading: Jutson, A. (2005). Senseless. Auckland, New Zealand: Random House New Zealand. (No permission required, as I am the author.)
