Speaking Volumes Review Schedule - December 09

The following books are scheduled for review on the Nine to Noon Show, Radio New Zealand National, weekday mornings at 10.30am. The Speaking Volumes reviews on this show are facilitated by Booksellers New Zealand.

Books for review are independently selected and assigned to reviewers by the Nine to Noon team, and may be submitted by any member of Booksellers New Zealand. Contact Anna Hutchison (04 472 1908) at Booksellers New Zealand for more information on how to submit a title.

Publishers have advised that all books listed in the month below are expected to be in bookstores by the date of review. Booksellers New Zealand makes every effort to ensure details are correct. Review dates may, however, be subject to change.

After the live broadcast, podcasts of the reviews below are available from the Radio NZ website, by clicking on each book title below, care of Radio NZ National (www.radionz.co.nz).

DECEMBER

1 Dec	A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore Faber & Faber (Allen & Unwin) 9780571249442 $38.99
2 Dec	Little Bird of Heaven Joyce Carol Oates Fourth Estate (HarperCollins) 978007342532 $36.99
3 Dec	You or Someone Like You Chandler Burr Allen & Unwin 9781442370989 $32.99
4 Dec	Children’s Book Review
7 Dec	Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife Francine Prose HarperCollins 9780061430794 $44.99
8 Dec	Oscar Wilde’s Stories for All Ages Oscar Wilde as selected by Stephen Fry HarperCollins 9780007342457 $36.99
9 Dec	Containment Vanda Symon Penguin 9780143202295 $28.00
10 Dec	The Lady in the Tower Alison Weir Jonathan Cape (Random House) 9780224090247 $42.99
11 Dec	Red Lotus Pai Kit Fai Sphere (Hachette NZ) 9781847440617 $36.99
14 Dec	Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story Paul Auster Faber & Faber (Allen & Unwin) 9780571249770 $29.99
15 Dec	Breakfast with Socrates Robert Rowland Smith Profile (Allen & Unwin) 9781846682377 $38.99
16 Dec	Life Stories David Attenborough Collins (HarperCollins) 9780007338832 $44.99
17 Dec	No Impact Man Colin Beavan Piatkus (Hachette NZ) 9780749929206 $39.99
18 Dec	Children’s Book Review
21 Dec	Sunflowers: A Novel of Vincent van Gogh Sheramy Bundrick HarperCollins 978006165278 $26.99
22 Dec	A Week at the Airport Alain De Botton Profile (Allen & Unwin) 9781846683596 $29.99
23 Dec	The Joy of Eating Jill Foulston Virago (Hachette NZ) 9781860499050 $32.99
24 Dec	Christmas Special
25 Dec	Christmas Day