Booksellers NZ

I was reading the latest Bear Grylls book Mud Sweat and Tears (which by the way, is excellent and perfect for 14+) and came across this great quote from John F. Kennedy;

A copy of Bloody Mama, banned in 1971 by the now defunct Indecent Publications Tribunal has been seized today (Wednesday) from Book Haven in Newtown, Wellington by the Internal Affairs Department.

Book Haven’s owner Don Hollander (pictured right) was shocked when his store manager Sam Duckor-Jones told him that Phil Priest of Internal Affairs had called to say a complaint had been received that Book Haven had the banned book in stock and that he would come and seize it.
 
“I hate the thought of books being banned. We should protest strongly about any books being banned,” said Don.

Auckland University Press publisher, Sam Elworthy has been elected chair of the New Zealand Book Awards Governance Group, a new body established by the book industry to oversee the two book awards programmes sponsored by New Zealand Post.

Elworthy represents the Publishers Association of New Zealand with other members of the group being; Nicola Airey (New Zealand  Post),  Carole Beu (Booksellers NZ), Rosemary Wildblood (The New Zealand Society of Authors) and Catriona Ferguson (Creative New Zealand) .

The New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards and the New Zealand Post Book Awards are administered by Booksellers NZ on behalf of the industry.