Hamish Wright

Booksellers New Zealand was delighted to learn of the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit honour bestowed on Huia Publisher and former chair of our organisation, Robyn Bargh,  in the New Year’s honours list.

“Robyn has played a very important role in New Zealand publishing and she has also given much to the  New Zealand’s book  industry as a whole,” said Booksellers Chairman, Hamish Wright.

The following has been reprinted by kind permission of the Dominion Post. Report by Sophie Speer, photo by Kent Blechynden

Companion Backing Maori Literature

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;

E-books, supply chain, IndieBound and the state of the industry locally and globally were among the topics covered at a two day meeting in Wellington last week.