Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2008
Christchurch City Libraries connects you with the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2008. Find out about the featured authors, novels, themes and events.
Last year (2007) we reported direct from the Writers and Readers Festival on the Christchurch City Libraries blog and brought you interviews with authors and feedback from sessions. In 2008 we provided you with more exciting updates and information about all the action in Auckland.
Festival coverage
Interviews
- Thomas Kohnstamm - travelling the road to hell
- Junot Diaz, the devil and me - "a rock star in the world of literature."
- Simon Sebag Montefiore - "I like honey with everything"
- Mo Hayder - on publicity, the "Walking Man" series and women & violence.
- Sarah Hall - discusses her new novel, the writing process, libraries and IRA training.
- Tessa Duder - New Zealand's "crone lit author.
- Festival director Jill Rawnsley talks about the 2008 lineup.
Daily Festival Wrap
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Sunday
5:24min, 5.1Mb
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Saturday Part Two
9:35min, 9Mb
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Saturday Part One
6:26min, 6Mb
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Friday
7:30min, 7Mb
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Thursday
8:05min, 7.7Mb
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Wednesday
2:44min, 2.6Mb
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Festival Authors
- Maxine Alteiro (NZ)
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- Tusiata Avia (NZ)
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- Bernard Beckett (NZ)
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Our interview with Bernard on the pulse website - Joe Bennett (NZ)
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Steve Braunias (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Steve Braunias
- James Brown (NZ)
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- Linda Burgess (NZ)
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- John Burnside
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Philippe Claudel- Search the library catalogue for books by Philippe Claudel
Our profile - J. M. Coetzee
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Our profile - Luke Davies
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- Lloyd Spencer Davis (NZ)
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Kate de Goldi (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Kate de Goldi
- Junot Diaz
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- Joan Druett (NZ)
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- Tessa Duder (NZ)
- Our festival interview with Tessa
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- Barbara Else (NZ)
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- Anne Enright
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Fiona Farrell (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Fiona Farrell
- Lawrence Fearnley (NZ)
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- Christine Fernyhough (NZ)
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- James George (NZ)
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- George Gibbs (NZ)
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John Gray- Search the library catalogue for books by John Gray
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- Paula Green (NZ)
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- Roger Hall (NZ)
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- Sarah Hall
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Our profile - Derek Hansen
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- Mo Hayder
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Witi Ihimaera (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Witi Ihimaera
- Manying Ip (NZ)
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- Lauraine Jacobs (NZ)
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- Stephanie Johnson (NZ)
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- Alexa Johnston (NZ)
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Kapka Kassabova (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Kapka Kassabova
- Hamish Keith (NZ)
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- Fiona Kidman (NZ)
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- Ryan Knighton
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Our profile - Shonagh Koea (NZ)
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Thomas Kohnstamm- Search the library catalogue for books by Thomas Kohnstamm
- Sarah Laing (NZ)
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- David Larsen (NZ)
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- Graeme Lay (NZ)
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- Helen Leach (NZ)
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- Hermione Lee
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Our profile - Michele Leggott (NZ)
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Louise Wareham Leonard- Search the library catalogue for books by Louise Wareham Leonard
- Douglas Lloyd Jenkins (NZ)
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- Mary McCallum (NZ)
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- Bruce McFadgen (NZ)
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- James McNeish (NZ)
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- Ray McVinnie (NZ)
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- Karlo Mila (NZ)
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- Simon Montefiore
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Our profile - Paula Morris (NZ)
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- Loretta Napoleoni
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Carl Nixon (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Carl Nixon
- Heather O'Neill
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Our profile - Michael Pollan
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Our profile - Harry Ricketts (NZ)
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- Duncan Sarkies (NZ)
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- Owen Scott (NZ)
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Iain Sharp (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Iain Sharp
- Peter Simpson (NZ)
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- Peter Temple
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Our profile - Hamish Thompson (NZ)
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- Chris Trotter (NZ)
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- Peter Wells (NZ)
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- Simon Wilson (NZ)
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Alison Wong (NZ)- Search the library catalogue for books by Alison Wong
- Douglas Wright (NZ)
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