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Arnold Zable's visit to New Zealand

Arnold Zable is a highly acclaimed novelist, storyteller and educator. His books include Jewels and Ashes , The Fig Tree, Café Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven and his latest, Sea of Many Returns The Book Council is supporting his appearance at the Christchurch Writers Festival and at a special event at Auckland Central City Library.When: Sunday September 7th at 10.30am.Venue: Auckland Central City Library, 44 - 46 Lorne Street, AucklandCost: TBA
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Report from the AGM

Many thanks to all of the members who were able to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting. While these occasions can be a little on the dry side, this year’s was warm introduction for me as a still relative newcomer to the Book Council. Coupling our annual governance meeting with readings from authors as extraordinary as Elizabeth Knox and Geoff Cochrane is an important reminder that what binds us together as an organization is a love of the written word and commitment to supporting and promoting the literary arts in New Zealand.
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