Thursday, March 27, 2008


London Review of Books, 20 March 2008

My copy landed in the mail box today and I immediately lost a couple of hours…………..
Interesting to note that two of the many star writers attending this year’s Auckland Writers & Readers Festival are among those featured.

Poet & novelist John Burnside, winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1992 and the Whitbread Poetry Prize in 2000, occupies much of a page with his poem “An Essay Concerning Light” while author Junot Diaz’s brilliant first novel is the subject of a long, thoughtful review by Philip Connors.
Burnside also has a piece of short fiction in The New Yorker of March 17.

At the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival you can attend “An Hour with John Burnside” at 10.00am Friday 16 May in the ASB Theatre , Aotea Centre while “An Hour with Junior Diaz’ is in the same venue and on the same day but at 7.00pm. Both men feature on various panels as well.

Remember the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival is on 14-18 May and bookings open
7 April. Be in early with your bookings as it is a great programme and seats will be at a premium for many sessions.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love the LRB. Great pieces. And of course the personals are great too. Have you seen 'They Call me Naughty Lola', published by the LRB and Profile last year I think? Easily the funniest book I've ever read.