It will be hosted jointly by Graham Beattie and Carole Beu
and will include reviews, interviews with authors; and news about books and
writers. Carole Beu is well known from the Women’s Bookshop in Ponsonby Road
and Graham Beattie’s blog is the most widely read book blog in New Zealand. A
superbly knowledgeable pair, who is there better qualified to establish such a
timely initiative?
Initially there were not enough funds to enable the show to
start; and so Carole and Graham resorted to appealing for funds through their
crowd funding site ‘Boosted’. Wonderfully, within weeks the funds needed to get
things going had been raised. They are now able to start planning an extended
season for the show as funds continue to be donated.
If you are interested in having publishing issues discussed,
would like to hear a range of authors talk about their work, would appreciate
the opportunity to make comment on any aspect of the book publishing and
selling industry, go to THE BOOK SHOW or www.boosted.co.nz.
It seems to me this is an idea which has found its time. It
is impossible for two or more writers to get together without the challenges
relating to publishing and finding a readership being discussed. Should we persevere with trying to find an
established publisher; if we do, what can we do about the ‘bleeding’ of our
hard won earnings into the hands of agents, cover designers, editors etc? If we persevere with independent publishing,
how and where do we find our target readership?
If we support Graham
and Carole with this show, we will sustain a forum where our concerns can be
voiced, not only to the converted within our own ranks, but that wider audience
– who often don’t know how
many good books they are missing out on – the enthusiastic readers of New
Zealand.
Erin McKechnie
Well said, Erin. Anything that can reach that wider audience should be embraced with our full support.
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