It will feature a spectacular line-up of speakers representing major awards including the Nobel, Man Booker, Pulitzer, Padma Vibhushan and the Sahitya Akademi Award. The first list of 60 speakers released include Akhil Sharma, award-winning writer and creative writing professor; Amy Tan, author of
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“I think that southwest, country, folk music, desert scene really imprinted in me and those early memories have definitely impacted my writing,” she said. Growing up in Arrowtown listening to her father's American records, Arrowsmith evokes South Island landscapes through her lyrics. She may have
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Self-publishing makes it possible for anyone with the money to print their own books to publish whatever they choose. I promise great books can be written without the “f” word. Librarians are tired of me complaining about vulgarity in some books explaining, they cannot censor reading materials or host
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