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The launch for Ian Connor’s first book, Grace Hirst: A Settler’s Life happened last week at Poppies New Plymouth. It was a great night all around!
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Come and attend the launch of Heritage Press’ new title, Grace Hirst – The Settler’s Life in New Plymouth by Ian Connor. We want to invite all our local history buffs and avid readers to Poppies New Plymouth, Saturday, 12th July at 2.30 p.m. with guest speaker Ivan Bruce from Heritage Taranaki. Free event. All…
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FIRST ENCOUNTERS: The Early Pacific and European Narratives of Abel Tasman’s 1642 Voyage, by Wellington historian Rüdiger Mack, is currently out of stock, but a reprint will be available in March. This title is now available on backorder.
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Independent literature review site FlaxFlower has written a fantastic review of Trish Fenton’s debut novel War Bride. Read the review below, and grab your copy of the novel here. [War Bride’s] genre defies ready classification because, although founded on the real-life love-story of the author’s clearly beloved parents-in-law, Fenton has resisted the temptation to write…
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Students at Wellington Boys’ College performed a dramatised version of “the Corset Scene” from Stephen Tester’s novel, Kiss of Death. Watch it below. Get your copy of the book here, or in good bookstores everywhere.
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Our fantastic author Stephen Tester went on the Breeze to talk to Steve and Shelley about his absolutely brilliant debut novel, Kiss of Death. You can listen to the interview below. You can get your copy of Kiss of Death, in paperback and ebook format, here. Use the code WCHOORAH24 to get 25% off and…
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The students at Wellington Boys’ College have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into the launch of their history teacher’s debut novel. Stephen Tester, a former barrister-turned-history teacher, is launching his novel Kiss of Death at the school’s annual Runathon this week. The students have organised several events as part of the launch, including a dramatic scene from…
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Stephen Tester was recently interviewed about his debut novel, Kiss of Death, by journalist Andrew Whiteside. His full interview is available on Andrew’s website, and linked below.
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An exciting new voice arrives on the New Zealand literary scene this March, with Kiss of Death, the first-ever historical legal thriller to be published in this country. Wellington author Stephen Tester began his working life as a barrister, but his love of history led him into secondary school teaching and writing in his spare time.…
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Stephen Tester’s debut novel, “Kiss of Death”, is out March 14th. The official launch for this book is being held by the history teacher’s school, Wellington Boys’ College, as part of their annual Runathon. We have partnered with the school to raise money for the charities they are donating to this year, with a store-wide…
