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Press Release – Ockham Book Awards
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is a highly anticipated event on the annual arts calendar, and one category that continues to gain interest is the Best First Book Awards, sponsored by MitoQ.
The Best First Book Awards recognise work of quality by an author for whom the entry is their first published book. For the third year running, MitoQ has sponsored the category, giving new writers a financial boost and recognition to help them focus on pursuing a writing career.
The Best First Book Awards category has seen steady growth in submission numbers since its introduction to the Book Awards in 1996. In 2021, 50 books entered were from debut authors, nearly a third of all submissions.
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 9:24 am
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is a highly
anticipated event on the annual arts calendar, and one
category that continues to gain interest is the Best First
Book Awards, sponsored by MitoQ.
The Best First Book
Awards recognise work of quality by an author for whom the
entry is their first published book. For the third year
running, MitoQ has sponsored the category, giving new
writers a financial boost and recognition to help them focus
on pursuing a writing career.
The Best First Book
Awards category has seen steady growth in submission numbers
since its introduction to the Book Awards in 1996. In 2021,
Booksellers Favourite Books Of All Time
Sellers of the field play favourites with books perfectly, and personally, pitched Tuesday May 11, 2021
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson
Often my favourite book is the one I’m currently recommending to customers. At present, I’m raving about
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson. I toyed with choosing a classic (
Anne of Green Gables) or a Booker winner (
Girl, Woman, Other) as my favourite read, but nothing beats discovering a hidden gem. A book that slips stealth-like into your hand by an author you’ve never heard of.
As a bookseller I’m constantly racing to finish one book and start another. Which is why it is a rare and beautiful moment when, as happened with
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Shown speaking is Michael Russo, owner of Russo s Grill in Amsterdam. (The Leader-Herald/Briana O Hara) Shown speaking is Michael Russo, owner of Russo’s Grill in Amsterdam. (The Leader-Herald/Briana O’Hara)
AMSTERDAM “Help is on the way,” state Sen. Charles Schumer repeated several times in announcing the passing of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
While sporting a #SaveRestaurants mask, Schumer, along with other state and local officials, and local restaurant owners, discussed how the American Rescue Plan will help restaurants recover through the Restaurants Act, after a year of struggle due to the pandemic.
“Even with 75 percent capacity rules that started on March 19, Capital Region restaurants, their employees, and the overall regional economy still need immediate federal relief because too many of he places we know and love could close without any help, leaving a giant hole in our local economy, Schumer said. “That is why