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'Mr Pip' wins Kiriyama prize

Pacific Rim Voices has announced the winners of the 12th annual Kiriyama Prize. New Zealand author Lloyd Jones' novel Mister Pip (Text/Peng NZ) is this year's fiction winner; The Fragile Edge: Diving ...

Australian authors sweep the (Pacific) pool with CWP shortlist

Australians are guaranteed at least two regional awards at this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP). Local novelists occupy all 11 spots on the shortlists for Best Book and Best First Book for th...

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'Mister Pip' tops NZ bestsellers

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Text/Penguin NZ) has topped New Zealand's bestseller charts for the year, with over 46,000 copies sold in NZ. Another 25,000 copies have sold in Australia and the book has s...

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'Mr Pip' on Booker longlist

Mr Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones (Text Australia/Penguin NZ) has been named as one of 13 titles on the longlist for this year's Man Booker Prize. This longlist was chosen from 110 en...