Luring blokes to read books with free beer * is a new one to me!The organisers of New Zealand Book Month have announced a special evening of activities aimed at fathers and their sons to encourage blokes to pick up books .
Timed to coincide with Father's Day and entitled A Word in his Ear, the aim of the event at Auckland Town Hall is to promote reading as a "manly" activity :
in an evening of male bonding over sports, adventure and literature.Abebooks meanwhile has a very good list of Kiwi fiction.
(*Found via Literary Saloon)
(Pic shows Speight's beer which is brewed in New Zealand, but of course I have eno idea what brand of beer will be served.)
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Despite the fact that I already ready when writing permits,and putting aside the fact that I am a Muslim these days, beer never did hold any interest for me. What then? A dry Martini? my old favourite Southern Comfort on the rocks? Pink Champers? I wonder does the drink get bigger and better if the novel is long - a crate of Ale for War and Peace!
Hurm...
Might be a bit difficult to focus on the words when one has blurred vision!
Hahahahaha!!!
Looks like Father's Day is celebrated much later in NZ than everywhere else around the world...
-Poppadumdum
off topic: sharon will there be a merdeka readings?
yusof - good questions! and i wonder if the beer is speight's?
Poppadumdum - dunno. the UK and US father's days and mother's days and goodness knows what else days are different.
ms d - no need to ask q's off topic y'now - facebook is a good way to reach me!
and yes, i am planning for 30th aug and have a good line up. will send word out v. soon.
There's been a speight of RUI - Reading Under the Influence :-)))
- Poppadumdum
It could be Bass. I'm told that's warm beer.
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