Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Backside goes Stateside!
Well-known New York publisher Dover Publications has
acquired North American rights to our bestselling children’s book I Need a New Bum!
The deal, initiated at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2013 and
finalised recently, will see a North American edition released within the next
year.
Dover will retitle the book I Need a New Butt! to ensure the right message gets across to North
American readers.
Congratulations and thanks to author Dawn McMillan and
illustrator Ross Kinnaird whose fine work grabbed the interest of Dover’s team.
We are delighted to be working with Dover to take this
hilarious and popular book to US and Canadian readers.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Read about The Last Maopo on the New Zealand WW100 website
The Last Maopo, a book to be officially launched on Anzac Day 2014, provides insight into the Māori experience of the First World War by retelling the life of Ngāi Tahu soldier Wiremu Maopo. Through more than 40 letters to his friend Virgie Fincham at his home outside Christchurch, Wiremu depicts the robust contribution the Māori Pioneer Battalion made to the First World War – despite official attempts to keep them away from frontline duties… Read more
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Last Maopo - a unique story from the First World War
A new book on sale this Thursday provides unprecedented
insight into the Māori experience of the First World War by retelling the life of
Ngāi Tahu
soldier Wiremu Maopo.
Through more than 40 letters to his friend Virgie Fincham at his
home outside Christchurch, Wiremu depicts the robust contribution the Māori
Pioneer
Battalion made to the First World War – despite official
attempts to keep them away from frontline duties.
Back home, friendly relations between
Māori and Pākehā – embodied in the warm letters between Wiremu and Virgie –
masked tragedy and discrimination. All of Wiremu’s siblings died in childhood
or later in life and after the war, he ironically becomes the sole survivor of his
once large family.
Wiremu had left for the war unaware that
his Pākehā girlfriend Phoebe was pregnant. Her outraged parents told Phoebe
that Wiremu was dead and forced the adoption of their daughter.
Neither Wiremu nor Phoebe ever learned the
truth, and only now has the family line been revived by the work of Tania
Simpson, a leading businesswoman who is Wiremu’s great-granddaughter.
“This is a personal story but one that
sheds light on the sacrifices Māori made in contributing to the First World
War, and the challenges they faced in early New Zealand,” she said.
The book will be officially launched at
Ngati Moki marae in Taumutu, near Leeston, on Anzac Day.
The Life and First World War Sacrifice of Wiremu Maopo
Tania Te Rangingangana
Simpson
Paperback,
240 x 170 mm, 160 pages, b&w with photos
Libro International, a division of Oratia Media
www.librointernational.com | www.oratiamedia.com
Libro International, a division of Oratia Media
www.librointernational.com | www.oratiamedia.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
New representation for Auckland
Well-known book rep Paul Greenberg is now handling Libro International books for Auckland bookstores.
Paul's agency Greene Phoenix Marketing has represented our books south of the Bombays since 2009, and we look forward to his extending that work in Auckland. Paul (pictured) is one of New Zealand's most experienced book marketers, ably supported by partner Joan Roulston. Paul can be contacted on paul.gpm@xtra.co.nz
or 021 722 210.
We extend our sincere thanks to Bruce Campbell for all the work he has done introducing our new list to the book trade in Auckland and Northland over the past four and a half years. His vast experience in the trade and unflappable good humour have helped Libro International greatly. Bruce will continue to provide advice for marketing to bookstores in Northland.
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