It was with great sadness that we learned this week
of the passing of Paul Greenberg after a long illness.
That sadness has been shared throughout the book
trade, of which Paul was a respected and beloved member.
Paul had joined the book trade in the late 1960s as
a sales representative for A.H. & A.W. Reed, and over the subsequent 50
years worked with and for many of the great publishers and booksellers.
The inimitable Mr Greenberg – known for his charm, professionalism,
sartorial elegance and gentlemanly ways – was the consummate sales rep.
With his partner Joan Roulston, Paul had operated
Greene Phoenix Marketing over the past two decades, travelling the length and
breadth of the country to market local and international books.
They enthusiastically represented Oratia Books in
most of the North Island from 2009 until 2017, when health reasons obliged Paul
reluctantly to “hang up his slate”.
See this summary of his contribution from
Booksellers NZ this week.
Paul, thank you for all you did for us. Things won't be the same without you.
