12 August 2004
The New Zealand Book Council and The Dominion Post are proud to present Seven Stars Shine, an exciting series of
international authors appearing in Wellington between 27 August and 6 October.
MICHAEL CONNELLY Archetype Allen & Unwin 27 AUGUST, CITY GALLERY THEATRE, 6.00 -7.00PM $7 Book Council Member, $8 Unwaged, $10 Non Member
Modern master of crime fiction Michael Connelly is the author of the hugely popular Harry Bosch series. A long-time
journalist, Connelly covered crime for the Los Angeles Times, and it was while writing for the Times that he created
LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. In The Narrows, Connelly's most recent novel, Bosch and The Poet finally meet. Chair:
Paul Thomas
COLM TOIBIN Macmillan Publishers 1 Sept, DOWNSTAGE THEATRE, 12.00 - 1.00PM $7 Book Council Member, $8 Unwaged, $12 Non
Member
Colm Toibin is one of Ireland's most celebrated writers. His critically acclaimed novels, journalism, plays and travel
writing have seen him become one of the most important writers of his generation. In his most recent novel, The Master,
Toibin writes an intimate and engaging portrayal of Henry James. As in his earlier collection of essays, Love in a Dark
Time, Tiobin again returns to the twilight worlds of sexuality and writing. Chair: Mary Varnham
LYNNE TRUSS Archetype Allen & Unwin 3 SEPT, ST ANDREWS ON THE TERRACE, 1.00 - 2.00PM $7 Book Council Member, $8 Unwaged, $12 Non Member
Lynne Truss began her career as a literary editor wielding a blue pencil. She got sidetracked, and the result was the
international best-seller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. In her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, Truss suggests that it is time to revisit the comma,
the semicolon, the dash - and to celebrate them as the wonderful, still necessary, creatures they are. Chair: Chris
Price
FREDERICK FORSYTH Random House 6 SEPT, ST ANDREWS ON THE TERRACE, 12.00 - 1.00PM $7 Book Council Member, $8 Unwaged, $12
Non Member
'When it comes to espionage, international intrigue and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master.'-The Washington Post.
Author of the bestselling Dogs of War, The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, Forsyth is in Wellington with his most
recent novel, Avenger. Set in Vietnam, Bosnia, Washington and the jungles of Central America, this is Forsyth at his
finest Chair: Maggie Barry
Book your tickets by: Mail: New Zealand Book Council, Level 5, Old Wool House, 139-141 Featherston Street, Wellington
Email: events@bookcouncil.org.nz Fax: 04 499 1424 Phone: 04 499 1569 In Person: New Zealand Book Council, Level 5, Old
Wool House, 139-141 Featherston Street, Wellington
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