Dunedin gets its own crime fiction event next month, with the official launch of University of Otago Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies Liam McIlvanney's debut thriller, ALL THE COLOURS OF THE TOWN, at the University Book Shop on 22 September 2009.
McIlvanney recently immigrated to New Zealand. He returns to his roots with his debut, described as "a compelling thriller set amid the murky politics of Scotland and Northern Ireland".
More information is available at: http://kiwicrime.blogspot.com/2009/08/another-kinda-kiwi-crime-writing-debut.html
The official information re: the book launch is included below:
Allen & Unwin Book Publishers invites you to the launch of -ALL THE COLOURS OF THE TOWNby Liam McIlvanney
6.00pm
Tuesday 22 September
University Book Shop
378 Great King Street
Dunedin
Please RSVP to Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb on bronwynw@unibooks.co.nz or
Tel: (03) 477-6976
Hopefully plenty of Southerners will head along, and help support local crime writing!
Yay, an event in Dunedin - so naturally, it's someone in the family's birthday that night!
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