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17 April 2020

Blokes vs Books: the round-up

We've had fun sharing our Blokes vs Books campaign with the world this week. Here's a round-up of some of the content we've shared, all on one handy page.

An overview of our campaign

The ''men's reading panel'' that started it all

Check out Blokes vs Books on RNZ

Blokes urged to pick up books – NZ Herald

Watch the trailer and then check out some episodes:

Leigh Hart part 1 and part 2

John Tamihere – part 1, part 2 and part 3

Ian and Pete Gillespie from the Garage Project, part 1, part 2 and part 3

Jay Kiriona from Shortland Street

Ben Cumming from Hell Pizza

Nathan Guy, Otaki MP

Check out our daily book giveaways by scrolling through our Facebook page

Check out Paperback Guerillas – an excellent new podcast by Pera Barrett

Writers in Schools author Aaron Topp writes in response to Blokes vs Books

Author Russell Meek shares the inspiration behind his epic fantasy/adventure novels

Film technician Duncan Nimmo tells us about his daily reading routine

Learn about some of the men's book clubs in NZ:

Book group provides social glue for Whakatāne men

Men's book group is surprisingly candid

Male 'book and beverage' group hits the spot

Male book group encourages tolerance

We’ve also put together some short reading lists to correspond with each of our featured guests:

Leigh Hart
John Tamihere
Ian and Pete Gillespie
Jay Kiriona
Ben Cumming
Nathan Guy