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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:
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
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