Great to hear such excitement from publisher Fergus Barrowman, reporting from the Frankfurt Book Fair. He’s there because New Zealand has been named the fair’s guest of honour for 2012 and, from the sound of his voice, he’s been talking a lot. ‘This is the time to strike,this is our opportunity,’ he says. While he’s making deals for Victoria University Press, he’s also learning about German publishing and responding to the interest now in New Zealand literature generally. And he has good news about digital publishing too. Hear more on ‘Nights’ on Radio New Zealand:
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