Member: joannasephine

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Tagspoetry (1,064), women poets (382), British poetry (374), New Zealand poetry (250), American poetry (242), anthologies (187), dining room bookcase (168), mystery (158), crime (152), scifi/fantasy (126) — see all tags

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About meI'm a writer and an unrepentant, recidivist book fiend. My other half is a scientist.

We're both huge fans of Terry Pratchett, keen home bakers/brewers/gardeners/chicken keepers, and are interested in sustainable living and permaculture (probably inevitable – I was once thrown off a horse at Bill Mollison's feet).
We have a diverse and eccentric set of life skills.

My first poetry collection, "The Summer King", was published in July 2009 by Otago University Press, and won both the 2008 Kathleen Grattan Award and the 2010 Mary Gilmore Prize for Poetry.

About my libraryWelcome to my library. (Well, the bits of it I've catalogued so far anyway.)
As you can see, it's mostly poetry so far, but I am slowly adding books from my other life ...

Are you a poetry fan?
Scifi buff? Fantasy nut?
Lifestyler?
Barbara Good?
Want to trade recommendations?

Groups25 Book Challenge for 2010, 75 Books Challenge for 2010, All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans, BookMooching, Fforde Ffans, Hobnob with Authors, New Zealand Thingamabrarians, Poetry Fool, ReadaThing, Writer's Brag and Rag Bag

Favorite authorsTony Curtis, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jasper Fforde, Annie Finch, Kate Llewellyn, Daphne du Maurier, Maria McCann, Les Murray, Terry Pratchett, Sheenagh Pugh, Nigel Slater, Pauline Stainer (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresFoyles (old Charing Cross branch), Heffers Bookshop, MCB Madras Cafe Books, Scorpio Books, The Poetry Bookshop, UBS University Bookshop on Campus, University Book Shop (Otago)

Favorite librariesChristchurch Central City Library, Scottish Poetry Library, South Christchurch Library

Homepagehttp://jopre.wordpress.com

Also onBookMooch, Wordpress

Real nameJoanna Preston

LocationCanterbury, New Zealand

Account typepublic

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Member sinceApr 25, 2007

Currently readingLife on the Edge : the coming of age of quantum biology by Jim Al-Khalili