tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post4544167237230473552..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: The world differently - the 'Posties' AnnouncedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-56646951869046764682011-06-01T11:42:21.355+12:002011-06-01T11:42:21.355+12:00Thanks Anon! I've corrected that - I was confu...Thanks Anon! I've corrected that - I was confusing Pat White and Patrick Evans - have put Pat White's memoir on the list too, I liked that very much. And Under the Overcoat was indeed this year Claire, but I thought it might be early enough to qualify? Will check that out... may well be wrong. In which case, good news, it deserves to be there.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-86895157014438064382011-06-01T10:33:33.578+12:002011-06-01T10:33:33.578+12:00Some good news, I think: Under the Overcoat was pu...Some good news, I think: Under the Overcoat was published this year, so stands a chance for the 2012 awards, doesn’t it? But yes, the drastic reduction in finalists and categories does seem to mean that some stunning books don’t get their time in the sun.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549609289169890919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-87886934012589006212011-06-01T10:23:27.513+12:002011-06-01T10:23:27.513+12:00It was Patrick Evans who wrote Gifted, not Patrick...It was Patrick Evans who wrote Gifted, not Patrick White. His omission is a good case for increasing the number of fiction finalists back to five, as Gifted was easily one of the best NZ novels of last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com