Category: Book - Kathryn van Beek

Best birthday present

4/8/2018

Just when I thought my birthday haul couldn't get any better, a copy of Bonsai: Best small stories from Aotearoa New Zealand was slipped into my letterbox. My story Women's Studies is among the 200 or so short, short stories featured in the anthology, which also includes work by Tracey Slaughter, Leanne Radojkovich, Zoe Meager, Owen Marshall and many other of my favourite authors.

Wow!

Also - how much am I looking forward to reading Baby, The New Animals and Hera Lindsay Bird?

Heaps!

Little Landers Literature

14/4/2018

Highlanders fans. Photograph (cropped) by Dunedin NZ, Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dunedinnz/

WOW - my book Bruce Finds A Home is going to be part of the Little Landers Literature programme! Along with illustrator Robyn Belton (whose beautiful book The ANZAC Violin is in stores now), I'm going to be teaming up with The Highlanders to bring the joy of reading to Dunedin's children.

Visit the Otago Daily Times website to find out more about Little Landers Literature.

Filming for The Cafe

3/4/2018

Kathryn van Beek on the set of The Cafe

Kathryn van Beek on the set of The Cafe

Wow, my children's book Bruce Finds A Home is going to be on The Cafe TV show on Monday 9 April! We pre-recorded the segment today. I got to hang out with Mel Homer and Mike Puru who are both seriously lovely. A huge thanks to my publicist Karen from Lighthouse PR for arranging this opportunity for me.
Hmmm, perhaps I'd better start thinking about the next Bruce book?

The reviews are in!

16/3/2018

WIN a copy of 'Bruce Finds A Home'

3/3/2018

This week I'm giving away a copy of my full-colour, hardcover illustrated children's book 'Bruce Finds a Home'. The competition is open to everyone, anywhere in the world.

To enter, head on over to Facebook and answer the easy quiz question.
Enter to win 'Bruce Finds a Home'.

Bruce Finds A Home Dunedin Book Launch!

17/2/2018

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Dunedin Bruce Finds A Home book launch. I had a fabulous morning getting to know these little creatures, which at the time I thought were cats but upon closer inspection look rather fox-like.

I ran a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to help fund the book, and as part of the campaign 73 people donated books to the Animal Rescue Network Dunedin. Today I was proud to deliver the 73 books to the network, and I hope they assist with fundraising.

Bruce Finds A Home is now available in all good New Zealand book shops. You can also buy it online here:

Bruce Finds A Home Auckland book launch!

13/2/2018

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Kathryn van Beek's 'Bruce Finds A Home' book launch

Thank you so much to everyone who came along to the Auckland book launch for Bruce Finds A Home - and to everyone who helped me organise it. An extra big thank you to the lovely ladies at The Dorothy Butler Book Shop who made the experience so special.

I'm looking forward to the Dunedin book launch this Saturday 17 February at the University Book Shop from 10.30am. All welcome!

A present for the 'first baby'

9/2/2018

We've succumbed to Jacindababymania over here at Bruce HQ, and put a little something in the post for the PM and her first bloke.

Countdown to launch!

25/1/2018

Bruce Finds A Home: Auckland book launch
11am, Sunday 11 February
Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop
1 Jervois Road, Ponsonby
Join the event on Facebook.

Bruce Finds A Home: Dunedin book launch
10.30am, Saturday 17 February
UBS (University Book Shop)
378 Great King Street, North Dunedin
Join the event on Facebook.

Bruce Finds A Home book launches

14/1/2018

There will be TWO book launches for Bruce Finds A Home in February 2018 - one in Auckland and one in Dunedin.

Bruce Finds A Home: Auckland book launch
11am, Sunday 11 February
Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop
1 Jervois Road, Ponsonby
Join the event on Facebook.

Bruce Finds A Home: Dunedin book launch
10.30am, Saturday 17 February
UBS (University Book Shop)
378 Great King Street, North Dunedin
Join the event on Facebook.

Both events are free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

At both launches, free activities for kids will include colouring-in and face-painting. And of course, copies of the book will be signed and pawtographed.

I hope to see you there!