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Obituary – John McIntyre

Posted on September 10, 2017 by NZ Books

Literacy and literature Julia Marshall, publisher at Gecko Press, raises a cheer for the cheerleader for children’s books, John McIntyre. John McIntyre of The Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie was a champion and friend of many. His wife and partner in…

Tagged with: Issue 119, John McIntyre, Julia Marshall, Spring 2017
Posted in Obituaries

Escape from Warsaw, John McIntyre

Posted on September 1, 2004 by NZ Books

Waimea College Library, Richmond, 1965. I was no great visitor to libraries prior to this, an era when children’s literature was more worthy than enticing, but it was to become my sanctuary for my first unconfident year of secondary school…

Tagged with: Issue 67, John McIntyre, Spring 2004
Posted in Imprints