[CLOSED] Win books by featured authors in the Auckland Writer's Festival

Win books by featured authors in the Auckland Writer's Festival - We have a bumper giveaway of books by featured authors in the Auckland Writer's Festival, thanks to Hachette NZ. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. Set in the deep American south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor black girl. Alice Walker is a doyenne of American literature, and is doing an event at the Auckland Writer's Festival on Sunday 18 May. Valentine Grey, by Sandi Toksvig London 1887 and a young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in England. She's been brought up in the remote and sunny climes of India and finds being forced into corsets and skirts in damp and cold country insufferable. Sandi Toksvig is a well-loved british author and playwright, and will appear at the Auckland Writer's Festival on Saturday 17 May in the evening. The Food of Love Cookery School, by Nicky Pellegrino Luca Amore runs cooking holidays in the baroque Sicilian mountain town of Fasolino. He's taught many people how to cook the dishes passed down to him by generations of Amore women. Nicky Pellegrino is well-known as an author and reviewer here in New Zealand, and will be holding a luncheon at the Auckland Writer's Festival on Friday 16 May. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, by Alexander McCall Smith As Botswana awaits the familiar blessing of the rains and the resumption of the eternal cycle, seismic upheaval is taking place at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Alexander McCall-Smith is the Scottish author of over 60 books on a wide array of subjects. He will deliver a keynote speech at the Auckland Writer's Festival on the evening of Friday 16 May. Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. He never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts either. Cornelia Funke is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inkheart trilogy and a whole host of popular children's novels and picture books. She is appearing at the Auckland Writer's Festival on Friday 16 May. To enter, please email info@booksellers.co.nz, with 'Auckland Festival' in the subject, and tell us what event you would most like to go to during the festival. We will draw the prize next Thursday 8 May, at 12 noon. The winner of last week's competition for the two war books, Brave Bess, and Passchendaele, from HarperCollins NZ was Denise Abbott.

This competition closes on Thursday, 8 May 2014 at 11:59 PM AEST.