Winning book reviews for the first Westmorland Gazette and Kendal Ottakar's New Authors- New Reviewers project featured new novels The Piano Teacher by Lynn York and Miracles of Santo Fico by D. L. Smith.
Rosey Darbishire, Ulverston, had the winning review for The Piano Teacher, which will be featured along side this Book of the Month title in the Kendal Ottakar's. The runner up was the review of The Miracles of Santo Fico presented by Gwen Green, Kendal. Both reviewers received gift vouchers from Ottakar's.
The winning reviews, along with those for three other books, are posted in the new Leisure New Authors, New Reviewers section on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk.
"We launched the project together to give local readers a chance to influence the titles selected for the local market," said Web Editor Kate Harrison Whiteside. "The response was overwhelming."
Local authors have also been requesting reviews from the project's panel.
The project will continue with New Authors' reviewers needed quarterly. The next selection of books will be available in September. Interested reviewers should send their name, address and contact information to kate.whiteside@kendal.newsquest.co.uk or post it to Kate Whiteside, Web Editor, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright's Yard, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DP.
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