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Showing posts with label Ockham Book Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ockham Book Awards. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Heather du Plessis-Allan: You don't have to applaud a politician

Judging by the list of the most popular reads on any particular website, it seems quite a few of us have now read the account of how rude the audience at the Ockham Book Awards were to the Prime Minister.

According to Steve Braunias, when Luxon was welcomed onto the stage, the "applause basically sounded like one hand clapping" - and after his speech was done, the applause was even less than before. And he was apparently gently mocked in comments by the MC, our very own Jack Tame,  and two authors thereafter.