We are delighted to have the opportunity to welcome Dr. Rick Gekoski to campus for the 2016 World Book Day Lecture. To be held at 5:30 pm in Burns 2 on Thursday, March 3rd, the talk will take the form of an interview discussion with Dr. Paul Tankard of the Department of English and Linguistics.
Rick Gekoski is a lively raconteur who has enjoyed knowing many modern writers and helping them sell their libraries and archives. Author of Tolkein’s Gown and Other Stories of Great Books and Authors, Outside of a Dog: A Bibliomemoir, and Lost, Stolen, or Shredded: Stories of Missing Works of Art, Gekoski has been described by The Tatler as “Bill Bryson, only on books.” His reflections on a life filled with books will provide a fitting celebration for World Book Day in Dunedin.