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Lawrence & Gibson is an independent publisher founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 2005.[1] A 2011 feature in The Dominion Post described it as the capital city's most promising independent publishers.[2] The organisation functions as a non-profit worker collective where profits are split 50/50 between author and publisher.[1] Notable authors include Richard Meros,[3][4][5][6] William Dewey,[7] Brannavan Gnanalingam,[8] Thomasin Sleigh,[9] A.D. Jameson, Dick Whyte and Laurence Stacey, and Ulrich Haarburste. Its most notable release is Richard Meros' On the condition and possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as Her Young Lover.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Lang, Sarah (2014) 'Uber Cool and has a social conscience' Capital Magazine April pp. 60-62
  2. ^ Burgess, Malcolm (2011) 'Small and Cheekily Formed' The Dominion Post, May 11.
  3. ^ Dalgleish, Jodie (2011) 'Generation Xperimental' Landfall Review Online October http://www.landfallreview.com/2011/10/generation-xperimental.html?q=Lawrence+and+Gibson
  4. ^ Cohen, David (2008) 'Mystery Man' NZ Listener 9 August http://www.listener.co.nz/uncategorized/mystery-man/
  5. ^ a b Manhire, Toby (2005) 'A love poem to NZ's PM' 21 June http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/21/religion.uk
  6. ^ Finnermore, Sam (2011) 'Privatising Parts by Richard Meros and Getting Under Sail by Brannavan Gnanalingam review' http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/privatising-parts-by-richard-meros-and-getting-under-sail-by-brannavan-gnanalingam-review/
  7. ^ Richards, Lily (2013) 'Life in a Day' NZ Listener 20 June
  8. ^ Dennerstein, Natasha (2014) 'Book review: You Should Have Come Here When You Were Not Here, by Brannavan Gnanalingam' 30 January.
  9. ^ Oliver, Angela (2014) 'Book Review, Ad Lib by Thomasin Sleigh' http://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/book-review-ad-lib-by-thomasin-sleigh/