DL/A-Z//HUT - [Correspondence with Kim Hutchins]

DL/A-Z//HUT

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[Correspondence with Kim Hutchins]

1997

2 Letters (typescript)

Hutchins, Kim
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013

2 items, highlighted. Correspondence between Kim Hutchins, representative of Australian booksellers, and Doris Lessing.

DL/A-Z//HUT/001 [from Kim Hutchins to Doris Lessing, 17/10/1997]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that she is contacting Lessing on behalf of leading independent Australian booksellers, Readings and Gleebooks. Asks if Lessing would be willing to submit the titles of three books that she has enjoyed in the past year for an 'author's favourite books' section of their Christmas catalogue.

DL/A-Z//HUT/002 [from Doris Lessing to Kim Hutchins, 21/10/1997]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Sends her three favourite books of the year: The History of Reading by Alberto Manguel, Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes, and Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane. Gives a brief detail of why each book is one of her favourites.