{"id":1962,"date":"2020-04-07T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickwood.frogwrite.co.nz\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2020-05-08T11:07:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T10:07:16","slug":"water-must-fall-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickwood.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=1962","title":{"rendered":"WATER MUST FALL Launch (April 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newconpress.co.uk\/info\/book.asp?id=156&amp;referer=Catalogue\">WATER MUST FALL<\/a><\/strong> launches this week &#8211; it was supposed to launch at the now cancelled Concentric, i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concentric2020.uk\/\">Eastercon 2020<\/a>, but Covid-19 has had other (much more tragic) ideas for global humanity &#8211;  these are tough and very sad times for so many! For psychological perspectives on the virus, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/thepsychologist.bps.org.uk\/volume-33\/april-2020\/coronavirus-psychological-perspectives\"><em>The Psychologist Magazine<\/em><\/a> (UK) or, if in South Africa, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyssa.com\/\">PsySSA<\/a><\/em> have a response <a href=\"http:\/\/psytalk.psyssa.com\/current-issue\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <strong>WATER MUST FALL<\/strong>, the now virtual launch is taking place <a href=\"https:\/\/ianwhates.co.uk\/newcon-press-virtual-book-launch\/?fbclid=IwAR2cY8X8qJ55gEwSq8-4oEV6ZQkMYaGc1P0U-rBKF1ebc-l4B6YTzs3ajHk\">here<\/a>, alongside other fine books worthy of your attention. Look through, sample, and enjoy! Today (April 7th) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/campaigns\/world-health-day\/world-health-day-2020\">World Health Day<\/a> &#8211; to your health and happiness, in unsafe times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/ianwhates.co.uk\/newcon-press-virtual-book-launch\/?fbclid=IwAR2cY8X8qJ55gEwSq8-4oEV6ZQkMYaGc1P0U-rBKF1ebc-l4B6YTzs3ajHk\">NewCon Press launch site<\/a>, you can watch me reading the opening of <strong>WATER MUST FALL<\/strong>. (I&#8217;m generally wooden with fear, in front of a camera, but I do me best.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nick Wood reading WATER MUST FALL (April, 2020)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVpMYX8R-Xs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As emerges clearly in <strong>WATER MUST FALL<\/strong>, this world is an unequal place, so this virus will impact on the most disadvantaged, the hardest off all. To all of those struggling to make this world a safer place for everyone, this reading is dedicated &#8211; heroes indeed, *salute!* Here&#8217;s to survival and the creation of a kinder, more equitable, carbon light and communal world. We write and read, to make our dreams real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Wood, April 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nickwood.frogwrite.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Final_Cover_WMF-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATER MUST FALL launches this week &#8211; it was supposed to launch at the now cancelled Concentric, i.e. Eastercon 2020, but Covid-19 has had other (much more tragic) ideas for global humanity &#8211; these are tough and very sad times for so many! 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