Following the 2002 exhibition, 'Sir Edmund Hillary: Everest and Beyond', which she curated for Auckland Museum, Johnston published her first book, Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life.[2][3] The book was translated into German by Ursula Pesch and Hans Freundl.[4] Johnston collaborated with David Larsen to write Reaching the Summit, biography of Edmund Hillary for young adults.[5]
Johnston has published a number of books celebrating New Zealand's culinary history including Ladies, a Plate (2008), A Second Helping (2009), What's For Pudding? (2011), and Ladies, a Plate: Jams and Preserves (2016).[2]
In 2016, Johnston edited and revised the Edmonds Cookery Book for its 69th De Luxe edition.[6]
The first book in her cookery series, Ladies, a Plate, won the Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture Award at the 2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards.[7] It also won the Publishers' Association of New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book and was Recipe Book of the Year in the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers Culinary Quill Awards.[2]
Johnston's books have also won design awards, including Best Cover in the 2006 Spectrum Book Design Awards for Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life[8] and Nielsen Award for Best Book for Ladies, A Plate at the 2009 PANZ Book Design Awards.[9]
ReferencesEdit
^. Auckland Libraries. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ abcd"Alexa Johnston". Penguin New Zealand. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^Johnston, Alexa (2005). Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life. Penguin. ISBN9780670045549.
^Johnston, Alexa (2013). Sir Edmund Hillary: Die Biografie. Translated by Pesch, Ursula; Freundl, Hans. NG Taschenbuch. ISBN9783492404709.
^"Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story by Alexa Johnston". Penguin New Zealand. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^Steenhart, Josie (28 September 2016). "Iconic Edmonds cookbook given mouthwatering makeover". Stuff. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ ab"Past Winners by Author". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^"Spectrum Book Design Awards 2006 winners". Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^"2009 PANZ Book Design Awards". PANZ Book Design Awards. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External linksEdit
Ladies, a plate - personal website
October 22, 2023
alexa, johnston, author, curator, historian, from, zealand, nationalitynew, zealanderalma, maternorthcote, college, university, aucklandgenrebiography, cookerynotable, workssir, edmund, hillary, extraordinary, life, ladies, platenotable, awardslifestyle, conte. Alexa Johnston is an author art curator and historian from New Zealand Alexa JohnstonNationalityNew ZealanderAlma materNorthcote College University of AucklandGenreBiography cookeryNotable worksSir Edmund Hillary An Extraordinary Life Ladies a PlateNotable awardsLifestyle amp Contemporary Culture Award Recipe Book of the YearWebsiteLadies a plate Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditJohnston attended Northcote College She studied Art History at the University of Auckland 1 Career EditJohnston worked for nineteen years as a curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki 2 Following the 2002 exhibition Sir Edmund Hillary Everest and Beyond which she curated for Auckland Museum Johnston published her first book Sir Edmund Hillary An Extraordinary Life 2 3 The book was translated into German by Ursula Pesch and Hans Freundl 4 Johnston collaborated with David Larsen to write Reaching the Summit biography of Edmund Hillary for young adults 5 Johnston has published a number of books celebrating New Zealand s culinary history including Ladies a Plate 2008 A Second Helping 2009 What s For Pudding 2011 and Ladies a Plate Jams and Preserves 2016 2 In 2016 Johnston edited and revised the Edmonds Cookery Book for its 69th De Luxe edition 6 Awards EditSir Edmund Hillary An Extraordinary Life received the non fiction honour award in the 2008 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 7 The first book in her cookery series Ladies a Plate won the Lifestyle amp Contemporary Culture Award at the 2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards 7 It also won the Publishers Association of New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book and was Recipe Book of the Year in the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers Culinary Quill Awards 2 Johnston s books have also won design awards including Best Cover in the 2006 Spectrum Book Design Awards for Sir Edmund Hillary An Extraordinary Life 8 and Nielsen Award for Best Book for Ladies A Plate at the 2009 PANZ Book Design Awards 9 References Edit Alexa Johnston Auckland Libraries 28 January 2016 Archived from the original on 28 January 2016 Retrieved 26 November 2017 a b c d Alexa Johnston Penguin New Zealand Retrieved 26 November 2017 Johnston Alexa 2005 Sir Edmund Hillary An Extraordinary Life Penguin ISBN 9780670045549 Johnston Alexa 2013 Sir Edmund Hillary Die Biografie Translated by Pesch Ursula Freundl Hans NG Taschenbuch ISBN 9783492404709 Reaching the Summit Sir Edmund Hillary s Story by Alexa Johnston Penguin New Zealand Retrieved 26 November 2017 Steenhart Josie 28 September 2016 Iconic Edmonds cookbook given mouthwatering makeover Stuff Retrieved 30 March 2021 a b Past Winners by Author New Zealand Book Awards Trust Retrieved 26 November 2017 Spectrum Book Design Awards 2006 winners Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc 11 October 2007 Retrieved 26 November 2017 2009 PANZ Book Design Awards PANZ Book Design Awards 27 October 2012 Retrieved 26 November 2017 External links EditLadies a plate personal website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexa Johnston amp oldid 1167582375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
