Maand van het Spannende Boek
Dutch theme month to promote literary genres of "exciting books"
The Maand van het Spannende Boek (June) is a Dutch theme month to promote literary genres of "exciting books" (detectives, thrillers) and is organized by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek.
Background
This promotion began with a name in 1989. In May 1989 the foundation CPNG garnered extra publicity for the genre of "the exciting book". This was done by promoting a book published by Tomas Ross, "Mode voor Moskou" ("Fashion for Moscow") that sold at a reduced price (4.95 gulden). The last chapter was left omitted, and there was a competition attached: "Who is the murderer?". The prize was a "Detective-weekend for two" in England valued at f 2499. The disclosure of the perpetrator and the announcement of the winner found a place in the NOS Television program TV 3 on May 23, 1989. The last chapter could then be collected by presenting a voucher to the booksellers. The Gouden Strop was also awarded in the same program.
The action was a success, in the succeeding year there was a 'promotion-period' set between May 21 and June 1990.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5398506. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989 and 1990.
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