Epics and sagas has Doris chatting this week and she reckons some of the old ones are the good ones – would NZ literature be where it is today without Barry Crump? One can only guess...
Last Post: Sagas, epics and literature, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
In his third and final blog, Martin talks about dreams; how states of consciousness can merge into one another and how little we understand – and use – this process ...
Last Post: Opening the Envelope, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
In her final blog, Penny mourns a book she hated to finish, and confesses she's not above giving her favourite books a bit of a sneaky fondle...
Last Post: Love is..., Posts: 3, Comments: 0
For her last post Bronwyn (a most prolific reader!) goes from recommended chick-lit to the state of the planet via clouds, and ends with a celebration of rain, something that will come in handy for the imminent NZ winter...
Last Post: Rainy weekend reads, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
In his final blog, Iain is distracted from his mountain of work commitments by an unwise visit to the movies which catapults him back to his teenage years and a long-standing horror of the then President of the United States.
Last Post: Distraction conspiracies, Posts: 3, Comments: 3
In her final blog for NZ Book Month, Mary ponders the art of storytelling – is it alive or dying out? German critic Walter Benjamin thought it was almost a hundred years ago, but events such as the upcoming Storylines Festival just may be reversing the trend.
Last Post: A novel and an author undone, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
Garry's had a very long and busy week, treating record numbers of people in his London clinic. He's celebrated by buying a new surfboard and heading to the South Coast of England for a spot of surfing.
Last Post: Book talk, plus how to charm a worm, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
In a nostalgic mood for his third and final blog, Graeme conjures up his memories of Frank Sargeson amongst the rubble of the new road widening happening outside the great writer's house at 14 Esmonde Road, Takapuna. Sargeson was a friend and mentor for Graeme in his early years, as he was to many at that time...
Last Post: Old friends, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
For her final blog for Book Month, Nicky ponders a question she was thrown at a recent book event: where do your ideas come from? It's an age-old question with no real answer...
Last Post: The birth of a novel, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
For her final blog, Paula lets us in on the plans for her Christmas party this week. She's cooking up a Kiwi-inspired feast in New Orleans complete with Pav and chocky log – a bit different to last year when she and her partner had just returned to scenes of devastation...
Last Post: Nit-pickin' in Louisiana, Posts: 3, Comments: 1
In Paul's third and final blog for this year he ponders 'the language of the corporate' and gives some top tips on how to stay awake in meetings...
Last Post: The Language of the Corporate, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
Now that Kelly Ana's new book is signed, sealed and delivered, she's had lots of time to read, and even turn in the odd review. This week she shares with us some of the more, er, memorable books she's got in her pile...
Last Post: It’s not me, it’s you, Posts: 2, Comments: 93
Joanne lives a life that most of us would consider, er... fairly glamorous, to put it mildly. As this ex-pat Kiwi's new book Body of Work is one of our featured books this month, we thought it would be interesting to get a blog from over the globe. This week she's putting the finishing slight retouches to some exciting new work and thinking as usual, about her family here in NZ...
Last Post: Big Cat Top Model, Posts: 3, Comments: 5
Bob Harvey is extremely well-known for his conservation views, West Coast surf-club activitiy and general love of all things westie. Bob decided to review some of the recent NZ books he's read for his blogs, so his third and final posting looks at the 17 shorts stories in 'The Geometry of Desire' by Linda Niccols.
Last Post: Book Review - The Geometry of Desire by Linda Niccol, Posts: 3, Comments: 1
This week C K Stead is contemplating getting back in the swim; he's making plans for heading off to his beloved London, and also has something completely new to think about - a small and strangely welcome change of identity...
Last Post: Dunedin to London with babysitting between, Posts: 3, Comments: 2635
This week Bill gives two very different angles on why we experience those sudden gusts of melancholy and perhaps how best to enjoy them.
Last Post: Sad but true, Posts: 3, Comments: 4
Peta is back from the South of France now – she helped us launch Book Month in Aotea Square on Monday. This week it's all about food writing on the road. Who needs dating agencies!
Last Post: The life of a food writer on the road, Posts: 3, Comments: 1542
Those of you who have been following Colin's plans for global literary success as a female impersonator will be thrilled to know he's taken the final step...
Last Post: A final Hogg blog, Posts: 3, Comments: 2
Graham finds life hard without the accompaniment of the human voice and this week is waxing lyrical about poetry CDs, especially when mixed with a little music...
Last Post: Word up, Posts: 3, Comments: 0
She's got her finger on the pulse of the literary world here in NZ – Carole's one of the busiest and most passionate of independent bookshop owners in the country and is also helping NZ Book Month with a couple of 'little' events in her 'spare time'.
Last Post: Mansfield revisited, Posts: 3, Comments: 1