Poet, singer and songwriter Hinemoana Baker has been at the Queensland Poetry Festival. She talks about homesickness, Sinead O'Connor's legendary beauty, the dark furniture of the radio, and the poetry inherent in large inflatable nasal pouches.
Last Post: Homesick , Posts: 3, Comments: 3
Craig is in the thick of the literary world in Wellington - he works at Victoria University Press and is passionate about books. He's had a busy and emotional couple of weeks after the Montana Book Awards, then the death of VUP writer and friend, Nigel Cox...
Last Post: It's a girl!, Posts: 3, Comments: 2
Multiple bestselling novelist Jenny Pattrick has been having fun over the last week emailing proofs up and down the country as she works with her publisher on the new, illustrated version of her two 'Denniston' novels.
Last Post: Sign of the times, Posts: 3, Comments: 5
Murray has spent the last few weeks manically directing the Going West literary festival, talking writers and musicians into coming to West Auckland in September, and juggling the programme to make it 'flow'. Some old jigsaw puzzles he's found got him thinking...
Last Post: The Truth About Stories, Posts: 3, Comments: 2