Brannavan Gnanalingam
@brannavan.bsky.social
Novelist and occasional reviewer
I've been trying to work out how to do a mini-review of @brannavan.bsky.social 's latest book U.X.O. without spoilers. I won't say much to try and not do that, suffice to say its a brilliant piece of writing which explores how we misremember / editorialise our earlier experiences ....
Every book has a whakapapa and I wanted to shout out a few influences for my forthcoming novel Mincemeat 📚💚 #MincemeatNovel #pukapuka
In which I dig a hole, leap in and then dig my way out: newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/07/n...
No more Pākehā memoirs
An author on attempting something new: a book on the metaphysics of the Pākehā people.
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Red: how fast I can run when I’m drunk Blue: how far I can run when I’m drunk
Watershitdown@watershitdown.bsky.social · last wk.Hipkins & Luxon pulling some serious G's #nzpol
@brannavan.bsky.social I just noticed the covers, it's like when the two hot besties come to the party dressed alike
Super review of UXO on RNZ today - some quotable quotes include, “I love this book, I can’t stop thinking about it” and “It’s an amazing book, it really gets into your head in a dream-like, trance way” www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Book Critic: U.X.O and Paradiso 17
Tuesdays is our chance to chat books! Our critic Anna Rankin joins Jesse to share what she's been reading. U.X.O by Brannvan Gnanalingam Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assidi
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“this clever page-turner of a novel show us that ‘peacekeepers’ with little training and poor knowledge of the complexities of their deployment can shape-shift, on the turn of a rupee, to become perpetrators.” www.nzreviewofbooks.com/u-x-o-by-bra...
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Week in Review: NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingam
Portrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece'
newsroom.co.nz
‘When it comes to war, human rights and genocide, it all starts with language’
‘When it comes to war, human rights and genocide, it all starts with language’
Brannavan Gnanalingam on his new novel U.X.O. and the civil war that has had so much impact on his and his family's life.
thespinoff.co.nz
This is an essay I wrote about some of the thinking behind U.X.O. thespinoff.co.nz/books/26-09-...
‘When it comes to war, human rights and genocide, it all starts with language’
Brannavan Gnanalingam on his new novel U.X.O. and the civil war that has had so much impact on his and his family's life.
thespinoff.co.nz
Bran is one of our best and you should read any of his books really. Honestly. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/23/p...
Portrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece'
NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingam
newsroom.co.nz
NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingam
Portrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece'
newsroom.co.nz
I have had the great fortune to be the beneficiary of Anna Rankin’s genius newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/23/p...
Portrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece'
NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingam
newsroom.co.nz
Disappointed? Come along to Unity on Friday evening for the launch of my new novel, U.X.O., which won’t sell out
Felix Geiringer@barristernz.bsky.social · 3w agoUnity Books has officially sold out. All media copies distributed. Nicky and Robbie are scrambling to see if they can quickly source some more.
Library holds for Dirty Work by the late Nigel Cox about to go through the roof
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
@brannavan.bsky.social U.X.O. top of the list of new releases at Volume.
New releases — Buy books online in Aotearoa New Zealand from your independent bookshop — VOLUME
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I’m speaking about UXO at Verb (4pm, Saturday 26 September at the Hannah Playhouse) with @balamohanshingade.bsky.social - really looking forward to it! Details in the link facebook.com/events/s/bra...
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I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
Massive congratulations to the fabulous Intan Paramaditha and her Pōneke translator, Stephen Epstein for making the longlist of the National Book Awards for Translated Literature www.nationalbook.org/longlist-for...
Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature - National Book Foundation
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced the Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature with The New Yorker. The Finalists in all five categories will be revealed on Tuesday, October 6 with the New York Times; Winners will be announced live at the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. For more information and to register to watch the livestream, please visit nationalbook.org/awards. The ten titles on this year’s Translated Literature Longlist were originally published in seven different languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Indonesian—appearing for the first time as a translated language in the category—Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. The list features nine novels and a work of nonfiction, and several of this year’s honored authors and translators have been … Continue reading "Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature"
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RIP Catherine Ringer - Les Rita Mitsouko ruled youtu.be/fGZRVGlGZ6A?...
Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ça (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Les Rita Mitsouko
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Verb Wellington festival 'back with a vengeance' in 2026
Verb Wellington festival 'back with a vengeance' in 2026
The capital's annual literary festival is taking place 23-27 September.
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Kia ora and congratulations to our friends at #WORDChch plus a big shoutout to all the writers, session chairs, publishers, booksellers, creative people, supporters, and readers. The Festival was such a buzz! Read our event reports at: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/word-christc... #WORDChch ^DR
I was thinking the same thing, but in relation to this story. Political violence against a conservative MP which includes racist abuse harms all political candidates who rep minority communities accross the political spectrum. Why? Because it normalises it #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Paulo Garcia details abuse during career
Garcia, the outgoing MP for New Lynn, gave his valedictory speech in Parliament on Tuesday night, after announcing he would be standing down at the next election.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · last mo.Regardless of one's political affiliation/positionality or tribalism, there's one quote that often sticks with me (and honestly, there's some pretty left-wing folks for whom this applies to) in regards to such situations: “I don’t know how to explain to you that you should care about other people”.
Utterly delighted to share the cover for my novel, Mincemeat! On shelves in November. Painting by artistic magician Hannah Ireland & design by prolific virtuoso @toddatticus.com Lovely comments from the brilliant @catherinechidgey.bsky.social & @brannavan.bsky.social #pukapuka #MincemeatNovel
From education reform to record youth unemployment to axing fees free, this govt has taken every opportunity to make it harder for young people. Imagine rushing this through during a cost of living & unemployment crisis then announcing changes to student loan repayments www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Thousands of youths to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change
Thousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night.
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