(I've never in my copyediting career worked on an eventually brilliant book that wasn't already brilliant when it was handed to me.)
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I thought that I would be in heaven but I am only up a tree
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Not to be missed: Elizabeth Knox on her extraordinary memoir, Night, Ma, in Writers on Mondays next week. Knox talks with Ingrid Horrocks about illness, family, care, love, how we story our lives, the art and ethics of memoir, and the loneliness of unutterable experiences. Te Papa, 1215, free!
Writers on Mondays: Night, Ma – Elizabeth Knox | Te Papa
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most acclaimed writers, Elizabeth Knox, discusses her incredible memoir of a calamitous time.
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Where it all began for Sam Neill, instead of concentrating on his law degree (and at my alma mata actually!) natlib.govt.nz/records/2252...
Hey - in better news, I get to speak to these stunning humans about their debut books on Monday at Te Papa 12.15pm. How lucky am I? How lucky are you cos it’s free! (Joseph Trinidad above & Shariff Burke below).
We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
A clutch of kluge! The brand new novel by @pipadam.bsky.social, hitting bookshops in four different colourways in August.
‘an entirely original voice’ - Alexander Chee ‘Astute, intimate, and engaging’ – Kirkus Reviews ‘His formally intrepid collection of essays …brings new eyes and a new heart to the old stories of leaving and losing, becoming and belonging.’ - Rick Barot Happy US publication day to Joseph Trinidad!
Lucky Creatures, Joseph Trinidad — SARABANDE BOOKS
Winner of the inaugural 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay, selected by Alexander Chee Lucky Creatures is a bold and playful collection about rebuilding life after migration, queerness and the tra...
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From Proust to Alison Holst: The books Culture 101 listeners love to read again and again
From Proust to Alison Holst: The books Culture 101 listeners love to read again and again
It turns out Culture 101 listeners have diverse literary tastes.
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A reading listening viewing treat for the weekend - nzpoetryshelf.com/2026/06/12/p...
Poetry Shelf celebrates the Bill Manhire Honoured Writer session at AWF 2026
access the video here Poetry Lane It leads down to the riverwhere you can sit all day imagining the slow walk home. Bill Manhirefrom Lyrical Ballads, THWUP, 2026 My must-go-to event at the Auckland…
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Two of my faves - the paperwork of Museum by Frances Samuel, and the unforgettable jam sandwich on pink of Baby by Annaleese Jochems. teherengawakapress.co.nz/search?q=kee...
i'm just a girl who wrote a book of poems that has inspired a tv show that's coming out VERY SOON hahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahhahahahahhhahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahha for real www.instagram.com/reels/DZG8Fv...
HeadGirltv on Instagram: "#HeadGirl #ComingSoon to @threenewzealand & #ThreeNow #WatchThisSpace | #HeadGirlTV"
1,011 likes, 106 comments - headgirltv on June 2, 2026: "#HeadGirl #ComingSoon to @threenewzealand & #ThreeNow #WatchThisSpace | #HeadGirlTV".
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Today we're releasing our latest report: A Window on Disability. Are you or someone you love disabled? Are you receiving the same quality of healthcare as non-disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand? The answer is no and these data - never seen before - prove it: www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/re...
🎉 The news is out: The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey is on its way! We’re delighted to reveal this gorgeous cover, and to share a glimpse of the process behind it, with artwork by Max Thompson and design by Todd Atticus.
A good read is Richard S. Hill's book - State Authority, Indigenous Autonomy: Crown-Māori Relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa 1900-1950 teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/sta...
State Authority, Indigenous Autonomy: Crown–Maori Relationships in New
This book provides an urgently needed overview of Māori quests for rangatiratanga/autonomy in the first half of the 20th century, and the Crown's responses to them. Historians of the relationship bet...
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(12) If you've ever spent a whole day eating junk and watching bad movies or playing videogames... you know it feels like shit after awhile no matter how fun it is for the first 4 or so hours. I think we're kinda doing that to ourselves a lot of time without even realizing it.
A few disconnected thoughts about the "vibecession." (1) I'm not an economist obviously, but It's possible that the vibecession is a real thing. Americans have had delusional perception of crime rates for 30+ years now. It's totally possible that they would also have it about the economy.
Remembering Sir Ken Keith, with his passing last week, especially his vast contribution to law within Aotearoa New Zealand and life as part of our law school whānau. I return to comments on his book — "Without fear or favour" — I had the privilege of sharing at a faculty seminar last year.
It was incredible to hear @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social speak at the Writers Fest today. My most treasured author since first reading her books 30+ years ago. I didn't get a chance to say how special her current memoir is, it is evoking so many memories and emotions of my own. A gift, thank you.
Fantastic #AWF16 session with @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social & Emily Perkins talking about her memoir. I can’t wait to read it!
