Interview | Rose Lu
Rose Lu let us know some of her favourite books and authors, many of whom are also staff picks, such as Tina Makeriti, Joan Didion and Jia Tolentino. Please join…
Interviews
Interview | Peter Simpson
Peter Simpson and Jill Trevelyan will be joining us 12-12:45pm Wednesday 30th October 2019 to discuss Peter’s new biography, Colin McCahon: There is Only One Direction, Vol. I 1919–1959 (Auckland…
Interview | Dawn O’Porter
Famed in the literary world for her hugely successful novel, The Cows, Dawn O’Porter is back with her novel, So Lucky, which centres around universal issues facing the modern woman. From self-worth to…
Interview | Mary Macpherson
Mary Macpherson will be launching her debut poetry collection, Social Media, (The Cuba Press) 6-7:30pm Wednesday 23rd October 2019 with readings by The Meow Gurrrls. All welcome. In the lead…
Interview | Penelope Jackson
Do you like art, crime, art crime and books? Penelope Jackson’s new book, Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime (Palgrave Macmillan) is being launched at Unity, 6-7:30pm Friday…
Interview | Lawrence Patchett
Read Lawrence Patchett’s excellent response to our author questionnaire, including a fine selection of local writing, and join us for the launch of Lawrence’s new novel, The Burning River, 6-7:30pm…
Interview | Hera Lindsay Bird
Britain’s previous poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, heralded New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay Bird as “the most arresting and original new young poet,” and we couldn’t agree more. Her poetry…
Interview | Jane Arthur
We will soon be celebrating the launch of Jane Arthur’s debut poetry collection, Craven, (VUP) 6-7:30pm Tuesday 1st October. Jane shared some excellent books and authors with us and posed…
Interview | Gregory O’Brien
We are excited to soon be hosting the double launch for Lost and Somewhere Else by Jenny Bornholdt (VUP) and Always Song in the Water by Gregory O’Brien (AUP), 6-7:30pm…
Interview | Elizabeth Knox
Before our launch for The Absolute Book (VUP) 6-7:30pm Thursday 12th September 2019, Elizabeth Knox wrote to us about writing, reading, cooking, elderly cats, Ursula le Guin and Blackburn fever….
