Debut novel compelling 'thinking person's thriller'
Debut novel compelling 'thinking person's thriller'
Bruce Munro reviews Eye of the Songbird by Michael Munro. Published by Tita Publishing.
Entertainment
Incredible journey from unhappy schooldays to life of arts
Incredible journey from unhappy schooldays to life of arts
Peter Stupples reviews, Tony Williams: Goldsmith, by Tony Williams, published by Potton & Burton.
Helping minorities find a voice
Helping minorities find a voice
Sweatshop is giving culturally and linguistically diverse emerging writers from Western Sydney a voice. Ahead of their trip to Dunedin, Winnie Dunn and Shirley Le tell Rebecca Fox about their journeys.
Life, landscapes explored in ‘View from the South’
Life, landscapes explored in ‘View from the South’
Southern life and landscapes are explored in a new book of poetry and photographs by poet and novelist Owen Marshall and artistphotographer Grahame Sydney.
Poetry roundup
Poetry roundup
Hamesh Wyatt reviews recently published books of poetry.
Crisis and catastrophe in sobering stocktake of democracy
Crisis and catastrophe in sobering stocktake of democracy
Oliver Riddell reviews How Democracy Ends, by David Runciman, published by Profile Books.
Island draws those providing and seeking salvation
Island draws those providing and seeking salvation
Jessie Neilsen reviews Rotoroa, by Amy Head, published by Victoria University Press.
Trainspotting author cancels Dunedin trip
Irvine Welsh cancels Dunedin trip
The author of cult novel Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh, has cancelled a trip to Dunedin.
Historical homework means Cold War tale rings true
Historical homework means Cold War tale rings true
Peter Stupples reviews Prague Spring, by Simon Mawer, published by Hachette.
Catching a glimpse of the poetry
Catching a glimpse of the poetry
It is National Poetry Day on Friday. The Weekend Mix poetry editor Diane Brown addresses the important question of how to read a poem.
Grim vision of a closed society of sisters
Grim vision of a closed society of sisters
Jessie Neilson reviews The Water Cure, by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Penguin Random House.
Involving tale of before and after
Involving tale of before and after
Jessie Neilson reviews Bluebottle, by Belinda Castles. Published by Allen & Unwin.
Fresh perspective on justice system and its failings
Fresh perspective on justice system and its failings
Rob Kidd reviews Eggshell Skull, by Bri Lee. Published by Allen & Unwin.
Trio of voices tell compelling story of island’s false paradise
Trio of voices tell compelling story of island’s false paradise
Willie Campbell reviews Mr Peacock's Possession's, by Lydia Syson Zaffre.
Yarns from the back country worth telling
Yarns from the back country worth telling
Jim Sullivan reviews Down A Country Road: Stories From New Zealand's Heartland, by Tony Orman. Published by New Holland.
Tales from 30 years on the beat
Tales from 30 years on the beat
Ted Fox reviews Straight From The Pig's Mouth, by Al Lester. Published by Penguin Random House.
Mother mulls mystery of missing days
Mother mulls mystery of missing days
Elspeth McLean reviews Whistle In The Dark, by Emma Healey. Published by Penguin Random House.
Challenging account of a writer’s sad decline
Challenging account of a writer’s sad decline
Jessie Neilson reviews Patient X: The Case-Book Of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, by David Peace. Published by Allen & Unwin.
A definitive account of a man of words and deeds
A definitive account of a man of words and deeds
Jim Sullivan reviews Pulpit Radical: The Story Of New Zealand Social Campaigner Rutherford Waddell, by Ian Dougherty. Published by Saddle Hill Press.
Children's books
Children's books
A roundup of the latest in children's books.