Book collection to be housed at Chch attraction
Book collection to be housed at Chch attraction
As much as it pains Adventure Books owner Bill Nye to say it, Oamaru's literary loss is Christchurch's gain.
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Dunedin keeping poet alive
Dunedin keeping poet alive
Walt Whitman’s work was ground-breaking and, to some, shocking. But some in Dunedin liked it a lot, writes Tom McLean.
Flour to oats; 150 years of milling
Flour to oats; 150 years of milling
Jim Sullivan reviews Going for Grain, a history of the last 150 years of the iconic Dunedin company Harraway and Sons Ltd, written by Rebecca Reid.
'Gobsmacked' by nomination for award
'Gobsmacked' by nomination for award
A University of Otago academic shortlisted for a prestigious UK crime-writing award is "gobsmacked" to have his work recognised.
Dunedin authors make shortlist
Dunedin authors make book awards shortlist
Two Dunedin authors have been shortlisted in the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Best Book in the World - Part 2
Best Book in the World - Part 2
Dunedin writers explain what is their Best Book in the World and why.
Best Book in the World - Part 1
Best Book in the World - Part 1
You’ve read it at least three times and you lend it to friends and demand they read it. It is The Best Book in the World. Six Dunedin writers, three this week and three next, explain what is their Best Book in the World, and why.
Omani author wins Booker International Prize
Omani author wins Booker International Prize
Omani author Jokha Alharthi has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for Celestial Bodies.
Dame Fiona Kidman wins NZ's top literary prize
Dame Fiona Kidman wins NZ's top literary prize
Dame Fiona Kidman has won the country's top literary prize.
Otago Uni Press: Award 'tremendously exciting'
Award 'tremendously exciting'
When Otago University Press publishers heard a book was being written about a couple of ground-breaking Kiwi TV chefs, they had to have it.
From boys to men
From boys to men
Clementine Ford's visit to Dunedin went without incident. That's if you don't count body blows to the patriarchy as incidents, Tom McKinlay writes.
Quality contenders: NZ book award finalists
Quality contenders: NZ book award finalists
Books editor Rob Kidd has read the 10 finalists in the fiction category of this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. He casts his eye over one of the strongest fields in years.
Privilege to hear from best writers in business
Privilege to hear from two of the best writers in the business
REVIEW: The two literary stars of this year's Dunedin Writers & Readers festival justified their top billing at Saturday night's main event.
5 questions with: Stacey Morrison
5 questions with: Stacey Morrison
Stacey Morrison is a broadcaster and Māori language proponent, and took part in the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival.
Taking young on journey of growth
Taking young on journey of growth
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival programme director Claire Finlayson throws some questions to Australian Children's Laureate Morris Gleitzman ahead of his author talk this weekend.
Plenty of advice for aspiring young writers
Plenty of advice for aspiring young writers
Barbara Else illustrates writing tips and tricks to an intimate crowd at her "Writing for Kids" workshop as part of the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival yesterday.
24 Hour Book Sale collectors out
24 Hour Book Sale collectors out
Operating on the principle that one person's unloved book is another person's literary treasure, the Regent Theatre's book sale team will be out and about for collection day today.
‘Hybrid’ of artists and writers
‘Hybrid’ of artists and writers
Creating stories for the world’s second-most popular genre, speculative fiction, is a joy and a passion for a group of Dunedin authors.
Lives of love and terror
Lives of love and terror
Eighty years after the beginning of World War 2, a story has come to light in New Zealand of an ordinary, young German couple who whole-heartedly embraced Hitler's terrible vision.
Gender-bending solo performance
Gender-bending solo performance
English writer/performer Rebecca Vaughan returns to Dunedin next weekend as part of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. She is bringing the solo play Orlando to the stage.