Obituary: psychedelic visionary wrote with ‘serious playfulness’
TOM ROBBINS Writer Author Tom Robbins’ novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy.
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Obituary: Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, writer
Obituary: Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, writer
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer penned a long-running comic strip, plays, screenplays and children’s books.
Book explores chapter of NZ fashion history
Book explores chapter of NZ fashion history
Yesterday a group of mostly women gathered in PaperPlus, in Alexandra, eager to get their hands on their own copies of the book which weaves together fashion history and the extraordinary story of...
‘Eden in Dunedin’ brings fashion to Toitu
‘Eden in Dunedin’ brings fashion to Toitu
A carefully curated collection of high-end fashion apparel is now on show at a museum in Dunedin.
F1 star 'touched' by Timaru school's book
F1 star 'touched' by Timaru school's book
Formula One star Lando Norris has won lifelong fans at a small Timaru primary school after he responded to a book they compiled in his honour.
For girls who rock
For girls who rock
Before becoming a writer, Rachael King was a teenage rock musician.
Alpaca drama ingenious
Alpaca drama ingenious
All is not well in the small and rarified community of New Zealand alpaca enthusiasts.
Buxton design highly desirable
Buxton design highly desirable
A draper, a limemaker and a group of Catholic sisters don’t appear to have anything in common, but in the early 20th century they were united in their desire to have a ‘‘Buxton garden’’.
Southern authors in final cut for top literary prizes
Southern authors in final cut for top literary prizes
A Dunedin novelist says she is ‘‘really touched’’ to have been named a finalist for New Zealand’s richest writing prize — for the fourth time.
‘Absolutely delighted’: book sale raises over $100,000
‘Absolutely delighted’: book sale raises over $100,000
People poured into the Edgar Centre and the Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale raised more than $100,000 at the weekend.
Author to have lofty presence
Author to have lofty presence
Fans of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code will be excited to hear more than 30 copies of the book will be available to buy at the Regent Theatre Book sale.
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
A reporter for Otago University student magazine Critic Te Ārohi sneaked into a Beatles interview when the Fab Four played the Dunedin Town Hall in 1964.
Varied conversations with NZ’s top speakers
Varied conversations with NZ’s top speakers
Manapouri writer and bookseller Ruth Shaw and Wānaka chef James Stapley will be rubbing shoulders with more than 20 current affairs speakers heading to Wānaka at the end of March for the Aspiring...
Embrace challenges, says viral head boy cancer survivor
Embrace challenges, says viral head boy cancer survivor
Cancer survivor Jake Bailey is concerned young people are increasingly being shielded from experiencing the everyday challenges necessary to build resilience.
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Separating tall tales from true
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Separating tall tales from true
He was notorious for telling tall tales. So who, really, was Otago’s first harbour pilot, Richard Driver? Bruce Munro talks to two of Driver’s descendants.
Generational story of trauma, recovery, strength
Generational story of trauma, recovery, strength
Becky Manawatu's debut novel Auē was published by Mākaro Press in 2019 to huge acclaim. Its sequel, Kataraina, is a continuation of this family story.
Obituary: David Lodge, writer
Obituary: David Lodge, writer
Witty and prolific British novelist and critic David Lodge gently satirised academia, religion and even his own loss of hearing in such highly praised narratives as the Booker Prize finalists ...
Beloved Otago writer Brian Turner dies
Beloved Otago writer Brian Turner dies
Revered Otago writer and dedicated environmental campaigner Brian Turner has died, aged 80.
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Rush to discover what ‘East of Eden’ is all about
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Rush to discover what ‘East of Eden’ is all about
Those wanting to brush up on what all this East of Eden fuss is about may be out of luck.
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.