‘Hugely excited’ about London party
‘Hugely excited’ about London party
A Dunedin author and secondary school teacher is "hugely excited" after being invited to rub shoulders with literary legends in London.
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Obituary: Vernor Vinge, writer
Obituary: Vernor Vinge, writer
Mathematics professor Vernor Vinge was well qualified to become one of the most respected writers of "hard" science fiction.
‘Unsung heroes’ have a story to tell
‘Unsung heroes’ have a story to tell
The subtitle "The Stories that Make Our Gardens" describes this book well.
Books 'not going to be dumped at landfill'
Books 'not going to be dumped at landfill'
Books left in a skip after a second-hand book sale in Invercargill were not headed to the dump, organisers say.
Obituary: elevated short story and Canadian writing to new heights
Obituary: elevated short story and Canadian writing to new heights
Nobel laureate Alice Munro was a Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honoured short story writers.
Fair ‘so much more’ than just books
Fair ‘so much more’ than just books
An icy morning did not stop hundreds of Queenstown locals attending the annual St Joseph’s Primary School book fair yesterday morning.
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Books on the Left and the Right
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Books on the Left and the Right
In this day and age, it is rare that you can read articles by radical writers about the pros of fascism, socialism, capitalism and communism, all in the same room, without a security guard.
Author releases first book for adults
Author releases first book for adults
The tiny Central Otago village of Millers Flat may be on the cusp of new-found fame as a literary subject.
The bookshop that’s bucking the trend
The bookshop that’s bucking the trend
Books are hot to trot at Wānaka's The Next Chapter, celebrating its fourth birthday this year and was recently included in US writer Elizabeth Stamp’s "150 bookshops to visit before you die".
‘Spell-binding’ book takes out top spot
‘Spell-binding’ book takes out top spot
Colin Monteath’s Erebus The Ice Dragon: A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano is this year’s "spell-binding" winner of the Nankervis/Bamford NZ Mountain Book of the Year.
‘Nobody could equal’ him: Sir Vincent dead
‘Nobody could equal’ him: Sir Vincent dead
The New Zealand literary community is mourning the death of one of its greatest writers, Sir Vincent O’Sullivan.
Review: Original tale let down by characters
Review: Original tale let down by characters
Single and in her mid-30s, Cassie Andrews’ life has no real direction or excitement.
Tale of famous Baldwin St updated
Tale of famous Baldwin St updated
This new edition tells the story of the unsuccessful Welsh challenge, and more details on Baldwin Sts last couple of decades.
Review: Enthusiasm emerges in rock recollections
Review: Enthusiasm emerges in rock recollections
Thurston Moore, co-founder of US so-hip-it-hurts band Sonic Youth, would be ashamed of me.
Obituary: Laurent de Brunhoff, artist
Obituary: Laurent de Brunhoff, artist
Laurent de Brunhoff’s life was dedicated to an elephant king.
Review: Taking stock of how fear has driven us
Review: Taking stock of how fear has driven us
Of the thousands of quotes about fear, perhaps the most famous is US President Franklin Roosevelt’s immortal line that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
'One of the greats': Sir Vincent O'Sullivan dies
'One of the greats': Sir Vincent O'Sullivan dies
Sir Vincent O'Sullivan, a prolific and iconic writer and academic has died in Dunedin. He was 86.
Review: Mission to scale panorama’s peaks makes good read
Review: Mission to scale panorama’s peaks makes good read
When Andy Buchanan was young, he lived on Christchurch’s Port Hills.
Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion
Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion
There was a heightened security and police presence at the sold-out Aspiring Conversation Festival in Wanaka as writers and communicators shared insights about "disinformation" in a 60-minute session titled "Truth and Lies".
Obituary: Akira Toriyama, artist
Obituary: Akira Toriyama, artist
Japanese comics were forever altered by Akira Toriyama and his creation Dragon Ball.