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“Compelling work that breaks new ground” — Pip Adam launches Hoods Landing
We share Pip Adam’s launch speech for Laura Vincent’s ‘Hoods Landing’, held at Unity Books Wellington on 31 October 2025.
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The Novel Is A Dumping Ground:A Review of I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena
Josiah Morgan wants everything that Dominic Amerena can offer in his debut novel ‘I Want Everything’, even if it means wading into the muck.
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This Compulsion In Us by Tina Makereti
Isla Huia swoons over Tina Makereti’s first full-length foray into non-fiction—her essay collection ‘This Compulsion In Us’.
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Rytuał by Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
Sylvan Spring gets swept up in the cosmetic underbelly of Chloe Elisabeth Wilson’s debut novel, ‘Rytuał’.
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Damien Levi’s Friends of Lamplight
Damien Levi shares his five books selected for the ‘Friends of Lamplight’ series on Instagram via Lamplight Books.
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Poorhara by Michelle Rahurahu
In which Josiah Morgan is pōhara on a haerenga with Michelle Rahurahu’s ‘Poorhara’ and its haerenga.
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On Learning to Edit and Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’
Self-proclaimed Sally Rooney acolyte Josiah Morgan reads ‘Intermezzo’ while redrafting his own novel, complicating his relationship with the Irish author.
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Finding Your Fest: Brooke Soulsby’s Verb Picks
Brooke Soulsby gets stuck into the Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2024 programme and tries to make a plan to tackle as many events as she can.
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Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace
Before even opening the cover of Patricia Grace’s latest book, ‘Bird Child and Other Stories’, Isla Huia knew she was in for something special. With a quiet reverence, she responds to this valued addition to Māori literature.
Tag: literature
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