THE BOOK OF CHURL I Churl stamps through the swamp. Wet scowl, muddy shins, leather sandals chafing. Bile. He eyes the shaggy blacksmith’s wife but she will not, will not have him. So he stomps back to the kine, who…
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Stitches in time, Janet Hughes
The Blind Singer Chris Price Auckland University Press, $24.99, ISBN 9781869404338 Vivid Familiar Stephanie de Montalk Victoria University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780864735980 The Tram Conductor’s Blue Cap Michael Harlow Auckland University Press, $24.99, ISBN 9781869404307 Pocket Edition Geoff Cochrane Victoria…
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Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Chris Price, Geoff Cochrane, Issue 88, Janet Hughes, Michael Harlow, Stephanie de Montalk, Summer 2009, Victoria University Press
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Not enough clash and clang, Anna Livesey
Cup Alison Wong Steele Roberts, $19.99, ISBN 1877338761 The Joy of a Ming Vase Ruth Dallas Otago University Press, $29.95, ISBN 1877372307 Brief Lives Chris Price Auckland University Press, $27.99, ISBN 1869403630 The Word Went Round David Howard Otago University…
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Tagged with: Alison Wong, Anna Livesey, Auckland University Press, Autumn 2007, Chris Price, David Howard, Issue 77, Otago University Press, Ruth Dallas, Steele Roberts
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Irony and automata, Bill Sewell
Husk Chris Price Auckland University Press, $21.95, ISBN 1869402669 I suppose it’s as true to say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its title as by its cover. Certainly, when it comes to some otherwise admirable collections of New…
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Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Bill Sewell, Chris Price, Issue 55, Spring 2001
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