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Posted on December 1, 2011 by NZ Books

What they wrote A taste of contributor comments over our first 20 years On New Zealand Books My hope is that New Zealand Books will provide a forum for frank discussion that dares to rise above the suffocating confines…

Tagged with: Alan Duff, Alan Knowles, Barbara Else, Bernard Carpinter, Bill Manhire, Bill Sewell, Bruce Stewart, Charles Ferrall, Chris Else, Chris Knox, Christopher Tremewan, Colin James, Dale Williams, David Hill, Diane Hebley, Guy Somerset, Hamish Keith, Harry Ricketts, Heather Murray, Hilary Stace, Iain Sharp, Issue 96, Jane Bowron, Jane Stafford, Jane Westaway, John Campbell, Linda Burgess, Linley Boniface, Mark Williams, Murray Edmond, Nelson Wattie, Peter Wells, Roger Robinson, Sue McCauley, Summer 2011, Tom Beard, William Brandt
Posted in Comment

Ruck on, Chris Knox

Posted on December 1, 2008 by NZ Books

The Swinging Sixties: When New Zealand Changed Forever Graham Hutchins HarperCollins, $49.99, ISBN 9781869506537 Missed opportunities – don’t you just hate them? I was a little apprehensive about The Swinging Sixties, given that Graham Hutchins was primarily known for his…

Tagged with: Chris Knox, Graham Hutchins, HarperCollins, Issue 84, Summer 2008
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review

James Joyce meets Front Lawn, Chris Knox

Posted on December 26, 1999 by NZ Books

Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds Duncan Sarkies Victoria University Press, $19.95, ISBN 0 86473 382 8 Since the huge success of Scarfies, the Sarkies name has become almost mainstream. The exceedingly popular film, based in the student flatting subculture of…

Tagged with: Chris Knox, Duncan Sarkies, Issue 41, Victoria University Press
Posted in Literature, Review, Short stories

Not for the queasy, Chris Knox

Posted on September 1, 1999 by NZ Books

Emerald Budgies Karyn Hay Vintage, $24.95, ISBN 1869414535 Wow! Karyn Hay’s first novel got a right regal slagging on Kim Hill this morning, both host Sean Plunket and a queasy-sounding male reviewer whose name I missed really putting the…

Tagged with: Chris Knox, Issue 47, Karyn Hay, March 2001, Vintage NZ
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review