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The thrills of genre-literacy, David Larsen

Posted on September 11, 2017 by NZ Books

The New Animals Pip Adam Victoria University Press, $30.00, ISBN 9781776561162 Pip Adam’s second novel is bewildering. I say this as praise, though also as fair warning. On page one we meet Carla, who has stopped on her way somewhere…

Tagged with: David Larsen, Issue 119, Pip Adam, Spring 2017, Victoria University Press
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Beware of low-flying poetry, David Larsen

Posted on September 1, 2007 by NZ Books

David Larsen reviews this year’s Auckland Writers Festival from a safe distance. I thought we were going to need a doctor. An elderly woman two rows in front of me was clasping her chest, twisting awkwardly in her seat. She…

Tagged with: David Larsen, Issue 79, Spring 2007
Posted in Byline

Snowflake game, David Larsen

Posted on September 1, 2006 by NZ Books

The Geometry of Desire Linda Niccol David Ling, $24.99, ISBN 1877378054 Fish’n’Chip Shop Song and Other Stories Carl Nixon Random, $27.99, ISBN 1869417615 I set out recently to teach my nine-year-old son about apostrophes. It was pleasingly straightforward. You learn…

Tagged with: Carl Nixon, David Larsen, David Ling Publishing, Issue 75, Linda Niccol, Random, Spring 2006
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Short stories

It’s theatre, really, David Larsen

Posted on June 1, 2006 by NZ Books

I’ve lost track of how often my ass has fallen asleep from boredom at literary festivals. I’ve lost track of how often I was supremely disappointed by a writer’s public persona. I used to be as earnest and serious and…

Tagged with: David Larsen, Issue 74, Winter 2006
Posted in Opinion