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Disillusionment and disapprobation, Rod Alley

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

Changes? The 1990 Election Colin James and Alan McRobie Allen and Unwin, Wellington, 1990, $24.95 Publication of one of the first books on the 1990 election gives Rod Alley an opportunity to question what he calls our ‘system of electoral…

Tagged with: Alan McRobie, Allen & Unwin, Autumn 1991, Colin James, Issue 1, Roderic Alley
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review

Avaro – Tabasco Sauce, Elizabeth Knox

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

Avaro Deborah Petersen Mallinson Rendel, Wellington, 1990, $14.95 Tabasco Sauce and Ice Cream Lydia Wevers (ed) Macmillan New Zealand, Auckland, 1990, $19.95 Deborah Petersen’s first novel, Avaro, introduces us to the people and countries of the fantastic other world of…

Tagged with: Autumn 1991, Deborah Petersen, Elizabeth Knox, Issue 1, Lydia Wevers, Macmillan New Zealand, Mallinson Rendel
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Short stories, Young adults

Moments of recognition, Lauris Edmond

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

Speaking to Miranda Caroline Macdonald Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland, 1990, $19.95 Even in the present increasingly sophisticated field of writing for young adults, Caroline Macdonald is something of a phenomenon. Her first book won the prestigious Esther Glen Medal, and…

Tagged with: Autumn 1991, Caroline Macdonald, Hodder & Stoughton, Issue 1, Lauris Edmond
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Young adults

Recent New Zealand Poetry, Charles Croot:

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

Cabin Fever Anne French Auckland University Press, 1990, $15.95 Park Island Leonard Lambert John McIndoe, Dunedin, 1990, $18.95 Jazz Waists Robert Sullivan Auckland University Press, 1990, $16.95 Man with a Child’s Violin Gregory O’Brien Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1990, $14.55 What’s…

Tagged with: Anne French, Auckland University Press, Autumn 1991, Caxton Press, Charles Croot, Gregory O’Brien, Issue 1, John McIndoe, Leonard Lambert, Robert Sullivan
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Stuck in the middle – or the New Zealand publishing scene observed, Iain Sharp

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

In order to understand the New Zealand publishing scene a little better, let’s play a game of make-believe. The first scenario goes like this. You are someone who loves New Zealand for its climate, scenery, canned food, sports heroes and…

Tagged with: Autumn 1991, Iain Sharp, Issue 1
Posted in Comment

Dirty washing, Bruce Stewart

Posted on April 1, 1991 by NZ Books

Once Were Warriors Alan Duff Tandem, Auckland, 1990, $35 (paperback $19.95) At last a Maori writer has managed to hang out all the dirty Maori washing with some kind of dignity and at the same time place the blame where…

Tagged with: Alan Duff, Autumn 1991, Bruce Stewart, Issue 1, Tandem
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review