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Refugees and New Zealand compassion, Verica Rupar
Refuge New Zealand: A Nation‘s Response to Refugees and Asylum Seekers Ann Beaglehole Otago University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781877578502 Andris, Where are You? From Latvia to New Zealand: The Family Story of Andris Apse Ron Crosby Craig Potton Publishing, $40.00,…
Tagged with: Andris Apse, Ann Beaglehole, Autumn 2014, Craig Potton Publishing, Issue 105, Otago University Press, Ron Crosby, Verica Rupar
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Sociology
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Sociology
The best kept secret, Stuart Baker
From Earth’s End: The Best of New Zealand Comics Adrian Kinnaird Random House, $60.00, ISBN 9781869799953 I’ve read comics since I was very young. I travelled into history with Asterix and to the moon with Tintin. But it wasn’t until…
Tagged with: Adrian Kinnaird, Autumn 2014, Issue 105, Random House, Stuart Baker
Posted in Art, Graphic novel, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Graphic novel, Non-fiction, Review
The dark and dank, Eleanor Toland
The Demolition of the Century Duncan Sarkies Penguin Books, $30.00, ISBN 9780143568902 The Mannequin Makers Craig Cliff Random House, $38.00, ISBN 9781775533849 The Wind City Summer Wigmore Steam Press, $30.00, ISBN 9780992257804 Traditionally, the gothic is a northern genre. The…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Craig Cliff, Duncan Sarkies, Eleanor Toland, Issue 105, Penguin Books, Random House, Steam Press, Summer Wigmore
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
The human condition in extremis, Anna Rogers
Wake Elizabeth Knox Victoria University Press, $35.00, ISBN 9780864737700 “We have experiences that push us out of the flow of time. We react as if the worst hasn’t already happened. We are creatures who learn, and something we learn is…
Tagged with: Anna Rogers, Autumn 2014, Elizabeth Knox, Issue 105, Victoria University Press
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
The life of Brian, Paul Morris
Destiny: The Life and Times of a Self-Made Apostle Peter Lineham Penguin Books, $38.00, ISBN 9780143568919 A Rising Tide: Evangelical Christianity in New Zealand 1930-65 Stuart Lange Otago University Press, $40.00, ISBN 9781877578557 Recently, the International Association of Religion Journalists…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Issue 105, Otago University Press, Paul Morris, Penguin Books, Peter Lineham, Stuart Lange
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology
Theatre for life Lisa Warrington
Rebellious Mirrors: Community-based Theatre in Aotearoa/New Zealand Paul Maunder Canterbury University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781927145456 Twenty New Zealand Playwrights Michelanne Forster and Vivienne Plumb Playmarket, $40.00, ISBN 9780908607471 Though differing in approach, tone and content, there are strong connections between…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Canterbury University Press, Issue 105, Lisa Warrington, Michelanne Forster, Paul Maunder, Playmarket, Vivienne Plumb
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Plays, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Plays, Sociology
Philanthropy and fighter aces, Edmund Bohan
Frontiers: A Colonial Dynasty Simon Best Steele Roberts, $55.00, ISBN 9781927242216 This book traces the lives and times of four generations of the remarkable family founded by that rugged Yorkshireman, William Barnard Rhodes (1807-78): master mariner, whaling captain, trader, land…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Edmund Bohan, Issue 105, Simon Best, Steele Roberts
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Picking winners, Mark Stocker
Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer Jill Trevelyan Te Papa Press, $65.00, ISBN 9780987668844 Landscape Paintings of New Zealand: A Journey from North to South Christopher Johnstone Godwit, $75.00, ISBN 9781775530114 Promoting Prosperity: The…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Christopher Johnstone, Craig Potton Publishing, Gary Stewart, Godwit, Issue 105, Jill Trevelyan, Mark Stocker, Peter Alsop, Peter McLeavey, Te Papa Press
Posted in Art, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
The centre cannot hold, Tim Upperton
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