Russian Dolls Bronwyn Tate Otago University Press, $24.95, ISBN 1 877133 77 9 Spirit Writing Adrienne Jansen HarperCollins, $24.95, ISBN 1 86950 317 1 Genre can be a tool or a trap. By the time a particular predicament has been…
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Genre-blending, Janet Hughes
Tagged with: Adrienne Jansen, Bronwyn Tate, HarperCollins, Issue 44, Janet Hughes, Otago University Press
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Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Reclaiming narrative, Janet Hughes
Jump Start Virginia Were Victoria University Press, $24.95, ISBN 0 86473 358 5 Rapunzel Rapunzel Janet Charman Auckland University Press, $19.95, ISBN 1 86940 208 1 Hearing the word “narrative” on the lips of a psychologist and an economist within…
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Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Fascination, mystery, intrigue? Boring, Janet Hughes
Vows: Nuns and Priests Speak Out Denis Edwards Penguin, $24.95. ISBN 0 140 27159 7 This small book represents two trends apparent in recent publishing. One is the vogue for oral history — Vows consists of edited interview material, the voice…
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Tagged with: Denis Edwards, Issue 31, Janet Hughes, Penguin Books, Spring 1997
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Distracting rhetoric, Janet Hughes
Blowing My Top Kevin Ireland Penguin Books, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 25645 8 The opening of Blowing My Top discovers the hero, Darby Fulljames, in full cry, venting his discontent at his bankruptcy, disgrace and incarceration. Reading it, I couldn’t help…
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Tagged with: Issue 27, Janet Hughes, Kevin Ireland, Penguin Books, Winter 1997
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Imperfect sex, seamless Fat Janet Hughes
Leaving Carol Sinclair Hazard Press, $19.95, ISBN 0 908790 89 9 Fat Raewyn Alexander Penguin, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 26037 4 Sailing Through the Amber Susan Hancock Black Pepper, $19.95, ISBN 1 876044 02 0 A first novel reflects not…
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Tagged with: Black Pepper, Carol Sinclair, Hazard Press, Issue 26, Janet Hughes, Penguin, Raewyn Alexander, Susan Hancock, Winter 1996
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Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Being elsewhere, Janet Hughes
Landscape with Lines Diana Bridge Auckland University Press, $19.95 ISBN 1869401522 Antipodes Michael Jackson Auckland University Press, $19.95 ISBN 1869401581 Surprising the Slug Bernard Brown Cape Catley, $17.95 ISBN 0 908561504 Celebrating Stones Nadine LaHatte Puriri Press, $25.00 ISBN 0…
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Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Bernard Brown, Bill Direen, Cape Catley, David Howard, Diana Bridge, Issue 24, Janet Hughes, Michael Jackson, Nadine LaHatte, Nag’s Head, Puriri Press
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Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
It’s all in the touch, Janet Hughes
If to judge a book by its cover is folly, call me foolish. I have bought some just for their covers, others for their illustrations or their typography or even their title pages. Of course I treasure most the rare…
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