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A singular genius, Andrew Wood
Colours of a Life: The Life and Times of Douglas MacDiarmid Anna Cahill Mary Egan Publishing, $80.00, ISBN 9780473423834 Over the decades, New Zealand has lost a tragic amount of cultural talent overseas for many reasons: the old bashing machine…
Tagged with: Andrew Wood, Anna Cahill, Autumn 2019, Douglas MacDiarmid, Issue 125, Mary Egan Publishing
Posted in Art, Biography, Non-fiction
Posted in Art, Biography, Non-fiction
Giving them what they want, Linda Burgess
Donato and the Cartege Blade Fiona Jordan Mary Egan Publishing, $25.00, ISBN 9780473437367 1918: Broken Poppies Des Hunt Scholastic, $19.00, ISBN 9781775432821 How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot Suzanne Main Scholastic, $17.00, ISBN 9781775434801 Dawn Raid Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith…
Tagged with: Des Hunt, Fiona Jordan, Issue 124, Mary Egan Publishing, Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic New Zealand, Summer 2018, Suzanne Main
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review
Revenge, arguments and silliness, Bernard Carpinter
Marlborough Man Alan Carter Fremantle Press, $38.00, ISBN 978125164534 Presumed Guilty Mark McGinn Merlot Publishing, $33.00, ISBN 9781513618609 The Empty Coffin Gary Moore Mary Egan Publishing, $30.00, ISBN 9780473388959 Fans of New Zealand crime fiction can add one more name…
Tagged with: Alan Carter, Bernard Carpinter, Fremantle Press, Gary Moore, Issue 120, Issue 122, Mark McGinn, Mary Egan Publishing, Merlot Publishing, Summer 2017, Winter 2018
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Loosening stiff upper lips, Charlotte Graham
Leap of Faith Jenny Pattrick Black Swan, $38.00, ISBN 9780143770916 Good Sons Greg Hall Mary Egan Publishing, $32.00, ISBN 9780473383787 It seems there are two major challenges for any author wanting to write about New Zealand in some of its…
Tagged with: Black Swan, Charlotte Graham, Greg Hall, Issue 120, Jenny Pattrick, Mary Egan Publishing, Summer 2017
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Brave writing, Charlotte Simmonds
The Walking Stick Tree Trish Harris Escalator Press, $35.00, ISBN 9780994118646 A Small Blue Thing Julie Hanify Submarine, $35.00, ISBN 9780994123770 The Case of the Missing Body Jenny Powell Otago University Press, $30.00, ISBN 9781877578311 What Does the Sea Sound…
Tagged with: Charlotte Simmonds, Escalator Press, Evie Mahoney, Issue 119, Jenny Powell, Julie Hanify, Mary Egan Publishing, Otago University Press, Spring 2017, Submarine, Trish Harris
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Olympian heights, John Horrocks
Striking Gold: New Zealand Hockey’s Remarkable Victory at the 1976 Olympics Suzanne McFadden Mary Egan Publishing, $40.00 ISBN 9780473343729 Striking Gold is the story of one of the great moments in New Zealand’s sporting history. The 1976 Olympics are remembered…
Tagged with: Issue 115, John Horrocks, Mary Egan Publishing, Spring 2016, Suzanne McFadden
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Lives shaped by the novelist, Elspeth Sandys
Death and Forgiveness Jindra Tichá Mary Egan Publishing, $30.00, ISBN 9780473306717 Rich Man Road Ann Glamuzina Eunoia Publishing, $30.00, ISBN 9780994104748 In a recent review in New Zealand Books, Jane Westaway commented on the rise, both in New Zealand and…
Tagged with: Ann Glamuzina, Elspeth Sandys, Eunoia Publishing, Issue 112, Jindra Tichá, Mary Egan Publishing, Summer 2015
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
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