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The good, the bad and the ugly, John O’Leary

Posted on March 17, 2019 by NZ Books

Scoundrels and Eccentrics of the Pacific John Dunmore Upstart Press, $40.00, ISBN 9781988516219 William Deans: The Passionate Pioneer Louise Deans Wily Publications, $35.00, ISBN: 9781927167342 Just as Australia’s Outback has its “characters” (according to popular legend, at least), so that…

Tagged with: Autumn 2019, Issue 125, John Dunmore, John O’Leary, Upstart Press, Wily Publications
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review

Imaging war, Stella Ramage

Posted on December 7, 2016 by NZ Books

Behind the Twisted Wire: New Zealand Artists in World War I Jennifer Haworth Wily Publications, $50.00, ISBN 9781927167212 Recently, I had the privilege of watching the magnificently restored WWI propaganda film, Battle of the Somme (1916). Shot by official cinematographers…

Tagged with: Issue 116, Jennifer Haworth, Stella Ramage, Summer 2016, Wily Publications
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review, War

Changes of heart and mind, John McCrystal

Posted on December 5, 2013 by NZ Books

Pentimento Rosemary Wildblood Wily Publications, $30.00, ISBN 9781927167090 The Fall of Light Sarah Laing Vintage, $38.00, ISBN 9781775533030 Settling into a novel can be a lot like going away on holiday with people you don’t know, or settling into a…

Tagged with: Issue 104, John McCrystal, Rosemary Wildblood, Sarah Laing, Summer 2013, Vintage, Wily Publications
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review