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Recreational non-fiction – a mid year review
I’m a pretty avid reader and mostly I love good fiction, but this year I have made a determined effort to read more non-fiction, but not just any old non-fiction – what I was after was “Recreational...
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A fiction lover’s mid-year review
2018 is screaming past at quite a rate and I have had the pleasure of filling this time with some quality reading! I’ve made a list of the novels that I have enjoyed so far in 2018 and made comments on...
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Of humans and gods elemental
I’m a committed reader and I do read fairly widely and there’s one particular thing that I love when it comes to fiction; I love stories that blend and blur the lines between reality and mythology. The...
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Women in foreign worlds
I’m still recovering, weeks later, from the season 2, final episode, final scene of The Handmaid’s Tale. It had both my husband and I screaming “NO!” at the television. Not usually a great fan of...
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NZ Bookshop Day 2018
Saturday 27th October is New Zealand Bookshop Day. Hurrah for the bookshop! There will be events, great deals on books and competitions too. Events Scorpio Books What: Author talks and readings, as...
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Cool stuff from the selectors: an eclectic mix
I have always enjoyed Oliver Jeffers’ picture books, they are clever and a joy to read aloud which is vitally important if it becomes your child’s favourite and needs to be read over and over again!...
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Motherhood Missed: Stories from Women Who Are Childless by Circumstance – NZ...
An evening with Dr Lois Tonkin discussing her book Motherhood Missed: Stories from Women Who Are Childless by Circumstance is on on Tuesday 27th November 6pm Spark Place, He Hononga | Connection,...
View ArticleAn Evening with Lee Child – Past Tense – WORD Christchurch
I am well into the morning-after glow of having spent an evening in the company of Lee Child, Paul Cleave and 750 of his Christchurch fans – and what a night it was! This is my first WORD Christchurch...
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Dan recommends: The best recreational non-fiction of 2018
2018 has been a stunning year for me when we talk about books and reading, and here’s a selection of recreational non-fiction titles that I have enjoyed in the back half of 2018 and that you too can...
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Getting crafty for Christmas
As I write this, there are only 8 more sleeps till Christmas, and only two more weekend days but as usual, I have only just begun the annual tradition of making a Christmas gift each for Miss Missy and...
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