Uplit has been a publishing trend for a while now, but after the shocking events in Christchurch these books might be able to provide some comfort and escape from troubled times. Uplit celebrates our friends, the connections we can make and provides hope. Keeper of lost things Ruth Hogan Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes Ruth…
Cool stuff from the selectors: History in colour
The colour of time: A new history of the world, 1850 to 1960 A history book spanning one hundred years is nothing out of the ordinary, however what makes this book so unusual is that all the photographs have been fully and painstakingly redigitised in colour by Brazilian artist Marina Amaral. The detail and exhaustive…
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! The illustrations however have always been what has really attracted me. They are obviously drawn for children but there…
Dystopian fiction – along with a good dose of feminism
I read The Handmaid's Tale a long time ago, but could only stomach the first season on the box. Maybe it feels a bit more real or even possible, or perhaps the dramatisation was all a bit much, but I just couldn't cope with more terror or the gruesome relentless treatment of the women. Dystopian…
UpLit – something positive to look forward to
At a time of political upheaval, where nothing seems to stay the same, and calamity and craziness is our daily news ... there does seem to be an appetite for books about human connection, optimism and love (but not necessarily romance). The publishing community has declared that "UpLit" is a new trend - books about…
Dear Donald Trump
Dear Donald Trump by Sophie Siers and Anne Villeneuve: Dear Donald Trump, I'm writing you a letter from my bedroom in New Zealand. Sadly, the room does not belong only to me. I have to share it with my big brother who exactly fits your description of an undesirable person. I watched you on the…
Tricky little title changes
The Guardian has recently published an article about why American publishers sometimes change the titles of books. In fact they don't only change titles, they will also change names, places and spelling. The writer from The Guardian doesn't really have an answer to why this happens, but happen it does and can be confusing for…
The Politics of Fiction – WORD Christchurch Festival 2018
When I think of politics I think of well...Politics... Statements, speeches, dogma perhaps, deeply held beliefs, politicians! So I went along to The Politics of Fiction with probably the wrong idea. I should also come clean and admit that I haven't read any of the three authors' books. I feel like a bad bad blogger…
The Neu! Ōtautahi! Incident – WORD Christchurch Festival 2018
I'm sure we all remember the cool kids at school and that sense of wanting to be part of that group. Well when I go to a writers' festivals I desperately want to be one of those cool kids, the ones who have the right words at the right times, who hang out together and…
Kā Huru Manu: My names are the treasured cloak which adorns the land: WORD Christchurch Festival 2018
Takerei Norton and Helen Brown along with David Higgins from the cultural mapping team at Ngāi Tahu presented a session on Kā Huru Manu, the Ngāi Tahu digital atlas dedicated to recording and mapping traditional Māori place names and histories in the Ngāi Tahu tribal area. David Higgins set the scene for what would prove…
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