Renee reviews Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver. "Wakenhyrst is a great read, superbly written, with captivating and complex characters. This is a mystery that has you darting to the next page."
Little Blog of Large Print: WORD Christchurch 2019
WORD Christchurch is back for its Autumn Season! You can treat yourself with some of the amazing author talks lined up for this mini-festival which runs from 8 to 25 May 2019. You can buy tickets to individual events, if there's a particular author or talk you're interested in, or you can splurge on an Autumn…
Learning to crochet: Advice from a newbie
"If I were able to leave you with only one piece of crochet advice, it would be to always have fun. Learn the basics, but then just go crazy with your crafty self!" – Twinkie Chan The craft of crochet, which literally means 'small hook' in French, has been around for a very long time; since…
‘Armageddon’ at Tūranga: Tools for expo prep
It's almost that time of year again! With the Armageddon Expo a few months away (June 1 - 3, Queen's Birthday weekend), many of us self-proclaimed nerds are starting to think and work on our costumes for this much-loved event. This year is different from previous years though; for the first time, there are a whole…
Little Blog of Large Print: NZ Novels
“Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.” - Katherine Mansfield Most of us likely remember their first encounters with New Zealand novels; school. I for one, have fond memories of studying…
The Binding: An enchanting historical fantasy
"We’ve been called witches since the beginning of time. Word-cunning, they used to call it—of a piece with invoking demons…We were burned for it too. The Crusade wasn’t new, we’ve always been scapegoats. Well, knowledge is always a kind of magic, I suppose." - Seredith I'm not gonna lie, The Binding by Bridget Collins had…
Little Blog of Large Print: Spreading the Love
“My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” – Abraham Lincoln Large print really seems to exemplify the old saying "always the bridesmaid, never the bride". It's essential to the reading habits of many people, especially if you're a little older or visually impaired. Yet, large print…
Whodunnit?! A Spotlight on Mystery and Crime
Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This quote is one that's always stuck with me, ever since I was sixteen, poring over my Sherlock Holmes books. I've always had a deep love of mystery stories, ranging from classics like Conan Doyle…
Excelsior! A Tribute to Stan Lee
"You know, my motto is 'Excelsior.' That's an old word that means 'upward and onward to greater glory.' … Keep moving forward, and if it's time to go, it's time. Nothing lasts forever." – Stan Lee It was with great sadness that I read that comic-book legend Stan Lee passed away on Monday 12 November…
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