Redmer Yska-Wellington social historian discovers the connection to Katherine Mansfield's unpublished 1st story. Tania Roxborogh talks about her award-winning Junior fiction work on Bastion Point.
Paula Green talks about being presented with the Prime Ministers Award for poetry and Holly Walker talks about her her book 'The Whole Intimate Mess' - Motherhood, Politics and Women's Writing.
Shifting Points of View, a preview of literary component of the Chch Arts Festival form Rachel King the Literary Director of 'Word' and poetry and junior fiction from James Nordcliffe
Philip Temple - co-editor of new anthology of political poetry - Manifesto Aotearoa and Huberta Hellendorn - author of Astride a Fierce Wind, a memoir of migrating from Holland to NZ and her life here in Dunedin
Morring speaks to Mary McCallum about her new Hoopla Press poetry series and then to Rachel King - one of the judges of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
26 min
About Bookenz
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With a life long passion for books and for New Zealand authors, programme hosts Morrin Rout and Mary-Anne Stone utilize their wealth of experience to bring you Bookenz, a weekly programme featuring the latest new books and their authors, from both New Zealand and abroad.
Authors from Aotearoa discuss their best and latest work. For new authors there can be a hard road ahead, and the programme wishes to promote these talented authors. Covering an eclectic mix of books, from fiction and non-fiction to even the occasional cookbook, Bookenz is your programme to discover the next book to curl up with on a sunny, windy or rainy day.
If you have a passion for reading and wish to support our local New Zealand authors, tune in to Bookenz on 96.9 FM weekly at 12noon on Tuesdays, repeated 12noon on Saturdays. Subscribe to never miss an episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.