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May 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Billie Eilish: Billie Eilish by Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Grand Central Publishing A couple of years ago my then-9-year old niece wanted to listen to her music in the car. Only fair. We’d had mine. And the 11-year-old nephew’s – and the 7-year-old son’s, it was her turn. And she wanted to listen to Billie Eilish. And this was of […]Archive
May 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Luke Adam Hawker: Together
Together Luke Adam Hawker Kyle Books The pandemic took its toll – and is taking it still and because we survived lockdown (and it was brief) many of us have moved on and back to our lives and it was all just a mild inconvenience. We were lucky. And we were supported by our government […]Archive
May 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Ben Brown (ed): How Did I Get Here?
How Did I Get Here? Ben Brown (ed.) The Cuba Press How Did I Get Here? is subtitled a book of “soliloquies of youth”. A book you can order via this link right here. The book is a collection of poems by the YP (young people) of Te Puna Wai o Tūhinapō, Youth Justice Residence […]Archive
April 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Charlotte Grimshaw: The Mirror Book
The Mirror Book: A Memoir Charlotte Grimshaw RHNZ Vintage / Penguin Charlotte Grimshaw’s memoir is a wild ride – a must. But it’s also rather ludicrous. Perhaps that’s what makes it such a good time while you’re reading it. I have tried to forget it ever since – the fact that I can’t, quite, is […]Archive
March 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Collins: Whale Day And Other Poems
Whale Day And Other Poems Billy Collins Random House Billy Collins is a living legend in (and of) American letter. Poet Laureate in the immediate post-911 years. Professor handing on his advice to new generations. And a prolific publishing presence still. There’s warmth and wisdom in Collins’ poems.Archive
March 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Amanda Sewell: Wendy Carlos – A Biography
Wendy Carlos: A Biography Amanda Sewell Oxford University Press Wendy Carlos is one of the great pioneers of electronic music, champion of the Moog, creator of mesmerising soundtracks (A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, TRON) and as well as recontextualising classical music to make one of the genre’s all-time best sellers, it is likely she also […]Archive
March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred: BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams
BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred Insight Comics There are some extraordinary graphic memoirs and bios – the vision, the way the colourist and artist combine with the writer to tell a story. A shining example of this (still relatively new) form is this tribute to David […]Archive
March 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dakota McFadzean: To Know You’re Alive
To Know You’re Alive Dakota McFadzean Conundrum Press Dakota McFadzean is a Canadian comic strip writer and artist – he has two previous volumes of bundled shorts and his work has appeared in MAD Magazine, Funny or Die, The New Yorker and The Best American Comics.Archive
March 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
James Blunt: How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt – Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation
How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt: Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation James Blunt Constable I don’t know who first alerted me but I probably had the same reaction as many: James Blunt IS FUNNY! He was savage even. Just the right type of wit. It was wonderful to read his comebacks […]Archive
February 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Ian Nathan: Stephen King at the Movies
Stephen King at the Movies: A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptations from The Master of Horror Ian Nathan Palazzo Editions; None Edition I’ve been calling myself a lapsed fan. It’s a Forgive Me, Father scenario. It’s been years since I’ve read anything by Stephen King (well, that’s not quite true, I recently […]Archive
February 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman