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March 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 251 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
March 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Latest – Greatest – Book
You turn each page like you’ve never read a book before, like it’s a first time – and isn’t that something! That’s the feeling you want with any book, the ones you read, the ones you hope to write, the ones you just want to recommend to other people; list them for yourself in the […]Archive
March 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Books That Blew My Mind # 6: “Wilson” by Daniel Clowes
Wilson by Daniel Clowes I guess my introduction to Daniel Clowes was the movie Ghost World – and then much later I read the collected strips of it when published as a single-volume graphic. There was probably the movie Art School Confidential in there too before I ever got to the comics. But in the […]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 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Substack: “Sounds Good!”
I’ve joined Substack. I’ve started a newsletter – it’s called “Sounds Good!” It’s a subscription-model. Straight away I am asking you to pay. I don’t feel bad about this because you do not have to pay. You can choose to not receive the newsletter. And nothing that I write here at Off The Tracks is going behind […]Archive
February 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 244: Maggie Tweedie
Well, after a lengthy summer break the podcast is back and it’s the first one for 2021. This conversation was recorded late last year and then I decided to have a wee break over Christmas/New Year. So you’re now going to hear episode 244 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf […]Archive
February 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tall Tales & True: Poetry at Paraparaumu Library, Sunday, February 7, 2021, 2-4pm
The Cuba Press poets are the special guest at this weekend’s regular reading at Paraparaumu Library Meeting Room, thanks to Friends of Kāpiti Library. The poets will each read a few poems from their latest volumes and maybe some brand new work as well. These poets are Janis Freegard (Reading The Signs), Rachel McAlpine (How To Be Old), Mary […]Archive
January 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Books That Blew My Mind # 4: “Faithfull” by Marianne Faithfull
Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull (w/ David Dalton) Was reminiscing about this just recently; recommending it to my sister-in-law, saying that it was one of the great rock’n’roll reads actually. It found me at a formative time, I was at the peak of my Stones fandom and I was newly interested in all the characters – […]Archive
January 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Books That Blew My Mind # 3: “Can’t and Won’t” by Lydia Davis
Can’t and Won’t by Lydia Davis I could have picked another book by Lydia Davis – I could have picked from a few and probably I should highlight Varieties of Disturbancesince that was my introduction to this incredible writer. But Can’t and Won’t – which I reviewed back when I read it in 2014 as […]Archive
December 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Books That Blew My Mind # 2: “Run With The Hunted” by Charles Bukowski
Run With The Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader by Charles Bukowski I couldn’t really write about Charles Bukowski for my Authors I Admire series because there’s not a lot to admire – beyond the fact that as a writer, not as a human being, he did the time behind the typewriter. But I can rave […]Archive
December 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman