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March 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: A Novel Idea…
Two novellas got into a fight…Archive
November 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 89 – Kirsten McDougall
Welcome to episode 89 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here I had a chat with Kirsten McDougall. She is a writer, publicist and literary manager. We discuss her various roles and talk about her two books, The Invisible Rider and Tess. The Invisible Rider is a 2012 release, […]Archive
October 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Kirsten McDougall: Tess
Tess Kirsten McDougall VUP What I liked, a great deal, about Kirsten McDougall’s first book – The Invisible Rider (a set of connected short stories, not quite a novel, not just a novella…) was the way she painted the world. All at once daring but not flashy. Taking time to shape descriptions, allowing the world […]Archive
May 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Denis Johnson
Sad to wake up and hear of the passing of Denis Johnson. What a writer! He was scheduled to be part of this year’s Auckland Writers Festival – the appearance cancelled due to health reasons. And now less than a week later – this news. Tragic. I found Johnson’s books always at the time I […]Archive
May 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Cynan Jones: The Cove
The Cove Cynan Jones Granta Paperbacks It’s one of those books where to describe too much about it is to ruin it – a slim volume, taut, beautifully, thoughtfully written and controlled, The Cove has a man in/against the elements narrative, it’s a little Life of Pi if you like, a little Old Man And […]Archive
May 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman