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March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: A C Grayling – Democracy In Crisis

A C Grayling: Democracy in Crisis Renoulf Foyer, MFC Sunday, March 11 This Writers & Readers session was a straight-up lecture by British author, philosopher, public intellectual A C Grayling. The topic Democracy in Crisis coming from his latest work, Democracy And Its Crisis. He also spoke the previous night, although I missed that on […]

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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: CK Stead – In Full Stride

CK Stead: In Full Stride Circa 2, Circa Theatre Saturday, March 10 This Writers & Readers session, featured CK Stead in conversation with Steve Braunias. The reason for the talk was Stead’s latest novel, Necessary Angel; reviewed well, largely, received well, Braunias joked in his intro that it should be boring, shouldn’t work but somehow […]

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March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Teju Cole – Favourite Photographers

Teju Cole: Favourite Photographers Renoulf Foyer, MFC Friday, March 9 This Writers & Readers session was a lecture/presentation by Teju Cole where he talked about his favourite photographers. Teju Cole is a writer and photographer – an essayist, novelist and critic. He has a role at the New York Times as Photography Critic and has […]

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March 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Lloyd Jones – The Cage

Lloyd Jones: The Cage Renouf Foyer, MFC Friday, March 9 For this Writers & Readers event it was Lloyd Jones in conversation with Australian writer Charlotte Wood. The discussion centring around Jones’ new novel, The Cage. He was there under slight duress, a head-cold or some such, but he battled on and through it – […]