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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
July 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Alan Duff: A Conversation With My Country
A Conversation With My Country Alan Duff Penguin Alan Duff wrote one of New Zealand’s most important books – Once Were Warriors. It’s not a particularly well written book. But its timing was crucial. It meant something. Since then he repeated the formula until no one cared, perfected the Old Man Yells At Cloud-persona of the truly entitled, right-wing newspaper columnist […]Archive
October 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
On Song: Five Years Old/Five Years On
Five years ago I released a book. On Song looked at 30 of the best New Zealand songs, 30 of my favourites. We started with a long list of at least 100 songs and whittled and whittled. I say ‘we’ – I am referring to the publisher, Penguin. And me. I was commissioned to write […]Archive
February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Emily Writes: Rants In The Dark
Rants In The Dark: From One Tired Mama To Another Emily Writes Penguin/Random House Under the name “Emily Writes” and via her own blog, and more recently as editor of the Spinoff’s Parents section – with stints for The New Zealand Herald and Women’s Weekly along the way – Emily has found her voice as […]Archive
October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Moses Mackay/Amitai Pati/Pene Pati: Sol3 Mio – Our Story
Sol3 Mio: Our Story Moses Mackay/Amitai Pati/Pene Pati Penguin Sole Mio (or Sol3 Mio as it is stylised) had the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013 – they backed that up with concerts that showcased down-to-earth personalities and homegrown humour. They quickly became – seemingly out of nowhere – a phenomenon. So now, […]Archive
June 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Dave Eggers: Your Fathers, Where Are They? And The Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And The Prophets, Do They Live Forever? Dave Eggers Knopf; Penguin Dave Eggers has released three novels in less than two years, he’s always seemed prolific but it’s foot-firmly-on-the-gas for the writer right now; he’s never seemed so inspired. In fact, his latest, Your Fathers, Where Are They? And The […]Archive
May 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Paul Morley: Earthbound
Earthbound: The Bakerloo Line Paul Morley Penguin To celebrate the London Tube turning 150 a series of commissioned works called Penguin Lines has 12 different writers each spinning a different yarn, elements of their personal story, their personal interests with the Tube as part of the focus. Paul Morley is a music writer so his […]Archive
January 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Rachel Sumner and Ruth Mitchener: Recipes For Play
Recipes For Play Rachel Sumner and Ruth Mitchener Penguin Sisters Rachel Sumner (words/recipes) and Ruth Mitchener (photography) have created a book that every parent of small children would be wise to pick up. Rainy day, stuck inside, what to do? Go to this book. Seeking ways to stimulate and engage your child, to connect with […]Archive
January 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gerard Hutching: Why Can’t Kiwis Fly?
Why Can’t Kiwis Fly? Gerard Hutching Penguin In fact the book’s full title is Why Can’t Kiwis Fly and 181 Other Curious Questions About New Zealand’s Natural History. Supplying the answers is the former editor of Forest & Bird magazine and author of the best-selling Natural World of New Zealand, co-author too of Back From […]Archive
January 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Wallace Chapman: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There Wallace Chapman Penguin A charismatic presence across TV (Back Benches) and radio (most recently on RadioLIVE, about to move to Radio New Zealand National), Wallace Chapman now turns his hand to a book that is one part slow-living manifesto, one-part memoir. Well of course the two have to be […]Archive
July 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman