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August 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 271: My Talk at the 2020 Manawatu Writers Festival

Hi and welcome to episode 271 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 Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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April 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Page Turner

To read a whole book in a day is one of the great joys – and luxuries – of this modern life. For me, first it was Garfield and Footrot Flats. Then it was those adventure books by Willard Price. Probably after that there was something else – maybe a Barry Crump book if I’m […]
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November 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 194: Fergus Barrowman

Welcome to episode 194 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Teju Cole – Blind Spot

Teju Cole: Blind Spot Circa One; Circa Theatre Saturday, March 10 This Writers & Readers session was Teju Cole in conversation with Paula Morris. Chiefly the discussion was about his excellent new book Blind Spot but from there Cole found his way to talking about his work in a more general sense, his motivations, his […]
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September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Litcrawl 2017: Program Announced

Litcrawl is the little Wellington writing festival that could. In fact it did. And still is. Here we are now nearing its fourth iteration – Litcrawl 2017 will run across November 10-12 and will feature local, national and international names in literature. As with previous years the festival seeks to create boutique events, to place […]
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June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Peter Garrett to appear at WORD Christchurch Event – Shifting Points of View: Sept 10 (2017)

WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce Peter Garrett: Big Blue Sky, as part of its Shifting Points of View series held in association with Christchurch Arts Festival. In between Midnight Oil’s two New Zealand concerts, the band’s charismatic frontman Peter Garrett makes a special intimate appearance on 10 September to talk about his creative and political life, […]
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