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July 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 265 – C.K. Stead: Q&A, Wellington, 2018
The year 2018 was a good one for me and the writers/readers fest – I went to heaps of things, enjoyed them, wrote about them. Win/win/win. It was a whirlwind weekend but I was just fully on board with it – and C.K. Stead has never been one of my favourites. I get why he’s […]Archive
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 […]Archive
September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 179 On the Radio
It must have been Fishing – either the song itself or maybe Gillian. The first time I heard myself on the radio. Bryan Staff our producer was also a DJ and he played it on a late night slot on commercial radio It was a strange feeling – like hearing your speaking voice back on […]Archive
August 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Braunias: The Man Who Ate Lincoln Road
The Man Who Ate Lincoln Road Steve Braunias Luncheon Sausage Books Any time I review a new book by Steve Braunias I end up gushing like some rotten little suck-up about how he’s the country’s best, most engaging, funniest writer – about how he knows the seed of a story and how to cultivate it, […]Archive
May 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Braunias: The Scene of the Crime
The Scene of the Crime: Twelve Extraordinary True Stories of Crime and Punishment Steve Braunias HarperCollins I stopped only on the other side of calling Steve Braunias our greatest writer when reviewing the small, self-published volume of political satire – because not only is he funny and engaging, sharp, wise, wordy and worldly, he also […]Archive
March 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Auckland Writers Festival: 10-15 May, 2016
It’s the return of the Auckland Writers Festival and what a line-up, see the full list of events here. Over 100 events across a handful of days and featuring “the mother of feminism” Gloria Steinem, author Jeanette Winterson, comedian, writer and bird-watcher, Bill Oddie, and ex-politician, former Midnight Oil frontperson and environmentalist, Peter Garrett. Well, […]Archive
October 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Paul Du Noyer: Conversations with McCartney
Conversations with McCartney Paul Du Noyer Hodder & Stoughton Ltd./Hachette I was tempted to just link to Steve Braunias’ spot-on assessment of this book – just leave you with that review; it does essentially sum it up. Here, collected in one place, are many of Paul McCartney’s dullest interviews, most of them commissioned, scripted damn-near, […]Archive
May 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Auckland Writers Festival: Satirists at Large – Steve Braunias and David Slack
Satirists at Large: Steve Braunias and David Slack w/ Stephen Stratford Lower NZI Room/Aotea Centre Saturday, March 16 (3.00pm) For this Auckland Writers Festival event Stephen Stratford was the chair, or at least the man in the chair facilitating – flicking questions over in his quirky way to Steve Braunias (NZ Herald writer, ex columnist […]Archive
March 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Braunias: Madmen – Inside The Weirdest Election Campaign Ever
Madmen: Inside The Weirdest Election Campaign Ever Steve Braunias Luncheon Sausage Books Hilarious, sharp, a bit bonkers – often perfect. I am of course referring to Braunias’ brand of satire/coverage in this election campaign diary as taken from the pages of Metro and padded out to standalone volume with new intro and outro. But I […]Archive
December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman