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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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April 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Carl Shuker: A Mistake

A Mistake  Carl Shuker  VUP  The literary page-turner – a rare beast. Pip Adam can do it. John Colapinto managed it with both fiction and non-fiction and here Carl Shuker manages it and essentially turns non-fiction into fiction, or frames fiction via non-fiction and/or vice-versa. But what’s true, instantly, of A Mistake, his fifth novel, is that the writing is electric, the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Mistake, A Novel, Book, Book Review, Carl Shuker: A Mistake, Elizabeth Taylor, http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/a-mistake/, Novel, Victoria University Press, VUP, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Bloody Difficult Women

Bloody Difficult Women Circa 2, Circa Theatre Friday, March 9 This Writers & Readers session, dubbed Bloody Difficult Women, featured Annaleese Jochems (author of Baby) and Kirsten McDougall (author of Tess and also The Invisible Rider) in conversation with fellow novelist Catherine Robertson. A spirited discussion emerged, though Robertson was far too dominant, bringing the […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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October 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Jac: The Green Hour

The Jac The Green Hour Rattle/VUP I was impressed with last year’s Nerve, a solid outing from a very good team of players – all great soloists when given the chance, all prepared and willing (and understanding of the need) to sit in behind anyone else, all patient and waiting their turn, more than that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Callum Allardice, Daniel Milward, Jazz, Lex French, Nerve, Nick Tipping, Rattle, The Green Hour, The Jac, Victoria University Press, VUP ·

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