People together: NZ re-imagined

CBC critic, Eleanor Watchel, travelled through NZ to interview some of NZ’s literary animals in their natural habitats. The Writers & Company radio special celebrated a literary landscape that included authors Patricia Grace, Bill Manhire, Elizabeth Knox, Gregory O’Brien, Witi Ihimaera, Keri Hulme, Alan Duff and Albert Wendt. “New Zealand’s writers embrace their unique heritage in original work that reflects the modern complexities of life in the South Pacific.”


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Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Like many writers before her, New Zealand-born Amy Brown takes inspiration from the Australian feminist icon Stella Maria Miles Franklin in her captivating debut novel My Brilliant Sister – but instead…