A reading dinner tonight… and now our star is on the map. Yours could be too! bds.org.nz/booknight
#booknight2018 #readnz
#booknight2018 #readnz
Auckland Writers Festival 2018
I love the Auckland Writers Festival. Every year I attend a few events, miss lots of good ones, and I always say that next year I will be better organised and see more. This year I took a day off … Continue reading
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea — Jules Verne
It’s good to finally read this famous book, starring the famous Captain Nemo and his famous ship the Nautilus, and discover that its fame is well-deserved: it’s a page-turning adventure story with drama, intrigue and nifty gadgets. The narrator, a … Continue reading
At #AWF18 — thanks to @davideagleman…
At #AWF18 — thanks to @davideagleman for a fascinating, inspiring and packed talk. Have to buy his book now…
The New Torchlight List — Jim Flynn
Jim Flynn’s first Torchlight List book was a really interesting guide to one man’s essential reading list. This follow-up takes a different tack but is just as engrossing. Here Flynn takes a more global view, focusing on different parts of … Continue reading
12 Rules for Life — Jordan B. Peterson
This is fun to read and it may change your life. The subtitle describes it best: chaos (particularly perhaps the chaos of the modern world) is what Peterson dreads, and he offers prescriptions, strategies and even commandments for how to … Continue reading
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Best kids’ menu EVAR at Tucks & Bao…
Best kids’ menu EVAR at Tucks & Bao www.tucksandbao.co.nz/ twitter.com/bnnt/status/978522080537862144/photo/1
Urban cricket. Motorway on one side,…
Urban cricket. Motorway on one side, bagpipe band practice on the other. A pleasant day out, but not a quiet one. #cricket #summer #fb twitter.com/bnnt/status/969696408310722560/photo/1
New Ladytron album coming this year! I…
New Ladytron album coming this year! I just pre-ordered it at pmusic.co/lvR4oR @PledgeMusic #electronic
Audiovisual piece skewering the…
Audiovisual piece skewering the “vacuous repetition of 24 hour rolling news”. Like a nightmare version of CNN. vantablank-stare.u-i-q.org/