2 April

Literally Lorne Street – Auckland Writers Festival Event

You’ll find me there on 17 May from 6 pm . . . I’ll be reading a new piece, 500 words in 4 minutes as part of the festival. Our brief is to respond to a painting that will be on exhibit in the Gow-Langsford Gallery. A poet and a non-fiction writer will read as well. A fun Friday night.

20 March 2019

NZ Booklovers Review

Grandzilla’s reviewed on NZ Booklovers: Reviewer Karen McMillan says: “The action in this book moves between Berlin in the turbulent 60s and contemporary America. Grandzilla a superb, engaging read, with wonderfully drawn characters, and a great sense of place and time. The tension comes from a mix of the past and present, all culminating with a well-crafted ending. This book is definitely recommended, a story of ‘growing up, growing old and getting woke’.”

18 February 2019

Grandzilla made the 2019 NZ Booklovers list for best adult fiction

‘Grandzilla is a novel with multiple layers, plots and countries that come together to make this compelling reading. The author pulls off a clever mix of past and present, linking riots in 1960s Germany with present-day racial unrest in the USA. Grandzilla educates as well as entertains. Great characters and an enlightening read.’

https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/awards

 

24 January 2019

SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT – Although I’m not listed in the programme, I’ll now be sharing the stage with Jared Gulian and Andrew Rumbles (moderator) in the ‘Cracking It’ session about self-publishing. 2.30-3.30 on 9 Feb. http://www.samesamebutdifferent.co.nz/

Grandzilla is busy deciding what she’s going to wear…