tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9519088863125450612024-03-21T22:25:18.839+13:00Write OnWrite On is the radio show of the Otago Southland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors, broadcast on Otago Access Radio 105.4 FM.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-10966712989258813862011-11-20T15:33:00.000+13:002011-11-20T15:33:24.214+13:009 November 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08JIPYNChHIWsofEkHdi7vcuhm2xGuyd7gbZ7rYTN9aoCVH9y8FP1V_YllQz5TrQ24PAQ2LQ-9Yc3WHYgXfcAD39h5vNCPy-NHQsJzJq0gHLPYBSN11_QusNVVEZywkH_em2s9mnTM94/s1600/The+Broken+Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08JIPYNChHIWsofEkHdi7vcuhm2xGuyd7gbZ7rYTN9aoCVH9y8FP1V_YllQz5TrQ24PAQ2LQ-9Yc3WHYgXfcAD39h5vNCPy-NHQsJzJq0gHLPYBSN11_QusNVVEZywkH_em2s9mnTM94/s200/The+Broken+Book.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span><b>Fiona Farrell</b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span> is the 2011 Otago University Robert Burns Fellow. She has recently launched <i>The Broken Book</i>, a book that started off being a travel memoir about walking, but that developed into something quite different in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes, which resulted in her city house being red stickered and changed life at her home on the Banks Peninsula. We’ll talk about <i>The Broken Book</i>, and also her experiences in being the Burns Fellow.<br />
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Today I am replaying interviews with two of the special international guests I've had the privilege to chat with, American writers Diana Gabaldon and Annie Proulx.<br />
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American author <b><span style="color: red;">Annie Proulx</span></b> visited Dunedin in March to promote her new book <i style="color: lime;"><b>Bird Cloud</b></i>, a memoir. I had the opportunity to talk with Annie about Bird Cloud, as well as her other writing.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-20805889661392041102011-11-20T15:14:00.000+13:002011-11-20T15:14:47.633+13:0014 September 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b6XaH-bVT9Ypj56mMQGoQl-lfE6VbjjMSe8pJMPvs58EdomIaSLqxuL2uqZ8tdePCEEZZCgfX6pWcbcyVo3SuVyUX6gRZZrsitw6hFZMny1wu-6Lb4xZ2Ky1zWlbbT4APozjbDDpyIk/s1600/Trail" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b6XaH-bVT9Ypj56mMQGoQl-lfE6VbjjMSe8pJMPvs58EdomIaSLqxuL2uqZ8tdePCEEZZCgfX6pWcbcyVo3SuVyUX6gRZZrsitw6hFZMny1wu-6Lb4xZ2Ky1zWlbbT4APozjbDDpyIk/s1600/Trail" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span>Dunedin writer <b>Paul Sorrell</b> has teamed up once again with photographer Graham Warman ( Fleur’s Place) to produce <b><i>Trail: Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail</i></b>. We will talk about the research involved in producing a book like this, the highlights of the rail trail and some of the characters he met along the way.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Laurence Fearnley</b> has recently been announced as the winner of the 2011 NZ Post Book Award for Fiction for The Hut Builder. I talked with her several months ago about The Hut Builder and her writing, and will replay this interview with the always interesting to chat with Fearnley.</span></span>Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-21758117501067318722011-07-11T19:46:00.000+12:002011-07-11T19:46:21.622+12:0013 July 2011<div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQscQNXEmcYv3cMVQvd-TRZBg-oU5OEYTnBIgi68lh0pW0MFz3EjMJSxUQdLJuhEOFXNrmFb5bXLYDYcQItv3vnmEEdl-RtTU13pragdbR3N7pmhGG0QYZdXf_T9pkcg2NBXClLnzMuI/s1600/glass-harmonica-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQscQNXEmcYv3cMVQvd-TRZBg-oU5OEYTnBIgi68lh0pW0MFz3EjMJSxUQdLJuhEOFXNrmFb5bXLYDYcQItv3vnmEEdl-RtTU13pragdbR3N7pmhGG0QYZdXf_T9pkcg2NBXClLnzMuI/s200/glass-harmonica-cover.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Penelope Todd </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">is a Novelist, writer of young adult fiction, editor and now publisher. She has taken a bold step into the new world of e-publishing by forming <a href="http://rosamirabooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Rosa Mira Books</b></span></a>, an e-publishing company that launched itself onto the literary scene with <b><i>The Glass Harmonica</i></b> by <b>Dorothee E Kocks</b>. We’ll talk about what it takes to set up an e-publishing venture and the world of e-books and how it impacts on the book world as we know it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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To listen to this episode go <a href="http://www.accessradio.org/media/ondemand/play.asx?_uid=1303179279-559-13">here</a>.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-79665265540447197032011-04-13T15:05:00.000+12:002011-04-13T15:05:04.325+12:009 March 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyCthE5hqKM8G7fu_aIXmiO82I-jhpgVeECkbA-O6MuRzN6O2zc8LEdFAbjTwATugmCrR_IuhPQ_EOYvnVu8bibKiM80Ig0x21qZIs1-F4THZqYAJ6SdRu7HP-IFwm9pNbXgtb3LCrvk/s1600/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyCthE5hqKM8G7fu_aIXmiO82I-jhpgVeECkbA-O6MuRzN6O2zc8LEdFAbjTwATugmCrR_IuhPQ_EOYvnVu8bibKiM80Ig0x21qZIs1-F4THZqYAJ6SdRu7HP-IFwm9pNbXgtb3LCrvk/s200/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg" width="200" /></a><b style="color: red;">Bronwyn Wyllie-Gibb</b> is one of the fantastically knowledgeable staff at <a href="http://www.unibooks.co.nz/"><b>The University Book Shop</b></a> and regular on the show. We'll chat about the latest books, the finalists and winners in some recent competitions, what's hot and what new books are coming.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Vanda Symon</span></b> has just released <i style="color: lime;"><b>Bound</b></i>, the fourth novel in her Detective Sam Shephard crime series. Tania Roxborogh interviews Vanda about the book, the joys and challenges of writing a series, and where to now?<br />
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<span id="goog_1728652848">To listen to this episode go<a href="http://www.accessradio.org/media/ondemand/play.asx?_uid=1297802619-806-13" style="color: red;"><b> here</b></a></span>Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-29221637598686946742011-01-17T20:30:00.002+13:002011-04-13T22:10:41.844+12:0012 January 2011<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This show is a summer selection of a couple of interviews with international authors who came visiting in 2010</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">British born, Canadian living crime writer <b>Peter Robinson</b> was in New Zealand recently promoting his new Detective Chief Inspector Banks novel, <b><i>Bad Boy</i></b>. I had the opportunity to talk with him about the book, music and his novels getting to television.</span></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhIc3Hs9rlrKRiqv7dph6IXTFMhDnce6f-yt6gtekd_TaFXTiX4JIvC8alOeAhIyWs2VodgW8B6rU3VVrHYrBg_W6-qZLULphdjmry8K3z6JExI4Sty0X3WGmX2ul2P8Rt9LTHbOMNfE/s1600/trick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhIc3Hs9rlrKRiqv7dph6IXTFMhDnce6f-yt6gtekd_TaFXTiX4JIvC8alOeAhIyWs2VodgW8B6rU3VVrHYrBg_W6-qZLULphdjmry8K3z6JExI4Sty0X3WGmX2ul2P8Rt9LTHbOMNfE/s1600/trick.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Scottish Crime writer <span style="color: #0000fe;"><b>Val McDermid</b></span> was in Dunedin recently to promote her latest novel <b><i>Trick of the Dark</i></b>. McDermid is internationally renowned for her crime fiction and in particular her <b><i>Wire in the Blood</i></b> novels, which have been made into a television series by the BBC. She was the recipient of the 2010 Cartier Diamond Dagger Award of the Crime Writers Association. We talk about her life in crime writing as well as her new novel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Dunedin writer <span style="color: #0000fe;"><b>Sue Wootton</b></span> has until now been known as a poet and short story writer. She is now adding Children’s Book Writer to her list of achievements, with the publication of <b><i>Cloudcatcher</i></b>. We’ll talk about her experiences in writing work for children as well as her passion for poetry and short fiction. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/templephilip.html"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-weight: bold;">Philip Temple</span></a> published his memoir <span style="color: #33ff33; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Chance is a Fine Thing</span> in 2009. I will replay an interview I did with Philip at the time where we talked about the book and some of the stories in the life of this outstanding and respected writer in his long and fruitful career.<br />
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Bill is a retired police officer and has written several books relating to police issues including <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Aramoana - Twenty-two hours of Terror</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Invisible Evidence - Forensics in New Zealand</span>. We'll talk about his writing and his new book - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Blue Adrenalin - Life in the New Zealand Police</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtCtcyVE7saRSnht9mIMBm36kFRFuwhuIShV6vDg77nBQH0A5C1g1E1QfdZdNTQfYzQmIvXaQfXkdaGRvwaFmr-ZaFoB3hTcUI8lexQ-RIzM59AqE2lGSUl3-R7T_Lmer0bV2h1H0Q_w/s1600/Joan+Bishop"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtCtcyVE7saRSnht9mIMBm36kFRFuwhuIShV6vDg77nBQH0A5C1g1E1QfdZdNTQfYzQmIvXaQfXkdaGRvwaFmr-ZaFoB3hTcUI8lexQ-RIzM59AqE2lGSUl3-R7T_Lmer0bV2h1H0Q_w/s200/Joan+Bishop" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493449739832133682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Joan Bishop</span> is a cooking writer for <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Otago Daily Times</span> and the writer of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Joan Bishop's New Zealand Cock Pot and Slow Cooker Cook Book</span> which was first published in 1985 and has recently had a new edition produced with more recipes. We'll talk about the joys of slow cooking, and also the art of the food writer.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-51865483292580301742010-07-14T05:38:00.000+12:002010-07-14T05:40:39.473+12:009 June 2010<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Paddy Richardson</span> has recently released her third novel, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Hunting Blind</span>, a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMzM9R4k2C11HgVs8Vn_ounAFt5zUeVOk8EV58E3T6gN2lget3TThqSD1EEQwfyyl_LjxhGs5f5l7rHw1WbWkHK_zc0iHWT5aC1luuMGUTzO8rv7acQ6wwS6cTxqC0PWk_SmQIOBDqqgf/s1600-h/Hunting+Blind"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMzM9R4k2C11HgVs8Vn_ounAFt5zUeVOk8EV58E3T6gN2lget3TThqSD1EEQwfyyl_LjxhGs5f5l7rHw1WbWkHK_zc0iHWT5aC1luuMGUTzO8rv7acQ6wwS6cTxqC0PWk_SmQIOBDqqgf/s320/Hunting+Blind" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436182753679618882" border="0" /></a>psychological thriller which starts out with the disappearance of a little girl in Wanaka, and moves around Dunedin, and other familiar locations in the South Island. We'll talk about <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hunting Blind</span>, the allure of writing crime fiction, and the perception of crime fiction in the writing world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW99VTy7zQCFcr53iASOkLVZBbTLsMxnCuuYpPRYtemEQtXBnJi5nLpcBmbHgSBf0SU7iD6havsaLCSA9IoFZEG-_hrz7XVn-C9fid0FMMIIbi8KLEUVYb99_KJC8hb3gCGiN6Bd45rr4/s1600-h/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW99VTy7zQCFcr53iASOkLVZBbTLsMxnCuuYpPRYtemEQtXBnJi5nLpcBmbHgSBf0SU7iD6havsaLCSA9IoFZEG-_hrz7XVn-C9fid0FMMIIbi8KLEUVYb99_KJC8hb3gCGiN6Bd45rr4/s200/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446904373574669506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb</span> from Dunedin's <a href="http://www.unibooks.co.nz/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The University Book Shop</span></a> is a regular guest on the show. Join us as we chat about current books, trends and whats hot in the book world.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-54886882844401911252010-05-11T21:07:00.004+12:002010-05-11T21:22:36.914+12:0012 May 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6ARELbjxy1YQ5_Qv6mjrTKpc4x-vBBbIoYxDt36aXiNboFPvOh0F1ga0sO9SgY7Mnc99aHWBIF47Q9yvh3Wxwea-WemHxAw-Viid60HISM7A0avlFZWr3Z1Yv0KAuDu51YiMenq1zMU/s1600/island"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6ARELbjxy1YQ5_Qv6mjrTKpc4x-vBBbIoYxDt36aXiNboFPvOh0F1ga0sO9SgY7Mnc99aHWBIF47Q9yvh3Wxwea-WemHxAw-Viid60HISM7A0avlFZWr3Z1Yv0KAuDu51YiMenq1zMU/s200/island" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469939027379859218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/toddpenelope.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Penelope Todd</span></a> has recently released her novel <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Island</span>. 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Under the pseudonym <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ella West</span> she has written the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Thieves</span> trilogy for young adults. We'll talk about her books, the residency and her new foray into writing for the stage.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-33844570276190067122010-05-05T11:02:00.003+12:002010-05-05T11:13:35.987+12:0014 April 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHG2KpGpNnCIq54Smrra8H4DgHDU63sJmNJnFqLw5Ect6DMQOmga6IW-YVwDmJctCJrsGCQ28fdrt9G_m7k6kW_vJVWk1FeDJwKEYav8mL6loR7-rqOq5aiwkvwwnj2NPGQz8x1nfj2Nw/s1600/Old+Huhu"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHG2KpGpNnCIq54Smrra8H4DgHDU63sJmNJnFqLw5Ect6DMQOmga6IW-YVwDmJctCJrsGCQ28fdrt9G_m7k6kW_vJVWk1FeDJwKEYav8mL6loR7-rqOq5aiwkvwwnj2NPGQz8x1nfj2Nw/s200/Old+Huhu" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467555534254797778" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kylemewburn.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Kyle Mewburn</span></a> is a finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards for 2010 with his picture book <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Old Huhu</span>, illustrated by Rachel Driscoll. We talk about the book, his other publications and the busy life of a children's writer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdEt3X4MLxuGvyndXB9tmzdyCAjrsMit_sZ0CIyx3Dn0xHUlJSmsmmPw9dlbiJ_XnVJ0PSmdXDDHxSWXFmRPyc9j2ONtwn1wezuq4MOuCHYV3B2-bHd6cGtOs5tEr0MiEOTET150UmTU/s1600/banquo.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdEt3X4MLxuGvyndXB9tmzdyCAjrsMit_sZ0CIyx3Dn0xHUlJSmsmmPw9dlbiJ_XnVJ0PSmdXDDHxSWXFmRPyc9j2ONtwn1wezuq4MOuCHYV3B2-bHd6cGtOs5tEr0MiEOTET150UmTU/s200/banquo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467556807184416754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkroxborogh.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Tania Roxborogh</span></a> is also a finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, with her young adult fiction novel <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Banquo's Son</span>. I replay an interview I had with Tania in September last year, where we talked about <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Banquo's Son</span>, and the pressure that comes with writing a sequel to Shakespeare's <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Macbeth</span>.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-45381929196848836802010-03-10T20:14:00.004+13:002010-03-10T20:32:26.511+13:0010 March 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1CoQ68p2qDBKN6bqu30CFPaZOY6M2tVO5kkF1WacGwY2VO7fs7rPSqUuyrbFj3JxH-W-ZqnKHe8k3De40Ehyphenhyphen0Zy1GrkDb1nsXjx0cYZkCYhlYyrCapX4ws3NpuiDEeI2cZ0yBtHijVA/s1600-h/weathered_bones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1CoQ68p2qDBKN6bqu30CFPaZOY6M2tVO5kkF1WacGwY2VO7fs7rPSqUuyrbFj3JxH-W-ZqnKHe8k3De40Ehyphenhyphen0Zy1GrkDb1nsXjx0cYZkCYhlYyrCapX4ws3NpuiDEeI2cZ0yBtHijVA/s200/weathered_bones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446903554852336850" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.michelepowles.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Michele Powles</span></a> has recently arrived in Dunedin from Auckland to take up her position as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Burns Fellow</span> at the University of Otago. Last year she had published her first novel <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Weathered Bones</span>, a tale of three women past and present. We talk about the novel and what the fellowship means to her<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW99VTy7zQCFcr53iASOkLVZBbTLsMxnCuuYpPRYtemEQtXBnJi5nLpcBmbHgSBf0SU7iD6havsaLCSA9IoFZEG-_hrz7XVn-C9fid0FMMIIbi8KLEUVYb99_KJC8hb3gCGiN6Bd45rr4/s1600-h/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW99VTy7zQCFcr53iASOkLVZBbTLsMxnCuuYpPRYtemEQtXBnJi5nLpcBmbHgSBf0SU7iD6havsaLCSA9IoFZEG-_hrz7XVn-C9fid0FMMIIbi8KLEUVYb99_KJC8hb3gCGiN6Bd45rr4/s200/University+Bookshop+Logo+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446904373574669506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb</span> from Dunedin's <a href="http://www.unibooks.co.nz/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The University Book Shop</span></a> is a regular guest on the show. Join us as we chat about current books, trends and whats hot in the book world.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-22529004087317241472010-02-09T23:08:00.000+13:002010-02-09T23:09:31.559+13:0010 February 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVuPVsBTPJokPehK6umTujzTcDLia6up2unoi0HUtB2NfEV3z8NwtT1q-PwrBjaVau5uR7vfvhFrs4obyaIkiPC_W4wdjHiYGIGo4iYf50cYDSqgEf4JoQQ07iJNsvB53paj8g0BF7Kba/s1600-h/Red+Studio"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVuPVsBTPJokPehK6umTujzTcDLia6up2unoi0HUtB2NfEV3z8NwtT1q-PwrBjaVau5uR7vfvhFrs4obyaIkiPC_W4wdjHiYGIGo4iYf50cYDSqgEf4JoQQ07iJNsvB53paj8g0BF7Kba/s200/Red+Studio" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436182672469034194" border="0" /></a><br />My first guest is jeweler, print maker and painter <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">John Z Robinson</span> who has recently had his book <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Red St</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">udio: Forty-Five Prints</span> published. We'll talk about print making, and art, and the process of having art transformed into a book.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMzM9R4k2C11HgVs8Vn_ounAFt5zUeVOk8EV58E3T6gN2lget3TThqSD1EEQwfyyl_LjxhGs5f5l7rHw1WbWkHK_zc0iHWT5aC1luuMGUTzO8rv7acQ6wwS6cTxqC0PWk_SmQIOBDqqgf/s1600-h/Hunting+Blind"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMzM9R4k2C11HgVs8Vn_ounAFt5zUeVOk8EV58E3T6gN2lget3TThqSD1EEQwfyyl_LjxhGs5f5l7rHw1WbWkHK_zc0iHWT5aC1luuMGUTzO8rv7acQ6wwS6cTxqC0PWk_SmQIOBDqqgf/s320/Hunting+Blind" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436182753679618882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Paddy Richardson</span> has recently released her third novel, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Hunting Blind</span>, a psychological thriller which starts out with the disappearance of a little girl in Wanaka, and moves around Dunedin, and other familiar locations in the South Island. We'll talk about <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hunting Blind</span>, the allure of writing crime fiction, and the perception of crime fiction in the writing world.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-3524767635813599342010-01-21T11:28:00.001+13:002010-01-21T11:29:52.598+13:0013 January 2010<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvkEMFjjMQ4TwrHKbQiuYwAGnOX8fu53qQOknbs5J4zPoPAN0tGJakmOl9ibQ0LQvAb1iWJ5uiNVh4KCb6_zCA3b4aJhHTbvCnZ0uGo_kbCcWHlasxHlI290TEj8PCXsNgqk5vF_Qiiw/s1600-h/sting+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvkEMFjjMQ4TwrHKbQiuYwAGnOX8fu53qQOknbs5J4zPoPAN0tGJakmOl9ibQ0LQvAb1iWJ5uiNVh4KCb6_zCA3b4aJhHTbvCnZ0uGo_kbCcWHlasxHlI290TEj8PCXsNgqk5vF_Qiiw/s200/sting+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345457626400114002" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.raymondhuber.co.nz/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Raymond Huber’s</span></a> children’s novel <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Sting</span> buzzed out into the world earlier last year. Raymond had previously written science books for school children, and this is his first work of fiction.We’ll talk about <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Sting</span> and bees and the pleasures of combining art and science.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxonF858gcUhEWGHoxYjv5rasp7iSabx0CXvjp1l0PkQZTh0kpFAjvYOh8bk_aD05c0MKKjtCpMtDm8FmzkjV2o9VpYpIM6XW4ZkTma2MZkbs5WMpDn1l9XxlIhTxtNd4rwOf-tMbWhM/s1600-h/Kauri+cover+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxonF858gcUhEWGHoxYjv5rasp7iSabx0CXvjp1l0PkQZTh0kpFAjvYOh8bk_aD05c0MKKjtCpMtDm8FmzkjV2o9VpYpIM6XW4ZkTma2MZkbs5WMpDn1l9XxlIhTxtNd4rwOf-tMbWhM/s200/Kauri+cover+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345457702889709442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagofellows/writer.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Joanna Orwin</span></a> was the 2009 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Otago University College of Education Children’s Writer in Residence</span>. She is an award winning writer of many children’s fiction and non-fiction books. We’ll talk about her writing and the residency, and also about her more recent works including <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">My Story, Kauri In My Blood. The Diary of Laura Ann Findlay. The Coromandel, 1921-24.</span></div>Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-34715386057177280472009-12-09T10:07:00.003+13:002009-12-09T10:12:53.875+13:009 December 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7BxBDvMKQjDp8hqComxsAopLxGyePPNOwveS4_qhNGEIEKSLZj1ZsnoD2XQYe5jfj6MeinYXJtBI1MPdkjXLhXUVY5d33fIiIzTOjOn5D7HmcQFVdmx4klH-Izs4I-MjU-AWhQSCz64/s1600-h/Containment+Cover+Small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7BxBDvMKQjDp8hqComxsAopLxGyePPNOwveS4_qhNGEIEKSLZj1ZsnoD2XQYe5jfj6MeinYXJtBI1MPdkjXLhXUVY5d33fIiIzTOjOn5D7HmcQFVdmx4klH-Izs4I-MjU-AWhQSCz64/s200/Containment+Cover+Small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412975743187744034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.vandasymon.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vandasymon.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Vanda Symon</span></a> has just released her latest Sam Shephard Crime Fiction novel, the third in the series. Guest interviewer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tania Roxoborogh</span> will talk with Vanda about the new book, the pleasures of writing a crime series, and the fun to be had with writing books set locally.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg4L7On99ZuZdGDyQH9rvEfi5-Yek0P2VA1pu4cS9Z29AbMIeccjlS2llFj9z9Eki5qgXrTRGei4m0PsSllM5dZCOtfg2LyaNtQVzGFxqjac_RMPIkZsY0vHHyKZIyIN2jQj6K6glnlg/s1600-h/reed_image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg4L7On99ZuZdGDyQH9rvEfi5-Yek0P2VA1pu4cS9Z29AbMIeccjlS2llFj9z9Eki5qgXrTRGei4m0PsSllM5dZCOtfg2LyaNtQVzGFxqjac_RMPIkZsY0vHHyKZIyIN2jQj6K6glnlg/s320/reed_image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378472619255364050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Anthony Tedeschi</span> is the Rare Books Librarian at the <a href="http://www.dunedinlibraries.com/home/?page=Heritage"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Dunedin Public Library</span></a>. The library has had many wonderful collections donated to it over the years, including the McNab Collection, and the AH Reed Collection. We replay the talk we had in September about some of the benefactors, and where we discussed some of the treasures held in our public library.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951908886312545061.post-58393709534194597622009-11-10T09:24:00.005+13:002010-01-25T13:12:03.139+13:0011 November 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AB8uDMqrHcQLevF1PGcEYieNsJhyy7gR9cP8cHvVBeZKQcgS6BGCSh5phWfEe2xR4Jou2BWRrpvMYyVq05-VdFvRtr-roU1QaK89wvV0R2YcgfbqrMLAxqMeLpN8pvfzLkpo3hTP2ak/s1600-h/Glory+Days.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AB8uDMqrHcQLevF1PGcEYieNsJhyy7gR9cP8cHvVBeZKQcgS6BGCSh5phWfEe2xR4Jou2BWRrpvMYyVq05-VdFvRtr-roU1QaK89wvV0R2YcgfbqrMLAxqMeLpN8pvfzLkpo3hTP2ak/s200/Glory+Days.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402206061575480546" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.otago.ac.nz/music/staff/ianchapman.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Ian Chapman</span></a> is a mild mannered university academic by day, and transforms into <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.drglam.co.nz/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Dr Glam</span></a> by night, ok, and by day too, if occasion demands. We talk about Glam rock, and about his recently released book <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Glory Days</span>, which celebrates the 1970's as seem through the eyes of some of its prominent participants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBHTKSlWiRz58rWkVzuwgf2EKf6n2-unhKULQOgm7IS0Mf1xPG34FdONJzkUNxPNt71HII2uU3QjnmDW4BAZ8Ci0qhS-md1TcUhiQeGq45F3FGiXpGX5eiA_nN97IyMjEwyfYhYV9kJ4/s1600-h/An+echo+in+the+bone"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBHTKSlWiRz58rWkVzuwgf2EKf6n2-unhKULQOgm7IS0Mf1xPG34FdONJzkUNxPNt71HII2uU3QjnmDW4BAZ8Ci0qhS-md1TcUhiQeGq45F3FGiXpGX5eiA_nN97IyMjEwyfYhYV9kJ4/s200/An+echo+in+the+bone" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402209170470758514" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cco.caltech.edu/%7Egatti/gabaldon/gabaldon.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Diana Gabaldon</span></a> is an American writer and Best-Selling author of the Outlander series of books which are a winning combination of historic fiction, modern day, science fiction, romance and adventure. Diana was recently in Dunedin promoting the seventh book in the series, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">An Echo in the Bone</span>. We talked about the pleasures and challenges of writing such a sprawling saga that covers turbulent times in history from Culloden to the American Revolution.<br /><br />Listen to the podcast <a href="http://aim-podcast.streaming.net.nz/2009111614261258334788-NZOA64k-2009-11-11-IanChapmanDianaGabaldon.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>.Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.com0