12 January 2011

This show is a summer selection of a couple of interviews with international authors who came visiting in 2010

Scottish Crime writer Val McDermid was in Dunedin recently to promote her latest novel Trick of the Dark. McDermid is internationally renowned for her crime fiction and in particular her Wire in the Blood 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.

British born, Canadian living crime writer Peter Robinson was in New Zealand recently promoting his new Detective Chief Inspector Banks novel, Bad Boy. I had the opportunity to talk with him about the book, music and his novels getting to television.



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8 December 2010

Jim Flynn is emeritus professor of politics at Otago university, and an avid reader who has recently had published The Torchlight List: Around the World in 200 Books. We’ll chat about why he felt the need to embark on such an endeavour, and, of course, about the books and his reasons for choosing the books that made the cut.

David Eggleton is a man of many talents. He is a poet, non-fiction writer and critic. He has also produced short films and documentaries. We’ll talk about his new collection of poetry – The Time of Icebergs, and also about his recent appointment as the editor of Landfall. 


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10 November 2010

Laurence Fearnley has recently launched her new novel The Hut Builder. We’ll talk about the book, and the inspiration the mountains and the great outdoors has given to her writing.

Ian Chapman is about to launch Kiwi Rock Chicks, Pop Stars and Trail Blazers which looks at fifty years of inspiring and aspiring women in New Zealand Music. We’ll chat about the people in the book, and how he went about tackling a project with such diverse people.



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13 October 2010

Tania Roxborogh has recently released Bloodlines, the second book in her Banquo's Son Trilogy, the first of which recently won the Young Adult Fiction category in the LIANZA Book Awards. We'll talk about Bloodlines, and the pressures and joys of having to deliver a trilogy of books to an eager audience.






British born, Canadian living crime writer Peter Robinson was in New Zealand recently promoting his new Detective Chief Inspector Banks novel, Bad Boy. I had the opportunity to talk with him about the book, music and his novels getting to television.




To listen to this episode click here.

8 September 2010

Scottish Crime writer Val McDermid was in Dunedin recently to promote her latest novel Trick of the Dark. McDermid is internationally renowned for her crime fiction and in particular her Wire in the Blood 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.

Dunedin writer Sue Wootton 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 Cloudcatcher. We’ll talk about her experiences in writing work for children as well as her passion for poetry and short fiction. 


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11 August 2010

Neville Peat is a writer of fiction and non-fiction books that relate to his love of the natural environment. He was the 2007 recipient of the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer's Fellowship which he used for the research involved in his latest book The Tasman: Biography of an Ocean. We talk about the huge undertaking it is to write a biography of an ocean and all of the facets he had to cover.









Philip Temple published his memoir Chance is a Fine Thing 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.




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14 July 2010

Bill O'Brien is the writer of many books for children and adults. Bill is a retired police officer and has written several books relating to police issues including Aramoana - Twenty-two hours of Terror, and Invisible Evidence - Forensics in New Zealand. We'll talk about his writing and his new book - Blue Adrenalin - Life in the New Zealand Police.






Joan Bishop is a cooking writer for The Otago Daily Times and the writer of Joan Bishop's New Zealand Cock Pot and Slow Cooker Cook Book 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.