The Rosie Project author Graeme Simpson, on the rise of his book, why he wrote the sequel The Rosie Effect having promised himself that he wouldn’t, progress on a film deal and why so many people have fallen in love with his unlikely hero, Don Tillman. The CoffeeBar Kid had
The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra The Kid interviews Age Pryor about the upcoming shows and the debut album 9 years into their ‘career’. The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra Launch Be Mine Tonite Festival fav’s The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra are about to embark on a national tour in support
Originally published on the Booksellers website: https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/book-review-the-dharma-punks-by-ant-sang/ I was on the train today and a guy leaned over to inspect what I was reading. “What’s that like?,” he asked. I took pause and thought about it. “Well,” I started, “Do you know Jamie Hernandez? Love and Rockets?, Tank Girl, Gorillaz?”
The mission is to enter one of the most secretive countries and extract the adopted family of an America-friendly North Korean General. Meanwhile an equal adversary, an assassin borne and bred in the much feared labour camps of that country is plotting to take out the members of the First Family.
There’s no question that any novel by Joy Cowley will make you think and suck you in. She’s not only a great story teller but a clever narrative architect. A simple tale of a boy whose life is surrounded by chaos is visited by a mystery, only he doesn’t comprehend
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