Interviews

Across the Ditch: Illuminating Amie Kaufman

Bestselling YA author Amie Kaufman will appear at the Auckland Writers Festival, performing both in the schools’ programme and in a free public event on Friday, 19 May. This is the first interview in ‘Across the Ditch’, where we feature…

Comedian Dai Henwood as a young bookworm

Household name, TV personality and very funny guy, Dai Henwood answers four quick questions about the roles books have held throughout his life. Where did books fit into your childhood? Books were a staple in our household. My parents were…

Promised Land: a fairy tale for everyone

First-time authors Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds have been all over the international media lately, thanks to the success of their self-published, crowdfunded picture book, Promised Land. It’s a fairy tale about ‘friendship, responsibility, adventure and love’ which just happens…