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Coconut Palms and Library Shelves

Coconut Palms and Library Shelves

Nalini Singh, author of the New York Times bestselling Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series, reminisces about the stories and books that formed her childhood. Nalini and her latest book. Books and reading and stories are an indelibly entwined part of my childhood. I remember sitting in the tropical heat under the swaying branches of a coconut palm while listening to a story told by a grandmother. My cousins and other children who lived on nearby farms sat around me, all of

My Childhood Books: Catherine Robertson

My Childhood Books: Catherine Robertson

Catherine Robertson reflects on her early years from a literary angle, focusing on the intrinsic connection between her memories of books and memories of her mother. Catherine’s latest novel What You Wish For is out now from Black Swan. Catherine (age 3-ish) and her brother on Raumati Beach. My memories of childhood reading cannot be separated from memories of my mother. She was the conduit through which books arrived. Every three weeks, she would visit the library and place

Big Daddy Protests: Learning to March

Big Daddy Protests: Learning to March

Writer Gem Wilder took her daughter to the School Strike 4 Climate on Friday, which reminded her of the first book she read in which non-violent protest was encouraged: Big Daddy Protests!. This book was one of a series of books published here in New Zealand in which 'Big Daddy' features. Photo taken on Willis Street during the march on Friday morning Parental Advice If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Work hard. Go to church on Sunday. Don’t sa