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The case for quitting social media

The case for quitting social media

Love it or hate it, social media is a part of our life. But does an author really need it? Elissa Weismann swore off Facebook and Twitter at the start of this year, and it has given her pause to reflect. She shares her experience with us in this latest instalment of The Reckoning. Image from Pexels I’m a terrible millennial. I carry cash, I stink at selfies, and I’ve never been comfortable on social media. But most authors—even those published by large, traditional houses lik

The Reckoning: Cook & Ethical Remembering

The Reckoning: Cook & Ethical Remembering

TUIA250 is the government-funded programme to mark 250 years since Captain James Cook first visited Aotearoa. Tina Ngata asks how parents and teachers can help children engage in 'ethical remembering' of this event. Photograph by Charlie Brewer The 2019 Cook commemorations are New Zealand’s response to the 250th anniversary of the inception of colonisation on this land. Through TUIA250, the New Zealand government has delivered millions of dollars in funding to programmes arou

The Reckoning: Redefining hero-worship

The Reckoning: Redefining hero-worship

Joanna Grochowicz's second Antarctica-focused non-fiction book for young people has recently been released, and in this installment of The Reckoning, Joanna gives her take on hero-worship, using the protagonist of her new book – Roald Amundsen – to illustrate her point. Joanna Grochowicz We can be heroes, sang the late, great David Bowie. And we are. Each and every one of us is the hero of our own unique story. But how many of us would describe ourselves as heroic? Would we m