Fergus Barrowman
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Editor, Publisher with Te Herenga Waka University Press (the book artists formerly known as VUP)
Wellington, New Zealand
Joined May 2010
We are selling our lovely and happy house (We have a new lovely and happy house in Mohua) https://t.co/6O9TbhG7Nh
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We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of This Compulsion In Us, the first book of nonfiction by prizewinning author Tina Makereti! These frank and moving essays are out 8 May 2025. Cover design by Chloe Reweti. Cover photo by Ebony Lamb. https://t.co/1yj4dZzX0p
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'When people are facing difficulty or chaos or struggle - externally or internally - art can save lives and hearts and sanity.' ❤️ Here's Anna Smaill on her upcoming writing residency at the IIML.
thepost.co.nz
Wellington writer Anna Smaill, whose first novel was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015, is the new writer in residence at Victoria University.
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A great free event in Auckland tonight! A free reading by Miro Bilbrough and short talk by Grace Pooley. 5:30 pm at Old Government House.
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LOOK at this incredible @tamamagpie quilt made for the Quilted Words exhibition at Katherine Mansfield House by a clever member of Wellington Quilters! (He is for sale, if you'd like to take him home.)
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LOOK AT ME STARING DOWN THAT SWAN
It's publication day for these new editions of three extraordinary Catherine Chidgey novels. In a Fishbone Church, Catherine's groundbreaking debut, returns to bookstores alongside two recent bestsellers, The Axeman’s Carnival and Pet, in stunning series design by Todd Atticus ✨
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Royal Free @CarlShuker @thwupbooks giveaway
The latest Nielsen BookScan chart of bestselling NZ books, plus win a breathtaking novel.
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Seiji Ozawa rehearsing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with soloist Martha Argerich.
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Twitter is hanging with the smokers on the balcony. More fun but your clothes stink in the morning.
Can we have a discussion about this? And the BlueSky exodus? I’m genuinely curious to hear views on it. My gut instinct is not to cede territory. To not do what Musk wants. But I’m interested to hear views. 1/ https://t.co/HoCaTK3XmL
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Our list of the 100 must-read books of 2024 is here! Gripping novels and short stories, eye-opening histories, moving memoirs, and more. These are the books that entertained and enlightened us
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Benny Golson, Quincy Jones, Lou Donaldson, and now Roy Haynes. A generation of absolute titans. May their artistry and influence live forever.
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Poorhara and The Chthonic Cycle in @NorthandSouthNZ
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The new Bone People? A phenomenal new writer is more than just one to watch.
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"highly original, thrillingly dark and often very funny" 💐 @CathChidgey @thwupbooks Books of the Year II
spectator.com
Peter Parker The New Zealand novelist Catherine Chidgey ought to be much more celebrated in this country than she is. Do not be put off by the fact that The Axeman’s Carnival (Europa, £14.99) is...
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Happiest of publication days to our November books. We have the dark laughs, the grapple with existential dread, the political memoir, the book you must read if you want to start a band in Aotearoa, and a world where things become clearer in reverse ...
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'Few writers have such a feel for the rhythm of a sentence. . . . Tremendously enjoyable . . . packs a powerful punch.' —John McCrystal on Carl Shuker's The Royal Free, published today https://t.co/S0tyUwzaeM
newsroom.co.nz
John McCrystal celebrates the latest novel of a major NZ writer
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