READERS AND WRITERS
27 - 29 OCTOBER
Bestsellers Breaking Barriers Monty Soutar and Michael Bennett, with Whiti Hereaka
Joe Bennett
Michael Bennett
Pip Cameron
Catherine Chidgey
Deborah Coddington
Emma Espiner
Roger Hall
Whiti Hereaka
Nafanua Kersel
Helen Lehndorf
Noelle McCarthy
Jesse Mulligan
Airana Ngarewa
Nigel Olsen
Catherine Robertson
One historical blockbuster, one gripping crime thriller. Two bestselling first novels from Māori writers who place their culture front and centre in their work. Dr Monty Soutar ONZM (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Ngā Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Kahungunu) and Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue) talk with award-winning author Whiti Hereaka (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tumatawera, Tainui and Pākehā) about Kāwai: For Such a Time As This and Better the Blood and the importance of adding new Māori voices to our literary canon. Friday 27 Oct
Magdalinos Room, Havelock North Function Centre
6pm
Early bird: $5 | General: $10
There’s a Cure for This Emma Espiner, with Noelle McCarthy
Lizzie Russell
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Cristina Sanders
Olivia Spooner
Josie Shapiro
Nicola Toki
Ruth Shaw
Jane Ussher
Marty Smith
Lou Ward
“I graduated as a doctor in 2020 and arrived into the Covid-19 pandemic with my ta moko on my arm, my hospital lanyard, my stethoscope and a purpose.” Award- winning writer Dr Emma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) talks with Ockham NZ Book Award Winner Noelle McCarthy about her candid and beautiful debut memoir.
Friday 27 Oct 8pm
Magdalinos Room, Havelock North Function Centre Early bird: $5 | General: $10
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