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Mystery in the Palmerston North City Library 2025 (audio recording)

It was fantastic having Manawatu People’s Radio at Mysterious Manawatū on Friday at Palmerston North City Library!

View from the back of the room. Panellists on stage, seated audience, and the back of person at sound desk.
Hugh from MPR recording the event.
Source: PNCL Facebook post.

Thanks to Hugh for his excellent work with the sound system and recording, now anyone who didn’t make it on the night can listen back to The Bookshop DetectivesRiley ChanceTina Shaw, and myself discussing our various literary misdeeds:

Off The Page graphic including the logos of Massey University, Palmerston North City Library, Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, NZ On Air, and Manawatū People's Radio.

For a couple more photos and some brief notes from the evening, check out my previous post:

Off The Page writers series

The Off The Page writers series is a partnership between Palmerston North City Library and Massey University’s School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication. It is a series of talks, readings, discussions, and workshops.

You can catch up on the first two events of 2025 on the MPR website:

Or head to the library website to see what events have been booked in and are coming up soon:

Mystery in the Library events

Mysterious Manawatū was one of over 30 ‘Mystery in the Library’ events running across the country in the lead up to the Ngaio Marsh Awards (New Zealand’s crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing awards). Be sure to check out the schedule for any happening in your neck of the woods: