Tag: Events
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Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair and Main Show
Palmy Drag Fest was a hit with events throughout the week bringing in local and international entertainers including Lawrence Chaney (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 Winner), Kween Kong (RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars), Lazy Susan (Drag Race Down Under Season 4 Winner), Kita Mean (Drag Race Down Under Season 1 Winner), Gabriella Labucci,…
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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! 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 Detectives, Riley Chance, Tina Shaw, and myself discussing our various literary misdeeds: For…
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Top 10 writing highlights of 2024: #4 Book launch!
My fourth writing highlight for 2024 was holding my first in-person book launch. It was a wonderful evening, with so many people showing up to support and celebrate the release of Death in Douglas Glade that we had to get more chairs out! Palmerston North City Library hosted the event and put on the nibbles;…
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Top 10 writing highlights of 2024: #2 Author panel!
The second of my 2024 highlights was joining fellow authors for a panel discussion, in front of a real, live, in-person audience! ‘Mysterious Manawatū’ was part of the Ngaio Marsh Awards ‘Mystery in the Library’ event series and was held at the Palmerston North City Library. I was rather nervous going in but ended up…
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Book launch in the library newsletter (with links!)
We’re launching the latest Milverton Mystery, Death in Douglas Glade, in just under two weeks at the library and I’d love to see you there! You can see the notice in this month’s library newsletter: I don’t know about ‘top’, but I’ll take it! What are you looking for now?
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Book unboxing: Death in Douglas Glade
Two big ol’ boxes landed on my doorstep, both full of books! Why so many? To be sure I have enough for the Death in Douglas Glade book launch event. So, please come along or I’ll have to lug them all home again! For more details about the book launch or the book itself, scroll…
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The Bookshop Detectives come to town: vlog recap
Gareth and Louise Ward, Wardini Books booksellers and authors of The Bookshop Detectives, chat about a range of things in their second vlog, which you can watch on their Facebook page. They discuss their latest book club book, spilling industry secrets, blue ducks (which feature in Poison at Penshaw Hall!), the mum network, the “seething…
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