Tag: Literature

• Does literature matter?

  On the weekend my partner and I made a quick trip down to the capital (Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington) to hear the UK and Aoteaora NZ Poet Laureates, Simon Armitage and Chris Tse, answer the question: does literature matter? During the event – put on by Verb Wellington and the British Council, held at the National…

  G. B. Ralph

  13 Mar 2023

  Event, Literature, New Zealand, Poetry, Wellington

• Hay Festival 2021 is online and kicks off next week

  The literary festival (one of the world’s biggest and best) is usually hosted in the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the border of England and Wales. With a resident population of 2000 people it boasts around two dozen bookshops, including many second-hand and specialist shops. This year the Hay Festival is back, and it’s all…

  G. B. Ralph

  19 May 2021

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Books, England, Events, Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Literature, Wales

• Featherston Booktown Festival 2021

  Over the weekend I caught two excellent sessions at the Featherston Booktown Festival 2021. It was a real privilege to experience the festival in person, listen to some fascinating discussions, meet some great people, wander around the town’s many book shops, have coffee, and eat a delicious pub lunch. The first session was Catherine Robertson…

  G. B. Ralph

  9 May 2021

  Reading, Writing

  Books, Featherston, Festival, Literature