Tag: Palmerston North
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New addition at my local library
The Palmerston North City librarians send out this weekly email highlighting new titles available at the library, and look what came in this week! Poison at Penshaw Hall is the second entry in The Milverton Mysteries, set in the fictional town of Milverton, at the mouth of the very real Manawatū Gorge. If you’re local,…
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Save the date: Mystery in the Library
I’m on an author panel at my local library! The event is part of the Mystery in the Library series being held across the motu in the build up to the Ngaio Marsh Awards later in the year. Each will feature a panel of local authors discussing crime, mystery, writing, publishing, and plenty more I’m…
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The Poetry Machine
There’s a fun new contraption at my local library! According to a post on the library blog, The Poetry Machine features poems submitted directly to the library from “newbies through to experienced poets, school children to more mature folk.” And it sounds like it’ll only be there for a short time – I’m glad I…
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Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair
The Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair and Drag Show were great fun on the weekend, such fabulous events! A.J. Lancaster and I had an amazing time chatting with readers, signing books, and selling books at the Rainbow Fair – our first in-person event! There were so many fantastic LGBTQ+ creators, products, and services represented at…
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Rainbow Fair preparation
I’d planned to wing it on the day but I’m glad my friend and fellow author A J Lancaster convinced me to practise setting up! It only took us 3 or 4 attempts, and 1 cup of tea each, before we found a layout that worked… If you want to see the final arrangement, grab…
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Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Palmerston North City Council and Creative New Zealand that helps to fund local arts projects. I found out about the scheme at a BBQ over the summer and thought I’d see if they were interested in my next locally set cosy murder mystery novel, Poison at Penshaw Hall. I prepared…
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My book at my local library
I spotted my latest cosy mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, on the New Books shelf at my local library… Do you think they’ll let me check it out? I made a quick 16-second video about it on TikTok here, or you can watch below: They also included it in their weekly Fiction New Titles email…
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Hilarious live theatre
We’ve been treated to two fantastic productions this month… Drop Dead Gorgeous! A Drag Murder Miss-tery There’s been a murder at the drag queen pageant, and the detective has to solve the crime with the audience’s assistance. Even better, the detective is a special guest local actor who was only given the first line of…