This episode is a recording of a lunchtime event held at Unity Books in Wellington on 23 September 2020.
Brannavan and I both published books recently. We talked about Brannavan’s book Sprigs and my book Nothing to See
We talked to the amazing Kirsten McDougall
Thank you so much Unity Books and everyone who came along.
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Ep 138: Sylvan Spring chats with Pip – Better off Read
In this episode I talk with Sylvan Spring about their incredible book Killer Rack.
https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/killer-rack/
In this episode we talk about a few things, so here are some links:
Sylvan spoke with kitten author Olive Nuttall in what is probably the best thing you'll read this year – thank you to The SpinOff:
‘So gay, thank you for noticing!’: Olive Nuttall and Sylvan Spring in conversation'
In the week leading up to our conversation Wellington-based singer-songwriter Vera Ellen and Georgia Gets By (Georgia Nott) announced they were pulling out of SXSW in protest at the festival's partnerships with tech companies RTX (formerly Raytheon), Collins Aerospace, and BAE Systems, which have been linked to manufacturing and supplying weapons to the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). You can read more here
You can also support both these artists through Bandcamp:
Vera Ellen https://veraellen.bandcamp.com/
Georgia Gets By https://georgiagetsby.bandcamp.com
We also talk about the terrible acts of censorship happening at State Library Victoria. You can read more about that at this link
Last night RNZ published this amazing essay by Henrietta Bollinger and I wanted to put a link to it here:
Why we cannot let the disability support changes happen
Thanks again for listening to the podcast.
Kia ora Pip
Delighted to hear of your residency.
Sudha
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