Helen Rickerby and I are neighbours but the first time I met her she was reading, with two other people, her poem for three voices The Happiness of Mary Shelley which you can read here Helen publishes great books at Seraph Press including Nina Powles collection Girls of the Drift Helen is a poet, editor … Continue reading Episode 6: Helen Rickerby and Pip Adam talk about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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Max and I had a great chat about Anne Carson's verse narrative Autobiography of Red. I really enjoyed talking with Max about verse narrative as a form.   A few hours ago Max sent me an email with this extra bit of insight: 'I just had a thought which was that the form of the … Continue reading Episode 5: Max L. Chapnick and Pip Adam talk about Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

This week, part two of the Roadwords Special. This is the full event that was held at Wanaka Public Library on October 7. I hope your enjoy it. Better off Read is available on PodBean where you can subscribe by clicking here Or you can listen to it here: Better off Read: Episode 4 Part … Continue reading Episode 4 Part 2: Roadwords Wanaka Event

This week we're trying something a bit different. In October, Dunedin based novelist Laurence Fearnley; Kāpiti fiction and non-fiction writer, Tina Makereti; Kāpiti fiction writer Lawrence Patchett and Pip went on a tour of New Zealand southern towns, calling at Ōamaru, Dunedin, Gore, Te Anau and Wanaka. They read from new work and talked about … Continue reading Episode 4 Part 1: Roadwords Special

It was rainy the day Dave and I got together to talk about Moby Dick. Rainy and howling windy. It felt like a tempest. We recorded the episode in Lawrence Patchett's writing shed, Sarah Bainbridge was on her way over, we were having afternoon tea together and ended up playing Scattergories. I remember we got … Continue reading Episode 3: David Fleming and Pip Adam talk about Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Sarah Bainbridge and I met at the IIML in 2007 when we were in the same MA class and I've really enjoyed her company since. She is an amazing writer and has a good friend. Recently, I've had the opportunity to read, and hear Sarah read, sections from the pieces she is writing about the … Continue reading Episode 2: Sarah Bainbridge and Pip Adam talk about Legend of Suicide by David Vann

Aidan and I have known each other for about ten years. He was the first person I ever saw reading Bolaño. So, it's really nice to launch into this new experiment by talking about a book a really love with the person who introduced me to it and who I respect heaps. Aidan has supplied … Continue reading Episode 1: Aidan Rasmussen and Pip talk about 2666 by Roberto Bolaño