Image of Isabelle McNeur (Image Description: Isabelle leans on a white door with arms folder. Isabelle has short hair, glasses and is wearing overalls that have strawberries on them.) It was so great to catch up with Isabelle before Christmas and talk about her work. Isabelle writes writes LGBT Romance, Paranormal and Horror Young Adult … Continue reading Ep 147: Isabelle McNeur and Pip chat

During 2022/2023 I recorded a series where I asked guests to bring an object that has made them laugh. Using this object we discussed what makes us laugh, what arts practice can learn about the structures of humor and jokes and quite a lot about where the ‘serious’ and the ‘ridiculous’ overlap and intersect. Tonight … Continue reading Beyond a Joke Series

Hi All, I'm running a free workshop next week, and just thought I would put the information here as well. A Horse Walks into a Bar: Can the structures of jokes help our writing by more evocative and affecting?Free Webinar/Workshop with Pip Adam​6.00-7.30pm, 9 January 2025 (NZT) A horse walks into a bar.Bartenders says, Why … Continue reading Free Workshop: A Horse Walks into a Bar

Image of Olive Nuttall (Image Description: Olive sits with two small excellent dogs showing tattoos on her inner arms - one is a sword.) Very grateful to Damien Levi for programming this live recording of Better off Read with the amazing Olive Nuttall at Verb Wellington 2024 Thanks also to Alistair from Alistair’s Music who … Continue reading Ep 146: Olive Nuttall and Pip chat at Verb 2024 LitCrawl

Image of Una Cruickshank by Una Cruickshank (Image Description: Una smiles at the camera. Una's dark hair is tied up and Una wears a silver winged scarab necklace.) Una and I spoke on the day her amazing book The Chthonic Cycle (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2024) was released into book shops. I have been … Continue reading Ep 145: Una Cruickshank and Pip chat

Image of Claudia Jardine by Petra Mingneau (Image Description: Claudia sits on a garden bench looking away from the camera. Claudia is wearing a pastel checked jacket and jeans.) It was so great to talk with Claudia. I am a huge fan of Claudia's book Biter published by Auckland University Press. It is an amazing, … Continue reading Ep 144: Claudia Jardine and Pip chat

I'm Working on a Building by Pip Adam (Description: Cover of I'm Working on a Building by Pip Adam. Illustration of a replica of Burj Khalifa in Tai Poutini landscape. Image is upside down words are the right way up.) My novel I'm Working on a Building has been out of print for a long time. … Continue reading I’m Working on a Building by Pip Adam

Kerry Donovan Brown (Description: Kerry stands in a doorway wearing a black hoodie and smiling. They have long hair, a beard and a  septum piercing) It was so great to chat with Kerry Donovan Brown. Kerry and I have been friends for a long time and I always love talking to them. In this conversation we … Continue reading Ep 143: Kerry Donovan Brown and Pip chat

Shilo Kino (Description: Shilo sits on an orange couch, one arm folded looking at the camera and smiling. She wears a beige long-sleeved dress) I have been a fan of Shilo Kino's writing since reading her award winning book The Pōrangi Boy (Huia, 2020) a few years ago. What I love about The Pōrangi Boy … Continue reading Ep 142: Shilo Kino and Pip chat

I always find talking to Rose really inspiring. Rose's writing is so good and I love hearing about Rose's practice. In this episode Rose uses Miranda July's new book All Fours as a starting point for this conversation about writing, the novel and how our day jobs can help us. Rose's magnificent first book is … Continue reading Ep 141: Rose Lu chats with Pip