Category: Short Stories

2021 NZ Book Awards

Posted on May 25, 2021 by

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Suzy: “All four books seemed completely deserving of their place on the shortlist. While I would have thought the judges may have leaned more towards Nothing to See I am not mad at all about Bug Week winning. There are flashes from the various Bug Week stories that still sit… Continue Reading “2021 NZ Book Awards”

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Bug Week And Other Stories – Airini Beautrais

Posted on May 15, 2021 by

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Read for NZ Book Awards From 1960s Wellington to post-Communist Germany, Bug Week traverses the weird, the wry and the grotesque. ⫸ “Bug Week is a collection of short stories set predominately in Wellington, offering weird and wonderful fragments of people’s lives. “There are bug… Continue Reading “Bug Week And Other Stories – Airini Beautrais”

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The Nine-Chambered Heart – Janice Pariat

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sonya Nine characters recall their relationship with a young woman – the same woman – whom they have loved, or who has loved them. ➽ “The Nine Chambered Heart was my book, and I’m glad for the choice. The… Continue Reading “The Nine-Chambered Heart – Janice Pariat”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Short Stories

East Of The West – Miroslav Penkov

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks ◉ “I was initially put off reading this book as I don’t particularly like short stories – they usually seem to be too short and I am often left wanting more. However this collection has me converted –… Continue Reading “East Of The West – Miroslav Penkov”

Category: Cultural, Short Stories

The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS A collection of short stories including reworked pieces and new musings. ◉ “If a reader of this book wasn’t aware prior, it would be immediately apparent that C K Stead is a literary giant. “There is an effortlessness and sophistication… Continue Reading “The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Kiwi lit, NZ Book Awards, Short Stories

Invisible Cities – Italo Calvino

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks Marco Polo describes the cities he visited on his expeditions to Kublai Khan, emperor of the Tartars. ◉ “A small strange little book that needs to be read slowly as if you have all the time in the world. Calvino packs… Continue Reading “Invisible Cities – Italo Calvino”

Category: Cultural, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Short Stories

All That Man Is – David Szalay

Posted on October 15, 2016 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Nine men, each at a different stage of life, each of them away from home, try to understand what it means to be alive. ➤ “I felt pretty wary coming into All That Man Is, a particularly male-focused read with nine separate stories about… Continue Reading “All That Man Is – David Szalay”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Short Stories

In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel A young woman observes the absurd and grotesque while staying in a German pension. A short story collection from the Modernist era. ✔ “Very much a book of character studies, with short stories all featuring the same protagonist, a young Englishwoman… Continue Reading “In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield”

Category: Classic literature, Kiwi lit, Short Stories

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