Pip Adam

Pip Adam on the joys of audio books and the best places to get them Audio

Pip Adam reviews Redeye By Ann Shelton, and a zine called Permanent vacation by Kerry Ann Lee. Audio

Reviewing three online 'journals' - 'Sweet Mammalian', 'The Pantograph Punch' and 'Starling'. Audio

Today Pip Adam reviews the books: "A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse" by Brannavan Gnanalingam published by Lawrence and Gibson; and "Mislaid" by Nell Fink published by Ecco/Harper Collins. Audio

'Poroporoaki: to the Lord My God: Weaving the Via Dolorosa' (Ekphrasis in Response to Walk (Series C) by Colin McCahon), by Anahera Gidlea. 'Anatomize', Norfolk Press Audio

"Memorandum of Understanding" by Bill Nelson and "Beside Herself" by Chris Price. Audio

'A Beautiful Hesitation' by Fiona Pardington. 'Three words: an anthology of Aotearoa / NZ women's comics', edited by Rae Joyce, Sarah Laing and Indira Neville. Audio

The Vegetarian by Han Kang and Out on the wire by Jessica Abel. Audio

Pip Adam's reviews involve art, and how we write or talk about it. Audio

Pip has been reading poet/rapper's tale of everyday people Brand New Ancients, and Anne Kennedy's The Time of The Giants. Audio

R.H.I. by Tim Corballis, Victoria University Press. 'We Are Many: Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation', edited by: Kate Khatib, Margaret Killjoy, Mike McGuire, AK Press. Audio

'Lost and Gone Away' by Lynn Jenner. 'Miss Dust' by Johanna Aitchison. Audio

The first edition of the New Zealand Book Council's Talking Books is hosted by novelist Catherine Robertson, and features writer Rachel O'Neill, author Pip Adam and book critic Guy Somerset. Catherine… Audio

Rejection makes you stop in your tracks. No sooner do your eyes trace over the words: I am writing to inform you… Then your heart sinks, your eyes well with tears, the piece of paper falls to the… Audio

Today's feature writer is Pip Adam, who's continuing New Zealand's fine tradition of disconcerting short story writing. Audio