Better off Read

Ep 19 Carl Shuker: 10th Anniversary of The Method Actors

Pip Adam and guests celebrate the tenth anniversary of the publication of Carl Shuker's novel The Method Actors.

Ep 18 Overland Launch

Overland 219 is a special New Zealand issue, we went to the launch with Pip Adam

Ep 17 Clare Needham: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 16 Helen Heath: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 15 John Summers: The Scarecrow by Ronald Hugh Morrieson

The Scarecrow by Ronald Hugh Morrison is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam. We also talk about John Summers' collection of short non-fiction The Mermaid Boy published by Hue & Cry Press.

Ep 14: Dougal McNeill: Writing the 1926 General Strike by Charles Ferrall and Dougal McNeill

Writing the 1926 General Strike: Culture, Literature, Politics byCharles Ferrall and Dougal McNeill is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 12 William Brandt: Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin by Michel Faber is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 11 Tayo Aluko: Call Mr Robeson by Tayo Aluko

Call Mr Robeson: A Life, With Songs by Tayo Aluko is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 10 Maria McMillan: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Maria McMillan's mostly Scottish and English ancestors settled in Southland in the late nineteenth century. Maria was born and brought up in Ōtautahi / Christchurch. She grew up on the side of a hill with a view of the mountains and rooms full of books.

Maria has campaigned on feminist, peace, poverty and other human rights issues for many years.

She has an honours degree in politics, is qualified as a librarian and now works as an information architect. She lives with her scientist partner and their two daughters on Kāpiti Coast. Her poems have been published internationally and locally including in Shenandoah, Magma Poetry, Sport and NZ Listener. In 2013 her book The Rope Walk was published by Seraph Press and in 2014 Victoria University Press published Tree Space.

Maria McMillan's website:http://mariamcmillan.weebly.com/interviews.html

Ep 9 A Meeting Over Books with Jordan Hartt and Pip Adam (Recorded Live)

big thanks to Kahini and Mahara Gallery who let us record this event and publish it here. We had a great night and an amazing weekend. Thanks also to Waimea restaurant who supplied the delicious food. I'd also like to say a special thanks to Kirsten Le Harivel, an amazing poet, who organised this event and was a spectacular host.