Better off Read

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.

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

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

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

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.

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson is the topic of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Bo and I talk about Calvin and Hobbes, life in the the 1990s and how snakes pee. I feel like Bo has always liked comics. I don’t know if that’s because we have a lot around the house or something else but she really loves reading them. Although he gets a lot of comics through Comixology he still enjoys going to the library and rummaging through the collection there. We love our library so much. They have a really diverse collection with a lot of comics and what they call ‘sophisticated picture books’. In the introduction to this podcast I also get excited about Wellington City Libraries eLibrary, which you can read about here

The Waves by Virginia Woolf is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

This episode marks a couple of firsts. It's the first time we've recorded an episode over VoIP and the first time I've spoken to someone I haven't known for a long time. Jordan lives, writes, reads, and teaches in Seattle. I was introduced to Jordan by Kirsten Le Harivel a writer from Wellington which I'm really happy about because I really enjoyed talking to him.

Jordan is coming to Wellington in January to teach an exciting workshop called Culture, Landscape, and Creating Character. You can read about Jordan and the workshop here

I was looking forward to the workshop before I talked to Jordan and now I've talked to him, I can't wait!

Jordan and I talk about a work of his called Leap which you can read here

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is the topic of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

In this episode Pip talks with poet Helen Rickerby about Frankenstein, writing poetry about Mary Shelley and poetry and biography.

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson is the topic of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

A full recording of the Roadwords event which took place in Wanaka Public Library.