In the past 11 episodes of their podcast Book Bubble, novelist Nicky Pellegrino and children’s author Stacy Gregg have talked to a wide-ranging mix of New Zealand writers – from icons like Elizabeth Knox to talented newbie Amy McDaid – about th

Debut author Amy McDaid: In the Book Bubble

Jul 12th, 2020 24m 49s

Auckland’s Amy McDaid is an exciting new talent on our literary scene. Her debut novel, Fake Baby, strikes an elegant balance between dark comedy and compassion. All three of its characters are in crisis. Stephen is mentally ill and believes hi

Talented young poet Tayi Tibble: In the Book Bubble.

Jul 5th, 2020 29m 15s

Wellington poet Tayi Tibble was 23 years old when she won the Ockham for best first book of poetry for Poukahangatus. Of Te Whanau ā Apanui and Ngāti Porou descent, Tayi’s poems speak to beauty, activism, power and popular culture with a compel

Best selling author Charity Norman: In the Book Bubble

Jun 28th, 2020 26m 45s

After switching careers from criminal barrister to novelist, perhaps it was inevitable that Hawkes Bay author Charity Norman would find herself writing gritty family dramas. Her books have found international success but the latest, The Secrets

Acclaimed playwright Victor Rodger : In the Book Bubble

Jun 21st, 2020 33m 12s

Victor Rodger’s darkly provocative play Black Faggot brought him accolades at the Edinburgh Festival. A former Shortland Street hunk, and one of our most celebrated and prolific writers for theatre, he’s held writers residencies in Otago, Welli

Exciting writing talent Sue Copsey: In the Book Bubble

Jun 14th, 2020 25m 42s

Children’s author Sue Copsey had the germ of an idea for her first adult novel while in the shower, thinking about Donald Trump and how he resembled an equally unpopular figure from history, King Henry VIII. That led to Wife After Wife – writte

Iconic author Damien Wilkins: In the Book Bubble.

Jun 7th, 2020 28m 28s

Damien Wilkins is one of our most celebrated and awarded writers of adult fiction. Now, his first-ever YA foray has been shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.Set in a fictional South Island town that very

In the Book Bubble with Kyle Mewburn.

May 31st, 2020 31m 17s

Strawberry Jam in a Spinach Can, sounds very much like a classic Kyle Mewburn picture book. In fact, it’s the title of Kyle’s impending autobiography; the emotional and powerful story of her journey to realising her true self as a transwoman.

Best-selling author Nalini Singh: In the Book Bubble

May 24th, 2020 23m 20s

For a long time Auckland's Nalini Singh was the most famous author that New Zealanders had never heard of. Her paranormal romance novels regularly made the New York Times bestseller list, but you couldn't find them on the shelves of bookstores

Best selling author Christine Leunens: In the Book Bubble

May 17th, 2020 26m 43s

In this episode Stacy Gregg talks to Christine Leunens the Nelson-based author who found herself on the red carpet at the Oscars thanks to Taika Waititi who turned her novel Caging Skies into the hit movie Jojo Rabbit.

Iconic Author Elizabeth Knox: In the Book Bubble

May 10th, 2020 21m 7s

The author of last summer's bestseller, The Absolute Book, on literary snobbery, not being on the shortlist for a major literary award and on how coming through a period of grief and loss helped her create a hopeful story. Always inventive in h

Best selling author Brandy Scott: In the Book Bubble

May 4th, 2020 24m 32s

For the first episode of Book Bubble co-host Nicky Pellegrino meets an author whose idea for a bestseller was so compelling it was snapped up by publishers when she'd only written a few thousand words of a first draft. Taranaki-raised Brandy Sc

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