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Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, is Ash Davida Janes’ book of the year.
Unity Books reviewers Ash Davida Jane and Marion Castree give their thoughts on some new releases.
Greta & Valdin, By Rebecca K Reilly, Published by VUP, $35 In 2019, at a Writers on Mondays reading when those were still a thing, Rebecca K Reilly read a scene from the beginning of
Greta & Valdin: Valdin is at the post-office trying to collect a package, despite the obstacles of post-office bureaucracy. It was hilarious, and a couple of years and a whole publishing process later, it still is.
Wellington poet Ash Davida Jane has recently released
How to Live with Mammals, a funny book of poignant poems.
What’s your writing routine? On an ideal day, I’d spend a few hours writing mid-afternoon, probably after going for a walk. But, I work full-time, so ideal days don’t happen very often. Instead, it just happens when it can.
And where do you write? I like to change it up as much as possible–it helps keep things fluid. A busy café is good, or the library, or my deck on a sunny day.
What’s a piece of good advice you’ve received about writing?
Dominic Hoey is back with the premiere of his new show.
45 Cents an Hour tackles classism and gate keeping in our arts institutions, tracking Dominic’s journey from rapper and performance poet, to theatre maker and novelist. It also features dogs, songs and crying.tickets bats.co.nz
Poetry Book Launch: ‘How to Live With Mammals’ by Ash Davida Jane
Unity Books, 6-7:30pm, free Celebrate the launch of Ash Davida Jane’s new poetry collection,
How to Live With Mammals
. All around us, life is both teeming and vanishing. How do we live in this place of so many others and so many last things?