
JUMPING SUNDAYS – The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa by Nick Bollinger was launched by Rosemary McLeod at Unity Books Wellington on 7.09.22.
NO OTHER PLACE TO STAND: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand is edited by Eric Kennedy, essa may ranapiri, Rebecca Hawkes and Jordan Hamel. The launch included readings from, Michaela Keeble, Janet Newman, Rhys Feeny, Maddi Rowe, Ash Davida Jane, Sinead Overbye, Dani Yourukova, Rhegan Tu’akoi, Stacey Teague, Tim Jones and Laura Vincent.
We Are All Made of Lighting (We Are Babies Press) is the debut poetry collection from Khadro Mohamed. It was launched tonight at Unity Books Wellington. Featuring Stacey Teague, Ronia Ibrahim, Cadence Chung and Adriana Che Ismail. Cadence and Adriana read from their own work. Cadence also has a recent collection from We Are Babies Press called Anomalia.
Double Book Launch: Meat Lovers and Super Model Minority – Chris Tse and Rebecca Hawkes upped expectations for book launches at Meow last night. Chris Tse’s new book is Super Model Minority. Rebecca Hawkes’ debut collection of poetry is Meat Lovers. Sam Elworthy (AUP) and Pip Adam introduced the collections. Cadence Chung and Rebecca K Reilly read from Chris and Rebecca’s work. Chris and Rebecca finished the night with a reading from Rob Zombie’s 1998 poem, “Dragula”. Truly a forgotten classic.
HERO OF TWO WORLDS by Mike Duncan
Never Say We Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
The Commercial Hotel by John Summers
Party Legend by Sam Duckor-Jones
GRETA & VALDIN by Rebecca K. Reilly
How to Live With Mammals by Ash Davida Jane
Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge
Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks
Tranquillity and Ruin Danyl Mclauchlan
State Highway One by Sam Coley
I Am a Human Being by Jackson Nieuwland
Oscar Upperton’s New Transgender Blockbusters and Madison Hamill’s Specimen
Head Girl by Freya Daly Sadgrove and 200ft Above Worry Level by Eamonn Marra
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble and People From the Pit Stand Up by Sam Duckor Jones