Guy Somerset is Arts & Books editor of the New Zealand Listener. You can follow his stray thoughts and the fruits of his Web surfing on Twitter and Facebook.
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Justin Paton interview
The author and art curator is heading to Menton to consider the idea of "home". [more]
Say it loud, say it proud: I’m bookish
So David Parker reads, so what? [more]
What we were reading
Over 30 of New Zealand's top writers reveal the literary highlights of their year. [more]
Peter Whiteford interview
The editor of the first collection of John Mulgan’s correspondence explains why it is revealing but only up to a... [more]
New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012
Prepare yourself with these interviews and reviews. [more]
Elizabeth Futral interview
Lessons learnt in a Louisianan Baptist church and from diva Virginia Zeani helped make Elizabeth Futral the in-demand coloratura soprano she is today. [more]
Something for the weekend #20
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Simon Reynolds interview
Pop music is stagnating in its own past, argues Retromania author Simon Reynolds. [more]
Something for the weekend #19
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Something for the weekend #18
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Chris Bourke post-award interview
The morning after the night before for the big winner at Wednesday's New Zealand Post Book Awards. [more]
Something for the weekend #17
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Lynn Jenner interview
A chat with the winner of the Best First Book Award for Poetry in the New Zealand Post Book Awards. [more]
Something for the weekend #16
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Something for the weekend #15
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Philip Tremewan interview
The director of the Christchurch Arts Festival explains how it was reinvented after the February 22 earthquake. [more]
Something for the weekend #14
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]
Something for the weekend #13
Coming to Arts & Books pages near you. [more]