

Made in Wellington
How does the City of Wellington manifest as a literary character, setting and inspiration?

Miriam Lancewood: Wild at Heart
Miriam Lancewood’s memoir Wild at Heart is an insight into an extraordinarily unconventional life.

Book Launch: Toto Among the Murderers by Sally J Morgan
Pick up a glass of bubbly and celebrate the launch of Sally J Morgan’s debut novel, Toto Among the Murderers.

Vulnerability, fluorescent islands and resilient teabags
Join Crip the Lit for an eclectic hour of word inspiration as they explore the contentious label of being ‘vulnerable’ from inside out and upside down.

Girl From Revolution Road: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
Ghazaleh Golbakhsh’s talks about her book of essays which share episodes from her life growing up in New Zealand as a young Iranian immigrant

Secret Art Powers: Jo Randerson
Jo Randerson shares six ways that creative frameworks can re-shape our world.

Monique Fiso: Hiakai
Explore Chef Monique Fiso’s sumptuous book Hiakai: Modern Māori Cuisine.


Te Manu Huna a Tāne: Weaving Kiwi
An exploration of an astonishing book that captures a wānanga for women from Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā to learn how to pelt kiwi so their feathers can be used for weaving.

Snow, History & Story
Readings and conversation with YA writers Gina Inverarity (Snow) and Mark Sweet (The History Speech).

Dara McAnulty: Diary of a Young Naturalist
Sixteen-year old Dara McAnulty beams in to talk to Paul Stanley Ward (Capital Kiwi) about activism, autism and life as an acclaimed young writer.