Catherine Chidgey
@catherinechidgey.bsky.social
Novelist; secretary to @TamaMagpie. Longlisted @WomensPrize; shortlisted @DublinLitAward. Publishers @EuropaEditions, @EuropaEdUK, @thwupbooks. Rep'd @UA_Books.
'future classic from one of the most intriguing, inventive & compelling writers of our time. What a book. It is just jaw-droppingly breathtaking...She is such an attentive, exacting & careful writer & I think one of the best in the world today.'
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Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Kiran Dass reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
'future classic from one of the most intriguing, inventive & compelling writers of our time. What a book. It is just jaw-droppingly breathtaking...She is such an attentive, exacting & careful writer & I think one of the best in the world today.'
@steelydass.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
@steelydass.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Chidgey week day 3: an interview with Steve Braunias on craft. @newsroom.co.nz
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Chidgey week: Steve Braunias interviews Catherine Chidgey
We continue our week-long coverage of Catherine Chidgey's latest novel with an interview on the craft of fiction
newsroom.co.nz
May 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chidgey week day 3: an interview with Steve Braunias on craft. @newsroom.co.nz
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Chidgey week day 2. Very moved to read these reminiscences of my time studying creative writing at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
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Chidgey week: Catherine, in the beginning
We continue our week-long coverage of Catherine Chidgey with cohorts remembering her when she was starting out as a writer
newsroom.co.nz
May 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Chidgey week day 2. Very moved to read these reminiscences of my time studying creative writing at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
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Come & help celebrate the release of my new novel, The Book of Guilt! The legendary Elizabeth Knox is launching it 13 May at
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social. There'll be a Q&A, nibbles, & books for sale. 5pm for a 5:30 start. ❤️💛💚
@thwupbooks.bsky.social
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@waikatouniversity.bsky.social. There'll be a Q&A, nibbles, & books for sale. 5pm for a 5:30 start. ❤️💛💚
@thwupbooks.bsky.social
facebook.com/events/700867052507512
Book launch | The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Event in Hamilton, New Zealand by Te Herenga Waka University Press and Poppies Hamilton on Tuesday, May 13 2025
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April 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Come & help celebrate the release of my new novel, The Book of Guilt! The legendary Elizabeth Knox is launching it 13 May at
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social. There'll be a Q&A, nibbles, & books for sale. 5pm for a 5:30 start. ❤️💛💚
@thwupbooks.bsky.social
facebook.com/events/700867052507512
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social. There'll be a Q&A, nibbles, & books for sale. 5pm for a 5:30 start. ❤️💛💚
@thwupbooks.bsky.social
facebook.com/events/700867052507512
Paywalled, but shamelessly reposting for that headline!
Will NZ author Catherine Chidgey's new novel be the book of 2025? Global publishers think so www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
Will NZ author Catherine Chidgey's new novel be the book of 2025? Global publishers think so
The Book of Guilt was subject to a bidding war, now it's being billed as a 2025 must-read.
www.nzherald.co.nz
April 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Paywalled, but shamelessly reposting for that headline!
Oh dear God yes that is me aged almost 10, wearing a cardy my nana knitted. Don't want to talk about the haircut. You'll have to buy the new Listener if you want to see me heading off to my 6th form social in the taffeta dress my mum made.
April 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Oh dear God yes that is me aged almost 10, wearing a cardy my nana knitted. Don't want to talk about the haircut. You'll have to buy the new Listener if you want to see me heading off to my 6th form social in the taffeta dress my mum made.
Kate Camp on #TheBookofGuilt: "Absolutely stunning! A creepy but compassionate psychological thriller with flavours of Kazuo Ishiguro, set in a 1970s boarding school. So, so good." 🥰 www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3606...
What I’m Reading: Kate Camp
Poet Kate Camp enjoys an early look at the hotly anticipated new novel by her friend Catherine Chidgey.
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April 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Kate Camp on #TheBookofGuilt: "Absolutely stunning! A creepy but compassionate psychological thriller with flavours of Kazuo Ishiguro, set in a 1970s boarding school. So, so good." 🥰 www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3606...
A very late night for me last night, but I loved talking about #TheBookofGuilt with Sara Cox for BBC Radio 2 Book Club. The interview will air in a couple of weeks 😍
April 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A very late night for me last night, but I loved talking about #TheBookofGuilt with Sara Cox for BBC Radio 2 Book Club. The interview will air in a couple of weeks 😍
This is Mintie. Mintie doesn’t like to share. Mintie recommends you get your own chocolate and wishes you a joyous Easter.
April 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is Mintie. Mintie doesn’t like to share. Mintie recommends you get your own chocolate and wishes you a joyous Easter.
Moby was such a good boy on our 3.5 hour photoshoot for Woman's Day! He says being a supermodel is highly stressful and now he's comfort-eating.
April 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Moby was such a good boy on our 3.5 hour photoshoot for Woman's Day! He says being a supermodel is highly stressful and now he's comfort-eating.
Queen Bex has spoken! So thrilled to have her seal of approval for #TheBookofGuilt 🥰
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@johnmurrays.bsky.social
If you have one book on your radar right now, it HAS to be this - a story so unique and frankly brilliant that I truly want to award it 10 big fat gold stars. Read more below!
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The Book of Guilt
I have a confession to make, Bookaholics – despite being a diligent book reviewer, I have a real hatred for rating books using a star system. It’s one of the reasons I struggle with rev…
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April 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Queen Bex has spoken! So thrilled to have her seal of approval for #TheBookofGuilt 🥰
@johnmurrays.bsky.social
@johnmurrays.bsky.social
I haven't been hanging out here much, but had to stop by to say I'm SO excited that #TheBookofGuilt has been chosen for the @bbcradio2.bsky.social Book Club with Sara Cox! Thank you to @readingagency.bsky.social and their fabulous readers and librarians 🥰
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April 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I haven't been hanging out here much, but had to stop by to say I'm SO excited that #TheBookofGuilt has been chosen for the @bbcradio2.bsky.social Book Club with Sara Cox! Thank you to @readingagency.bsky.social and their fabulous readers and librarians 🥰
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Pet made the Amazon Best of the Year list!
November 16, 2023 at 2:02 AM
Pet made the Amazon Best of the Year list!
Thrilled to be on @washingtonpost.com's 12 Best Thrillers of 2023! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...
The 12 best thrillers of 2023
Spy novels and serial killers, suburban drama and domestic upheaval, puzzles and plot twists — this year was a great one for thrillers.
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November 13, 2023 at 2:25 AM
Thrilled to be on @washingtonpost.com's 12 Best Thrillers of 2023! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...
Halloween ennui
October 31, 2023 at 4:23 AM
Halloween ennui
Why yes, I am doing my tax return.
September 23, 2023 at 12:03 AM
Why yes, I am doing my tax return.