'ill-Advised by Bill Nighy' - a wonderful podcast 💙

- includes book recommendations, too.
#blueskybooks

This one is on #procrastination

#billnighy 📻 📚

First anniversary 10 Oct. Remembering Fleur Adcock. Here's a display from almost a year ago at the National Poetry Library

We are writing to urge you to act immediately for the safe return home of 3 NZ citizens

Kristen & I used a mix of wording, thanks to
@hinemoana.bsky.social & @psna-otautahi.bsky.social

C.Luxon@ministers.govt.nz
W.peters@ministers.govt.nz
newzealandembassyankara@gmail.com
consular@mfat.govt.nz

'I dreamed the whole plot' - cli-fi writer Bella re her 1st novel

Great to be back in the company of Bella, a character from Strays & Waifs by @mandyh.bsky.social 📚

Unity Books 1 Oct 6pm:
The Cuba Press launch for Mandy Hager's 2nd book in series, Revenge and Rabbit Holes
+ poetry by Tim Jones

My second novel is being published in 2026 by Mākaro Press in time for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 🎗️

AND HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU (Mākaro Press, 2026)
#suicideawareness

Here’s the announcement by Mākaro Press on fb - I love how they describe the book:

I listened to this today.

Link below, for anyone who might find it helpful: #suicidebereavement #WSPD 🎗️

@lindacollins.bsky.social, author of Loss Adjustment
#creativenonfiction

takeitfromus.buzzsprout.com/2510603/epis...

One of the kindest, most helpful books I've ever read on #suicideawareness:

Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It (Vermilion, 2021) by @roryoc.bsky.social

I'll be showcasing this book in my Farlane on Writing newsletter on 10 Sept #worldsuicidepreventionday 🎗️

What a read! Late night, early morning to finish Empathy by Bryan Walpert (Mākaro Press, 2025)

Looking forward to talking with other readers about this novel.

#empathy
#literaryfiction
#blueskybooks

'superbly plotted'
- Cristina Sanders

'doesn't miss a beat'
- Lloyd Jones

I found this when I was looking for photos I took in 2019.

Kristen took this one of me and my aunt Fleur Adcock 💙 when we went to see Lauris Edmond's plaque.

Good memory for today on National Poetry Day in Aotearoa

#FleurAdcock Photo credit: Kristen Phillips

My sister and I read at The Undercurrent bookshop last night.

Sarah read a story by our mother and a poem by our aunt, and then I read my story 'Qiu Miaojin Is Still Alive'.

There was also some blues, jazz and juggling - fun evening!

Been asked to read at a Variety Show fundraiser ❤️ for bookshop-gig space The Undercurrent 📚 Sat evening 🔽
Juggling 🎭 readings 📚 music 🎵

Perhaps see you there, if you're in Pōneke.

Am reading a scene from my next novel that I turned into a story for RNZ.
#readings #bookshop #fundraiser #aotearoa

Went to The Friend, adapted from the novel by Sigrid Nunez that I read as part of research for my UK/NZ-based novel.

I love the subtle humour, kindness & lack of sentimentality
❤️ 📒

Did anyone else spot Mozart's The Magic Flute at the start of the film? #writing #suicideawareness #Booksky

Here's the moment in 08/07/'23 when my partner's book - Dad, You've Got Dementia (The Cuba Press) by Kristen Phillips - was launched 💚 2 years ago!
There'll be 2 give-away 📗📗 offers in Kristen's 8 July newsletter, to celebrate her book turning 2! 🎊 #creativenonfiction #dementiaawareness

I can sometimes be a retro writer as far as my methods are concerned.

I love this line from Ackerman's mother:
"No, after all that, after everything that happened to me, what counted was kindness."
(My translation from p. 192)
Merci, @clemcreates.bsky.social, for Ma mère rit by Chantal Ackerman - My Mother Laughs @silver-press.bsky.social transl. by Daniella Shreir

Can anyone relate? Here's my holiday reading list -
3 books I'm partway through / rereading
4 with common theme - Linda Lê @drsian.bsky.social Chantal Ackerman @emenspace.bsky.social
2 set in NZ - Mandy Hager, Khadro Mohamed
1 set in 2019 in NZ - Khadro Mohamed
1 with climate activist - Mandy Hager

Found such a variety of books #starttheconversation #changethenarrative while writing my lit-fic UK-NZ novel.
@leemurraywriter.bsky.social @jpseabright.bsky.social @lindacollins.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @matthaig.bsky.social Read more & listen to my short story miafarlane.com/news/change-...