Carl Nixon's guest appearances

Carl Nixon

Bookenz

Nine To Noon

Standing Room Only

Dan Bain's Broken Arts Hole

Word Christchurch Festival

Marilyn Waring

Elizabeth Knox

Becky Manawatu

Vincent O'Sullivan

Bill Manhire

Tom Scott

Hollie McNish

Philip Hoare

DeRay Mckesson

Anne Enright

Val McDermid

Francis Spufford

Anne Kennedy

Simon Winchester

A.J. Finn

OwlTail

Claudia Jardine

Interviews with NZ writers and poets, visiting authors from around the world and news of local events

Bookenz - Claudia Jardine and Carl Nixon 

Chloe Lane

30 October 2020 |  WORD Christchurch Spring FestivalYou can’t choose your family, or can you? Two new novels from Christchurch writers explore the bonds of family.In Carl Nixon‘s gripping thriller The Tally Stick, three children are left stranded in the bush after their parents die in a car accident. In Chloe Lane‘s debut novel, The Swimmers, a daughter is faced with an unimaginable task when her mother, suffering from motor neurone disease decides to take her fate into her own hands. As well as exploring complex themes, the two authors talk with Kirsten McDougall about the craft of writing, and the infinite choices a writer has to make to tell their story well.

30 October 2020 |  WORD Christchurch Spring Festival<br><br>You can’t choose your family, or can you? Two new novels from Christchurch writers explore the bonds of family.<br><br>In Carl Nixon‘s gripping thriller The Tally Stick, three children are left stranded in the bush after their parents die in a car accident. In Chloe Lane‘s debut novel, The Swimmers, a daughter is faced with an unimaginable task when her mother, suffering from motor neurone disease decides to take her fate into her own hands. As well as exploring complex themes, the two authors talk with Kirsten McDougall about the craft of writing, and the infinite choices a writer has to make to tell their story well.

Family Ties: Carl Nixon & Chloe Lane

Rose Carlyle

Bookenz - Carl Nixon and Rose Carlyle