In the background of Airini Beautrais' new collection of essays A Beautiful Afternoon a soundtrack of Destiny's Child, Kanye West, Radiohead and Beck’s Loser is playing.
Airini won an Ockham award for her collection of short stories Bug Week. She speaks to Charlotte Ryan about the music that inspired her writing from her home in Whanganui.
Author Airini Beautrais Photo: Te Herenga Waka University Press
