Harry Ricketts
Book review: So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
Harry Ricketts reviews So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon, published by Penguin. Audio
Book review: James K. Baxter: Complete Poems, edited by John
Harry Ricketts reviews James K. Baxter: Complete Poems, edited by John Weir, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
Harry Ricketts: The Life and Influence of Fay Weldon
Novelist and screen writer Fay Weldon died this week She had a 55-year long writing career, and is perhaps most know for her novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil She was shortlisted for the Booker… Audio
Book review: My American Chair by Elizabeth Smither
Harry Ricketts reviews My American Chair by Elizabeth Smither, published by Auckland University Press Audio
Book review: The Romantic by William Boyd
Harry Ricketts reviews The Romantic by William Boyd, published by Penguin. Audio
Short Story winners revealed
Our Short Story competition judges, writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca Reilly, announced the five winners of the 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story competition. Audio
Book review - The Stupefying by Nick Ascroft
Harry Ricketts reviews The Stupefying by Nick Ascroft, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Audio
Book review - A Riderless Horse by Tim Upperton
Harry Ricketts reviews A Riderless Horse by Tim Upperton, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Book review: The Tip Shop by James Brown
Harry Ricketts reviews The Tip Shop by James Brown, published by Te Herenga Waka Press. Audio
Authors protest National Library book disposal in Wellington
We recently reported the National Library had entered into a contract to dispose of up to 600,000 books. Earlier this evening in Wellington, a group of authors protested the Library's actions. The… Audio
Short Story Competition - Winners Announced!
Announcing the winners of the first ever Nine to Noon Short Story Competition! Judges Tina Makareti and Harry Ricketts have selected five stand-outs among almost 1,500 stories entered into the… Audio
Book review: Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967-75 by Richard Thompson
Harry Ricketts reviews Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967-75 by Richard Thompson, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Book review - What You Made of It by C.K. Stead
Harry Ricketts reviews What You Made of It by C.K. Stead, published by AUP. Audio
A life of poetry - Harry Ricketts
Harry Ricketts is a poet, editor, biographer and has taught English literature and creative writing at Victoria University in Wellington. During his career he has published more than thirty books. His… Audio
Book review: Things OK with You? by Vincent O'Sullivan
Harry Ricketts reviews Things OK with You? by Vincent O'Sullivan, published by VUP. Audio
Book Review: Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe
Harry Ricketts reviews Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe, published by Mangakino University Press. Audio
Book review: Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks
Harry Ricketts reviews Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks. Published by VUP. Audio
Book review - Letters of Denis Glover edited by Sarah Shieff
Harry Ricketts reviews Letters of Denis Glover edited by Sarah Shieff, published by Otago University Press. Audio
Book review - The Tunnel of Dreams by Bernard Beckett
Harry Ricketts reviews The Tunnel of Dreams by Bernard Beckett, published by Text. Audio
Best of the West - The Writers' Festival
Stephanie Johnson discusses with Harry Ricketts her hilarious, poignant and mischievous satire The Writers' Festival at the Going West Writers Festival. Stephanie's first writers festival attendance… Audio
