Better off Read

Ep 68: AUP New Poets 5 - Sophie van Waardenberg

Pip Adam talks to Sophie va Waardenberg about poems Patricia Lockwood's 'Why Haven’t You Written' and 'does a potato have a heart' by Sophie van Waardenberg

Ep 67: AUP New Poets 5 - Rebecca Hawkes

Part 2 of a 3 part series speaking to the poets from AUP New Poets 5.

Ep 66: AUP New Poets 5 - Carolyn DeCarlo

Part 1 of a three part series speaking to the poets from AUP New Poets 5.

Ep 65 Giacomo Lichtner's Essay '100 Years of Primo Levi'

Giacomo Lichtner's '100 Years of Primo Levi' on If This is a Man by Primo Levi is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 64 Sharon Lam and Murdoch Stevens: Lonely Asian Woman by Sharon Lam

Lonely Asian Woman by Sharon Lam is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 63 Sora Kim-Russell: Nowhere to Be Found by Bae Suah

Nowhere to Be Found by Bae Suah is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 62 Brandy Scott talks to Pip Adam about Not Bad People

Not Bad People by Brandy Scott is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 61 SPOILER Episode - The New Animals by Pip Adam

SPOILERS - Pip Adam answers questions from people about The New Animals

Ep 60 Anne Kennedy talks to Pip Adam about The Ice Shelf at Unity Books Wellington

The Ice Shelf by Anne Kennedy is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 59 Elizabeth Heritage talks to Pip Adam about Copyright

Copyright is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 58 Helen Heath talks to Pip Adam about 'Gas' by Fleur Adcock and 'Are Friends Electric?' by Helen Heath

The poem 'Gas' by Fleur Adcock and Helen Heath's Are Friends Electric? are the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 57 Morgan Godfery: The Interregnum edited by Morgan Godfery

The Interregnum edited by Morgan Godfery is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 56 Kirsten McDougall talks to Pip Adam about The New Animals

Writer Kirsten McDougall interviews Pip Adam about her novel The New Animals

Ep 55 The Next Word LIVE with Tayi Tibble, Freya Daly Sadgrove and Hera Lindsay Bird

Ep 54 Eamonn Marra: Cream Reaper by Julie Koh and Dog Farm, Food Game by Eamonn Marra

Cream Reaper by Julie Koh and Dog Farm, Food Game by Eamonn Marra are the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 52 Susie Anderson: At LitCraw 2017

Susie Anderson talks about her work at the LitCrawl 2017 Pop-Up

Ep 52 Kerry Ann Lee: Fruits in the Backwater by Kerry Ann Lee

Fruits in the Backwater by Kerry Ann Lee is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 51 Nina Powles: Luminescent by Nina Powles

Luminescent by Nina Powles is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 50 Louise Wallace: Bad Things by Louise Wallace

Bad Things by Louise Wallace is the subject of this episode's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 49 Rhydian Thomas: Milk Island by Rhydian Thomas

Milk Island by Rhydian is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 48 Pip Adam talks to Maria McMillan

'Phantasia for Elvira Shatayev' by Adrienne Rich and 'In which I attain unimaginable greatness' by Maria McMillanis are the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 47 Oryx and Crake Series 3 - Antonia Bale

In the third in the four-part Oryx and Crake series, Pip Adam talks with Antonia Bale about Margaret Atwood's novel.

Ep 46 Oryx and Crake Series 2 - Bill Nelson

In the second in the four-part Oryx and Crake series, Pip Adam talks with Bill Nelson about Margaret Atwood's novel.

Ep 45 Oryx and Crake Series 1 - Danyl McLauchlan

In the first in the four-part Oryx and Crake series, Pip Adam talks with Danyl McLauchlan about Margaret Atwood's novel.

A Short Announcement: The ORYX AND CRAKE series

Better off Read will be publishing a series of four episodes about Margaret Atwood's 2003 novel Oryx and Crake

Ep 44 Murray Hewitt and Pip Adam Talk

The work of video artist Murray Hewitt is the topic of this discussion with Pip Adam. https://betterreadnz.wordpress.com/

Episode 43: Pip Adam My Favourite Cindy - Bobby and Cindi

This is me reading a response I wrote as part of the City Gallery Wellington, Tuatara Open Late - My Favourite Cindy that was held on 2 February, 2017

Ep 42 Danyl Mclauchlan: Time Travel by James Gleick

Time Travel by James Gleick is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 41 Rachel O'Neill: The Argonauts

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 40 Louise Wallace, Francis Cooke and Pip Adam talk about Starling

Starling, an online literary journal showcasing the best poetry and prose written by young New Zealanders is the topic of todays talk with Pip Adam.

Ep 39 Helen Lehndorf: Sketchbooks by Derek Jarman

Sketchbooks by Derek Jarman is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 38 Lee Posna: Arboretum by Lee Posna

Arboretum by Lee Posna is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 37 Sugar Magnolia Wilson and Pip Adam talk about Chasing Great: The Richie McCaw Biopic

Chasing Great the Richie McCaw biopic is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 36 Nick Ascroft and Pip Adam talk about Throwback: The Music of 2007

Throwback: The Music of 2007 by Nick Ascroft is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 35 Emma Hislop and Pip Adam talk about The Mare by Mary Gaitskill

The Mare by Mary Gaitskill is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 34 Sorority: Readings from some of Te Whanganui-a-Tara’s finest women of colour

Ep 34 Sorority: Readings from some of Te Whanganui-a-Tara’s finest women of colour.

Ep 33 Randell Cottage

The Randell Cottage Literary Residence is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 32 Brannavan Gnanalingam: A Briefcase, Two Pies, and a Penthouse

A Briefcase, Two Pies, and a Penthouse by Brannavan Gnanalingam is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 31: Bill Nelson Talks about Two Poems

The Alchemy of Snow by Kerrin P Sharp and Bill Nelson's poem Russel are the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 30 Aaron Lister: Fiona Pardington's A Beautiful Hesitation

Fiona Pardington's A Beautiful Hesitation is the topic of this episode

Ep 29: Simon Sweetman and Pip Adam talk about Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen

Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 28 Porirua People's Library

The Porirua People's Library project which took place as part of TEZA is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 27 Sarah Jane Barnett: The Time of the Giants by Anne Kennedy

The Time of the Giants by Anne Kennedy is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.  

Ep 26 Work by Sarah Jane Barnett

In this episode some highlights from the launch of Sarah Jane Barnett's second book of poetry WORK held at VicBooks in Wellington on Thursday 22 October. 

Ep 25 Rebel Moon: An AK Benefit

A fundraising celebration of radical and independent publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond was held on Saturday September 26, 2015 at Moon Bar in Newtown, Wellington.

Ep 24 R.H.I. by Tim Corballis

R.H.I. by Tim Corballis is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 23 Pukeahu: An Exploratory Anthology

Pukeahu: An Exploratory Anthology is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 22 Joe Buchanan: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 21 Lynn Jenner: Lost and Gone Away

Lost and Gone Away by Lynn Jenner is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.

Ep 20 Natasha Dennerstein: The Bengal Engine's Mango Afterglow by Geoff Cochrane

The Bengal Engine's Mango Afterglow by Geoff Cochrane is the subject of today's discussion about reading and writing with Pip Adam.