On 19 September 2018 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing Stardust and Substance, VUP’s anthology about the 2017 General Election. You can listen here.
Tag: Radio New Zealand
The Whole Intimate Mess on RNZ
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to adapt and then record my book The Whole Intimate Mess for RNZ. It was an honour, and I’m delighted to share the finished recordings. These were read on air in November 2018. You can listen to all five episodes here.
Review: These Two Hands by Renee
On 14 December 2018 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing These Two Hands, a memoir by New Zealand author and playwright Renee. You can listen here.
Review: Brave by Rose McGowan
On 26 March 2018 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing Brave by Rose McGowan. You can listen here.
The Panel, 7 March 2018
On 7 March 2018 I was a panelist on RNZ’s daily opinion show The Panel, along with Scott Campbell and guest host Megan Whelan. We discussed Trump, North Korea, Auckland’s health system, luck versus talent, debauchery and the law, and more. I used the Panel Says segment to give a shout-out to my local libraries. You can listen to the full show or selected excerpts here.
Review: This I Would Kill For by Anne Buist
On 19 February 2018 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing This I Would Kill For by Anne Buist, the third in her ‘Natalie King, Forensic Psychiatrist’ series. You can listen here.
Review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
On 31 October 2017 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing the first volume of Philip Pullman’s new trilogy following up the His Dark Materials series, La Belle Sauvage. You can listen here.
Review: The Book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes
On 18 August 2017 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing The Book of Emma Reyes, a memoir in correspondence by Colombian painter Emma Reyes, translated by Daniel Alarcon. You can listen here.
Review: The Haunting by Margaret Mahy
On 10 July 2017 I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme reviewing the reissue of Margaret Mahy’s classic supernatural children’s novel The Haunting. You can listen here.
Press coverage of The Whole Intimate Mess
My book The Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Politics, and Women’s Writing was published by Bridget Williams Books in June 2017. You can find out more and order it here.
I’ve been fortunate to have had wide and generous press coverage of the book, and I’ve collected some of that here. I’m pleased that it has prompted some interesting conversations about women, work, parenthood and mental health.
‘The Whole Intimate Mess – Holly Walker‘, Up Again with James Dann, Interview on RDU FM, 28 July 2017.
‘Unacceptable Choices‘, Review by Alison McCulloch, Scoop Review of Books, 14 July 2017.
‘I am ok, and thanks for asking!‘, Interview with Susan Strongman, The Wireless, 6 July 2017.
‘Torn in two: Former Green MP Holly Walker discusses trading Parliament for motherhood‘, Michelle Duff, Sunday magazine, 2 July 2017.
‘A Private Face‘, Sunday TVNZ, 25 June 2017.
‘Holly Walker: The Whole Intimate Mess‘, Simon Sweetman, Off the Tracks, 21 June 2017.
‘Holly Walker – The Whole Intimate Mess‘, Interview with Kim Hill on RNZ, 17 June 2017.
‘Holly Walker – The Whole Intimate Mess‘, Interview with Ryan Bradley on Radio Live, 17 June 2017.
‘You can’t always get everything you want: Deborah Coddington reviews Holly Walker‘, Deborah Coddingham, The Spinoff, 15 June 2017.
‘A brief history of feminist literature in New Zealand: Tessa Duder on her classic novel Alex‘, Tessa Duder, The Spinoff, 14 June 2017.
‘Holly Walker and the books her kid is reading‘, The Sapling, 14 June 2017.
‘‘I really admire that you have been open about mental health as a candidate’: Chlöe Swarbrick in conversation with Holly Walker‘, Chlöe Swarbrick and Holly Walker, The Spinoff, 13 June 2017.
‘‘There is nothing normal about crawling up the hallway, screaming and hitting yourself in the head’: former Green MP Holly Walker shares her story‘, Holly Walker, The Spinoff, 12 June 2017.
