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Thank you to everyone who came to see Alas Alas in Auckland. The exhibition will tour to another city soon, so watch this space…

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Potential adversity is lurking behind every corner. Don’t fear it, embrace it. Installation shots of Alas Alas, open 10am-4pm daily until this Saturday at the Tasman Building, 16-22 Anzac Ave in downtown Auckland.

Strong agree with this!

Some very kind words from Steve Braunias in his ReadingRoom newsletter today.

Why do I enjoy sharing my art in physical spaces? Just look at what light and shadow do to the work and the environment.

To my English compatriots, do I have the word for you:

Auckland, it’s your turn. My alas works are coming to Tāmaki for a brand new show next month.

I sat down with Claire Williamson a few weeks ago to chat about all things book cover design for the A Little Bit Booked podcast. Listen back to our conversation here freshfm.co.nz/programme/a-...

A Little Bit Booked - freshfm.co.nzA Little Bit Booked is like listening to two friends chat about their latest literary obsession. Editor and writer Claire Williamson (@accidentaltokyoite) is regularly joined by authors, book lovers, ...freshfm.co.nz

One of the arguments I frequently find myself making when designing book covers is the changed connotation of the colour pink in contemporary culture. Hot pink especially has become significantly less gendered in the last few years. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

‘You can’t unsee it’: how hot pink became the unofficial colour of the World CupMove over Barbie, ‘electric fuchsia’ is now dominating football’s biggest stages. But why has the sport embraced the colour?www.theguardian.com

A clutch of kluge! The brand new novel by @pipadam.bsky.social, hitting bookshops in four different colourways in August.

Here's a pairing of new blue works from last month’s group exhibition at Inverlochy House, Wellington.

Winter walk up Ahumairangi.

Labour to hold a major policy announcement to introduce a capital gains tax on the family mouse.

The Valley: number one at both Unities. Thats a pretty rare feat! thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-05-...

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 29Auckland and Wellington agree on the top three.thespinoff.co.nz

Say hi to kluge

I can’t wait for the budget so that Labour can have some policies again.

Now the dust has settled on Cover Story and I’ve had time to reflect, here’s my take on designing a book cover in public spinemagazine.co/articles/the...

SPINE-The Story Behind Cover Story - Todd Atticus on a Very Public Cover DesignEarlier this month I threw caution to the wind and did something which would strike fear into the heart of any self-respecting designer: I produced a book cover from scratch, entirely in public. The ...spinemagazine.co

Mental note when designing book covers in the future: this could become a hammock.

I was recently at an event where at the end the audience was asked to stand up and applaud the onstage participants. Later I saw a photo of this moment was being used citing “a standing ovation”. A standing ovation is a voluntary action that transcends the ingredients of applauding and standing.

"Asher Emanuel, author of the newly published The Valley, came across as a sage observer of the human condition when he appeared on a panel alongside two of the best literary journalists in the English-speaking world." Steve Braunias on Day 1 of Auckland Writers Fest. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/16/a...

Auckland Writers Festival, Day 1: reviewSteve Braunias reports from the opening day of New Zealand's biggest literary festivalnewsroom.co.nz