"It’s been over ten years since she died, and still I often dream about my mother."
Portraits
Self-portrait: Samuel Te Kani
The journey of a sex-obsessed little boy in Northland to an author of sex-obsessed fiction
Self-portrait: Harry Sinclair
We continue our week-long Music Series as the Front Lawn legend looks back on his childhood
Self-portrait: Michael Morrissey
Michael Morrissey is unwell. He looks back on his writing career
Profile: Becky Manawatu, by Naomi Arnold
Naomi Arnold travels to Westport and subjects Becky Manawatu to the unholy art of the profile interview
Profile: Renée, by Steve Braunias and Jane Ussher
We continue our series of author profiles with a visit to Otaki to meet "a feminist lesbian with working-class ideals", Renée
Books of the Week: Portraits of two Prime Ministers
Legend of the press gallery Ian Templeton assesses two new studies of former Prime Ministers Jim Bolger and Mike Moore.
Profile: Lotta Dann, by Judy Bailey
Judy Bailey profiles Lotta Dann, whose new book explores how and why New Zealand women are drinking too much
Profile: CK Stead, by Diana Wichtel & Jane Ussher
The classic Listener team of Diana Wichtel (words) and Jane Ussher (photos) profile CK Stead.
Dick Scott, RIP: a daughter's raw and complex portrait
We conclude our week-long series on the great NZ author Dick Scott, who died on New Year's Day, with an extraordinary memoir by his daughter Jacqueline Haydn.