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Andrew Smith

Voting in New Zealand is mundane — thankfully

Voting in New Zealand is pretty mundane but in the middle of a pandemic and assaults on democracy around the world, that’s a good thing.

Oct 29, 2020

Voting in New Zealand is mundane — thankfully

Oct 29, 2020

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Curious

What I have learned from starting a podcast

Three years ago — long before it was cool — a friend and I created a podcast.

Oct 2, 2020

What I have learned from starting a podcast

Oct 2, 2020

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Be Yourself

When time flies and you’re not having fun

We live in a world terrified by the thought of wasted time.

Jan 14, 2020

When time flies and you’re not having fun

Jan 14, 2020

The outback noir of Jane Harper

Set against the heat, loneliness and mystery of the Australian outback, Jane Harper’s fiction intertwines past trauma and present violence.

Jan 4, 2020

The outback noir of Jane Harper

Jan 4, 2020

Bingeing on US politics

I‘m a New Zealander and I know more about what’s happening in US politics than I do about my own country’s politics. How did this happen?

Dec 16, 2019

Bingeing on US politics

Dec 16, 2019

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Be Yourself

Think hard before starting that PhD

People do PhDs for all sorts of reasons.

Nov 29, 2019

Think hard before starting that PhD

Nov 29, 2019

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The Writing Cooperative

Architect or Gardener?

Do you plan your writing obsessively, or just plant some seeds and leave them to grow?

Nov 23, 2019

Architect or Gardener?

Nov 23, 2019

Keep Cold and Carry On

Wrap up warm, keep your eyes peeled, and don’t trust grand narratives. Life in post-climate change Britain has never been so dystopian.

Nov 14, 2019

Keep Cold and Carry On

Nov 14, 2019

President Obama’s Speeches

What made President Obama such a powerful speaker? A story, and an argument.

Nov 6, 2019

President Obama’s Speeches

Nov 6, 2019

A Portrait of the Reader as a Young Man

What does it mean to be “a reader” and how do you become one?

Oct 31, 2019

A Portrait of the Reader as a Young Man

Oct 31, 2019

Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith

I’m an avid reader from Wellington, New Zealand. History, crime fiction, literary classic. You name it, I’ll read it. Twitter @pileobooks

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