Elizabeth Alley

Guest writer

Elizabeth Alley is a broadcasting legend who produced and presented literary programmes for many years at Radio New Zealand. She served on the Literary Fund and the NZ Book Council, and was among the founders of the Wellington readers and writers week. Elizabeth was born in Waipukurau.

Elizabeth Smither, ‘Loving Sylvie’ / Waterlilies, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), 1903. Marmottan Museum, Paris. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Review: Loving Sylvie is a gossamer story of small moments that matter

Broadcasting legend Elizabeth Alley reviews Loving Sylvie, the gorgeous, ephemeral new novel by Elizabeth Smither.

By Elizabeth Alley | 20th May, 2019

(Author portrait: Grant Maiden)

Book of the Week: The best New Zealand novel of 2018

Elizabeth Alley celebrates the latest novel by the masterly New Zealand writer Vincent O'Sullivan.

By Elizabeth Alley | 22nd March, 2018