Himali McInnes

Guest writer

Himali McInnes is a general practitioner, a constant gardener and a part-time chicken farmer. She writes short fiction, essays and travel articles, and is obsessed by dogs and books.

Himali McInnes (Photo: Supplied / Design: Archi Banal)

Kilinochchi: the award-winning short story by Himali McInnes

An exclusive look at the stunning story that won the top spot for the Pacific region in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

By Himali McInnes | 1st July, 2023

Image: Archi Banal

Restless in death: the visceral multiplicity of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka's Booker Prize-winning novel is a ghost story, a whodunnit, a war story, a political satire, a love story and so much more.

By Himali McInnes | 13th December, 2022

Illustration: Joe Carrington

The Sunday Essay: My year of renovation

How to turn your home into a construction site without being consumed by stress? Find joy in the process, not just the promise of a fancier place to live.

By Himali McInnes | 19th June, 2022

Bernardine Evaristo, a couple of days before winning the Booker. (Photo: David Levenson/Getty)

‘You cannot dismiss us’: A review of Booker winner Girl, Woman, Other

Himali McInnes looks past the fact that the first black woman to win the Booker had to bloody share it and focuses on the book – in itself a treasure.

By Himali McInnes | 20th February, 2020

Sticking it like cinnamon: on life and home from Colombo to South Auckland

Sticking it like cinnamon: on life and home from Colombo to South Auckland

Himali McInnes has been torn between identities and countries her entire life. Here, she tells her story: of Sri Lanka and civil war, of the UK and normality, and of NZ and its unspoken past.

By Himali McInnes | 24th November, 2019