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Jane Westaway

Guest writer

Jane Westaway is a Wellington writer and reviewer, and a partner in the writing consultancy Words@Word. Her books include the YA novel Love and Other Excuses. Jane was born in Watford in 1948.

In a room with Colin Hogg and Sam Hunt, wasted

In a room with Colin Hogg and Sam Hunt, wasted

Book of the Week: Jane Westaway reviews Colin Hogg's portrait of poet Sam Hunt.

By Jane Westaway | 15th November, 2018

A clever, entertaining novel about a man who makes the mistake of falling in love

A clever, entertaining novel about a man who makes the mistake of falling in love

Jane Westaway reviews CK Stead's "thoroughly 21st century novel" about intellectuals in Paris.

By Jane Westaway | 4th October, 2017

A ‘profound meditation’ YADDA YADDA YADDA: stripping away the hype about Catherine Chidgey

A ‘profound meditation’ YADDA YADDA YADDA: stripping away the hype about Catherine Chidgey

Jane Westaway on the much-hyped, somewhat fruity, and entirely humourless new novel by Catherine Chidgey.

By Jane Westaway | 28th November, 2016