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Lucy Black

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Lucy Black is a writer, literary reviewer and librarian who lives in a book-filled cottage at the edge of Pōneke.

Illustration by MK Templer

The Sunday Essay: The house that books built

My family isn't perfect. But we were all raised as readers, and for that I'm more thankful to my parents than I say.

By Lucy Black | 21st January, 2024

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Put a spell on you: a review of Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere

A review of Vanishing Point, a novel about Las Meninas, the beguiling painting by Diego Velázquez.

By Lucy Black | 17th December, 2023