Steve Braunias

Books Editor

Steve Braunias serves as editor of the Spinoff Review of Books. He is a staff writer at the New Zealand Herald, appears to be life president of the Wintec Press Club, and is the author of nine books. Steve was born in Tauranga in 1960.

Peter Wells. Image: Supplied.

26th February, 2019

Peter Northe Wells, 1950-2019

Steve Braunias farewells Peter Wells.

By Steve Braunias

(Image: nadialim.com)

18th January, 2019

Book of the Week: Steve Braunias reviews the new cookbook by Nadia Lim

Steve Braunias reviews the latest cookbook by Nadia Lim, and declares it a plate of two halves - half-dumb, half-divine.

By Steve Braunias

Roger Daltrey of the Who performs at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on October 9, 1976. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

27th November, 2018

The Who, as remembered by deaf old coot Roger Daltrey

Steve Braunias reviews the new autobiography by Roger Daltrey, singer with one of the best and worst groups of all times, The Who.

By Steve Braunias

Golriz Ghahraman. Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

26th November, 2018

We cross live to Golriz Ghahraman in Hamilton

Hamilton Press Club life president Steve Braunias reveals the next guest speaker at the most glamorous social event in New Zealand journalism held in Hamilton.

By Steve Braunias

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, May 1971. (Photo: Dennis Stone/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

14th November, 2018

Imagine no John Lennon

Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias heads out to New Lynn to ponder two new books on His Holiness of the Church of Enduring Beatlemania, John Lennon.

By Steve Braunias

Sam Duckor-Jones at Hunters & Collectors (Photo: Vanessa Rushton)

13th November, 2018

The ghost of Charles Bukowski in Wellington: a report from LitCrawl 2018

Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias does his best to remember a drunken weekend in Wellington at 2018 LitCrawl.

By Steve Braunias

Salmon on pikelets, and $60,000 in loot: the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

16th October, 2018

Salmon on pikelets, and $60,000 in loot: the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

Three writers pocketed $60,000 last night at the Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias was there, apparently.

By Steve Braunias

A literary feud to end all literary feuds: the Going West books festival

18th September, 2018

A literary feud to end all literary feuds: the Going West books festival

Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias reports from the weekend's Going West literary festival in Titirangi. With bonus podcast!

By Steve Braunias

Left: Jimmy Page in 1985, rocking out. Right: Jimmy Page in 2018, leaving a town hall during a planning dispute with neighbour Robbie Williams (Photos: Kevin Mazur and Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

6th September, 2018

Book of the Week: Steve Braunias on Led Zep egg Jimmy Page

It's Zep-tember! Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias reviews a new rock biog of Led Zeppelin's unappealing genius, Jimmy Page.

By Steve Braunias

Margaret Austin sharing stories of dancing naked in Paris (Photo: Twitter, Rachael King)

4th September, 2018

The world’s biggest-selling author walks into a bar with New Zealand’s most-loved author

Spinoff Review of Books literary editor Steve Braunias reports from the Christchurch WORD literary festival.

By Steve Braunias