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.

Peter Northe Wells, 1950-2019

Steve Braunias farewells Peter Wells.

By Steve Braunias | 26th February, 2019

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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 | 18th January, 2019

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)

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 | 27th November, 2018

Golriz Ghahraman, an MP who initially moved to New Zealand as a refugee. Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

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 | 26th November, 2018

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

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 | 14th November, 2018

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

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 | 13th November, 2018

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

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 | 16th October, 2018

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

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 | 18th September, 2018

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)

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 | 6th September, 2018

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

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 | 4th September, 2018