Photo: Ebony Lamb

3 June 2024

First published RNZ.

Wellington writer Emily Perkins is the country's latest literary darling, taking out the top prize at the recent Ockham Awards for her novel Lioness.She talks with Paddy Gower for RNZ.

Judges described the novel as "an incisive exploration of wealth, power, class, female rage, and the search for authenticity". Today, Emily Perkins joins Paddy with five things to perk us up on a public holiday, and they’re far from highbrow.

Things to perk you up:

Podcasts: 'The Rest is Entertainment' from Goalhanger, Gary Lineker’s production company. It also does 'The Rest is History' and 'The Rest is Politics'.

Pushbacks: Various forms of protesting, people speaking truth to power across different channels.

Books: Novels by Alice McDermott. Emily has just finished reading Absolution and is starting on Child of My Heart.

Movies: Tennis film 'Challengers' starring Zendaya and 'Showing Up' starring Michelle Williams.

Television: Reality TV, have been enjoying the survival series, 'Alone'.

Track: 'Tell Me Something Good' by Chaka Khan & Rufus

First published RNZ