Mia Farlane

Mia Farlane

@miafarlane.bsky.social

novelist #LiteraryFiction 🖋️📚 1st novel (Viking/Penguin) set London/Paris ('Seinfeld meets Dorothy Parker' - Bidisha) 2nd novel: AND HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU Mākaro Press 2026 🎗️ Read more + newsletter info https://miafarlane.com/about

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Mia Farlane
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Very special to be talking with my mother Marilyn Duckworth @thwupbooks.bsky.social and @hissingswan.bsky.social as part of VerbCrawl Saturday 14 November 140 Cuba St, Drapers Fabrics - 6 - 6.45pm - $10 tickets #motherdaughter #authortalk #aotearoa events.humanitix.com/cut-from-the...

events.humanitix.comCut from the Same ClothAre authors influenced by nature or nurture? Join mother-daughter duo Marilyn Duckworth and Mia Farlane as they discuss growing up in a literary family.
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Vignettes @thwupbooks.bsky.social by Fleur Adcock 💜 2027!

Te Herenga Waka University Press@thwupbooks.bsky.social

Cover photo: Fleur Adcock at home in East Finchley c. 1977 by Andrew Campbell Cover design: Todd Atticus More info and preorders here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/vig...

teherengawakapress.co.nzVignettesA memoir in fragments, by one of New Zealand’s best and most beloved poets. Near the end of her long life, Fleur Adcock assembled these 33 short autobiographical pieces – some commissioned by editors…
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Hoops of Steel @thwupbooks.bsky.social by Marilyn Duckworth 💚2027!

Te Herenga Waka University Press@thwupbooks.bsky.social

✨ It's our first book announcement for 2027! ✨ We are delighted to be publishing Hoops of Steel: New and Selected Stories by Marilyn Duckworth on 11 February 2027. This bright and charming collection spans more than six decades of short stories by Marilyn Duckworth, now in her ninety-second year.

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My first radio interview for my UK-NZ novel And How Are Things With You Mākaro Press - with Kathryn Ryan @rnzrss.bsky.social ❤️ 🎧 A generous and kind interview re #literaryfiction #suicideawareness plus @roryoc.bsky.social 🎗 #papagenoeffect 🌻 & humour to carry a story 📘 www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

rnz.co.nzMia Farlane's new book explores a taboo subject"And how are things with you?", can be polite question that's often a perfunctory response to someone asking the very same thing. It's also the title of New Zealand writer and translator Mia Farlane's...
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'Reminded me a bit of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason' - Holly Walker on RNZ, reviewing my novel And How Are Things with You (Mākaro Press) 📚 Thankful for this review on the radio this morning ❤️ #nzlit #bookreviews #andhowarethingswithyou www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

rnz.co.nzBook review: Holly Walker reviews two booksHolly Walker reviews two books: And How Are Things with You? by Mia Farlane (Makaro Press), and The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton (Te Herenga Waka University Press).
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Wow 'The humour matters because it refuses solemnity as the ethical mode.' 'frank, intelligent and often very funny, a novel that understands how hard it can be to answer the simplest questions truthfully' #bookreview #literaryfiction #nzlit #mentalhealth www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/and-how...

nzbooklovers.co.nzAnd How Are Things With You by Mia FarlaneMia Farlane’s And How Are Things With You is a darkly comic and quietly searching novel about suicide, loneliness, return and the strange inadequacy of ordinary conversation. Its title has the rhythm ...
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A very thoughtful review has just landed 💚 for my novel And How Are Things With You 🎗️ Mākaro Press Review at NZ Booklovers - written by Chris Reed. cc @roryoc.bsky.social www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/and-how...

nzbooklovers.co.nzAnd How Are Things With You by Mia FarlaneMia Farlane’s And How Are Things With You is a darkly comic and quietly searching novel about suicide, loneliness, return and the strange inadequacy of ordinary conversation. Its title has the rhythm ...
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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Under the theme 'Changing the Narrative on Suicide', we call on individuals, communities, organisations, and governments to start the conversation and take action. Explore resources and events: https://www.iasp.info/wspd/ #WSPD2026 #ChangingTheNarrative

Mia Farlane
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For World Suicide Prevention Day 🎗️ #WSPD2026 Here are several books that might interest the protagonist in my forthcoming novel AND HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU (Mākaro Press) #literaryfiction 📚 @lindacollins.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @iaspinfo.bsky.social miafarlane.com/news/books-f...

miafarlane.comBooks for #WSPD2026 — Mia FarlaneIn connection with World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), I’ve taken a photo of some of the books that might interest the protagonist in my novel And How Are Things With You (Mākaro Press).
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Cover reveal for my novel And How Are Things With You - due from Mākaro Press in September 2026. Thanks, @toddatticus.com, for creating this intriguing cover. Grateful to Unity Books Wgtn for hosting the cover reveal event, to publishers Mary McCallum and Paul Stewart - and to all who came along.

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This will be the first time I've ever been on a panel at Unity Books Wellington - would be lovely to see you there 📚✍️ Tuesday 5 May 12.30pm Unity Books Wellington Panel: Todd Atticus, Mia Farlane and publishers Mary McCallum and Paul Stewart from Mākaro Press #literaryfiction #bookcover

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Thanks you, @toddatticus.com - what a brilliant idea. Also grateful to Unity Books and Mākaro Press!

Todd Atticus@toddatticus.com

Announcing COVER STORY, a real-time design event kicking-off on April 28th. For one week only, I will be designing a book cover live and from scratch in the window of Unity Books Wellington.

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As an author with a forthcoming novel 🎗️, And How Are Things With You (Mākaro Press, Sept '26), I found it helpful to read this by Libby Taylor on trauma-informed reviewing 🖋️📚 - re benefits of reviews, need to acknowledge that reviews are personal viewpoints etc. www.mhfestival.com/2026/01/its-...

mhfestival.comIt’s time for arts reviews to be trauma-informed  | Scottish Mental Health Arts FestivalTheatre-maker and facilitator Libby Taylor from our Volunteer Collective reflects on adopting a trauma-informed approach to arts reviews, highlighting the significant impact that feedback from critics...
Mia Farlane
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Great timing, just before book draw next week 📘 Thank you 🙂 to my latest Farlane on Writing subscriber for letting me know that: when you first 📩 sign up to the #newsletter 📩the 'please confirm' email may not go to your inbox 🔽 for link to website. #writinglife

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In lead up to publication of my 2nd novel #LitFic And How Are Things With You (Sept #WSPD2026🎗️), I have book gifts for my newsletter subscribers - will spin wheel in Feb for winner of Loss Adjustment @lindacollins.bsky.social #suicidebereavement For where to join 🔽 miafarlane.com/news/loss-ad...

miafarlane.comFarlane on Writing subscribers in Feb draw for memoir by Linda Collins — Mia FarlaneAre you subscribed to the Farlane on Writing newsletter ? If so, you’re in the February draw to win a copy of Loss Adjustment (Awa Press, 2020) signed by the author Linda Collins .
Mia Farlane
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In lead up to publication of my 2nd novel #LitFic And How Are Things With You (Sept #WSPD2026🎗️), I have book gifts for my newsletter subscribers - will spin wheel in Feb for winner of Loss Adjustment @lindacollins.bsky.social #suicidebereavement For where to join 🔽 miafarlane.com/news/loss-ad...

miafarlane.comFarlane on Writing subscribers in Feb draw for memoir by Linda Collins — Mia FarlaneAre you subscribed to the Farlane on Writing newsletter ? If so, you’re in the February draw to win a copy of Loss Adjustment (Awa Press, 2020) signed by the author Linda Collins .

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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

lithub.comRenee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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Farlane on Writing 🖋️📚 subscribers will have chance to go in Feb draw for a signed copy of Loss Adjustment by @lindacollins.bsky.social A beautifully written, helpful memoir about #suicidebereavement 🎗️ #creativenonfiction 💙 About the author, Linda Collins 🔽 lindacollinswriter.com #writingcommunity

lindacollinswriter.comLinda Collins | WriterLinda Collins is poet, nonfiction and fiction writer, and editor, known for her suicide memoir about her daughter,Victoria McLeod, titled Loss Adjustment. A transnational writer (New Zealand/Singapor...
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With thanks to author @lindacollins.bsky.social for this signed copy of Loss Adjustment. #creativenonfiction #memoir #suicidebereavement Winner of this copy chosen in Feb 2026. Link in bio to my author website - for more info and the Farlane on Writing sign up form

Mia Farlane
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I'm completing the equivalent of 2,000 push-ups in 23 days to raise awareness & funds for #mentalhealth Each day I'll spend 87 minutes doing exercise or reading a novel or nonfiction on #suicideawareness🎗 (2,000 ÷ 23 days = 86.9 = about 87) Donations go direct to Mental Health Foundation of NZ

Mia Farlane
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I'm completing the equivalent of 2,000 push-ups in 23 days to raise awareness & funds for #mentalhealth Each day I'll spend 87 minutes doing exercise or reading a novel or nonfiction on #suicideawareness🎗 (2,000 ÷ 23 days = 86.9 = about 87) Donations go direct to Mental Health Foundation of NZ

Mia Farlane
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PS More info And thank you 🙏 💙 to friends who have already donated direct to the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand #mentalhealth #suicideawareness 🎗️ www.thepushupchallenge.co.nz/fundraisers/...?

thepushupchallenge.co.nzThe Push-Up ChallengeI am taking on The Push-Up Challenge to raise funds and awareness for mental health. Funds raised will help the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand support mental illness recovery and foster posit...
Mia Farlane
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I've got one signed copy of A Counter of Moons by Iona Winter to give away 📘 🩷 #creativenonfiction #memoir #suicideawareness If you're subscribed to the Farlane on Writing newsletter you'll be in the draw - winner announced at the end of the week Link in bio - for more info + the sign up form

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Versus Versus: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets (ed. @rachaelboast.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 📘💙. I requested this book from my local library months ago - am 1st on reserves list. It'll be a lovely surprise when I hear it's there. #actuallyautistic #poetry #blueskybooks

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Versus Versus: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets (ed. @rachaelboast.bsky.social) is a @poetrydayuk.bsky.social Book Group recommendation for #NationalPoetryDay this year. forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poe...

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'I dreamed the whole plot' - cli-fi writer Bella re her 1st novel Great to be back in the company of Bella, a character from Strays & Waifs by @mandyh.bsky.social 📚 Unity Books 1 Oct 6pm: The Cuba Press launch for Mandy Hager's 2nd book in series, Revenge and Rabbit Holes + poetry by Tim Jones

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My second novel is being published in 2026 by Mākaro Press in time for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 🎗️ AND HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU (Mākaro Press, 2026) #suicideawareness Here’s the announcement by Mākaro Press on fb - I love how they describe the book: