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Catherine Chidgey

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Novelist; secretary to @TamaMagpie. Longlisted @WomensPrize; shortlisted @DublinLitAward. Publishers @EuropaEditions, @EuropaEdUK, @thwupbooks. Rep'd @UA_Books.

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Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey Kiran Dass reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

'future classic from one of the most intriguing, inventive & compelling writers of our time. What a book. It is just jaw-droppingly breathtaking...She is such an attentive, exacting & careful writer & I think one of the best in the world today.'
@steelydass.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

13.05.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Chidgey week: Steve Braunias interviews Catherine Chidgey We continue our week-long coverage of Catherine Chidgey's latest novel with an interview on the craft of fiction

Chidgey week day 3: an interview with Steve Braunias on craft. @newsroom.co.nz
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/07/c...

06.05.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chidgey week: Catherine, in the beginning We continue our week-long coverage of Catherine Chidgey with cohorts remembering her when she was starting out as a writer

Chidgey week day 2. Very moved to read these reminiscences of my time studying creative writing at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/c...

05.05.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.05.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Stu! x

05.05.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chidgey week: Chapter 1 of her new novel The opening pages of the year's most keenly anticipated novel, by Catherine Chidgey

Chidgey week begins! Gulp.
@newsroom.co.nz
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/c...

04.05.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Book launch | The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey Event in Hamilton, New Zealand by Te Herenga Waka University Press and Poppies Hamilton on Tuesday, May 13 2025

Come & help celebrate the release of my new novel, The Book of Guilt! The legendary Elizabeth Knox is launching it 13 May at
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social. There'll be a Q&A, nibbles, & books for sale. 5pm for a 5:30 start. β€οΈπŸ’›πŸ’š
@thwupbooks.bsky.social
facebook.com/events/700867052507512

30.04.2025 02:09 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Paywalled, but shamelessly reposting for that headline!

30.04.2025 02:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh dear God yes that is me aged almost 10, wearing a cardy my nana knitted. Don't want to talk about the haircut. You'll have to buy the new Listener if you want to see me heading off to my 6th form social in the taffeta dress my mum made.

29.04.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What I’m Reading: Kate Camp Poet Kate Camp enjoys an early look at the hotly anticipated new novel by her friend Catherine Chidgey.

Kate Camp on #TheBookofGuilt: "Absolutely stunning! A creepy but compassionate psychological thriller with flavours of Kazuo Ishiguro, set in a 1970s boarding school. So, so good." πŸ₯° www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3606...

26.04.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A very late night for me last night, but I loved talking about #TheBookofGuilt with Sara Cox for BBC Radio 2 Book Club. The interview will air in a couple of weeks 😍

25.04.2025 00:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have 3 odd-eyed cats and over the years have had 8 in total - all rescues. They seem to find us! Moby in my last post is our chonker.

19.04.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Mintie. Mintie doesn’t like to share. Mintie recommends you get your own chocolate and wishes you a joyous Easter.

19.04.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cuties! That's some excellent ear action.

19.04.2025 08:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! We have two others just like him - all rescues. :)

19.04.2025 06:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The claws will be out if he doesn't.

19.04.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moby was such a good boy on our 3.5 hour photoshoot for Woman's Day! He says being a supermodel is highly stressful and now he's comfort-eating.

19.04.2025 04:16 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

That does look good!

14.04.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus is watching you and is very disappointed.

14.04.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Queen Bex has spoken! So thrilled to have her seal of approval for #TheBookofGuilt πŸ₯°
@johnmurrays.bsky.social

14.04.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I haven't been hanging out here much, but had to stop by to say I'm SO excited that #TheBookofGuilt has been chosen for the @bbcradio2.bsky.social Book Club with Sara Cox! Thank you to @readingagency.bsky.social and their fabulous readers and librarians πŸ₯°

bookclubhub.co.uk/news/radio-2...

14.04.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Bex! πŸ₯°

14.04.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FAKE NEWS! I'm coeliac πŸ˜‚ πŸ₯§

03.06.2024 23:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pet made the Amazon Best of the Year list!

16.11.2023 02:02 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 12 best thrillers of 2023 Spy novels and serial killers, suburban drama and domestic upheaval, puzzles and plot twists β€” this year was a great one for thrillers.

Thrilled to be on @washingtonpost.com's 12 Best Thrillers of 2023! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...

13.11.2023 02:25 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's a big boy...our white whale.

12.11.2023 04:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, this is Moby. He doesn't move much.

31.10.2023 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice!

31.10.2023 06:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Halloween ennui

31.10.2023 04:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!

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