The cover of this novel is a painting in blues, whites and browns, showing the back of two male figures. In the foreground, yellow text reads 'Have This Heart' and under that, white text reads, 'Lawrence Patchett.'
Praise for the author, from Catherine Woulfe and Dougal McNeill
We're looking forward to sharing this with you on 14 May! Have This Heart by Lawrence Patchett is a compulsively readable story collection about men at work, men trying to do better, and what happens when your life doesn't let you hide. Tightly coiled, tender, and unforgettable.
17.02.2026 02:37
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Thinking how Dracula must have whipped around with a broom before Jonathan Harker arrived
26.01.2026 05:50
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Nice to see my short story, Base patrol in this week's Listener.
13.01.2026 05:29
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The cover of the novel says PARTY BOY in large colourful block letters which overlap, over a background of raw, marbled meat. Smaller text on top of some of the large block letters says 'PARTY BOY BRETON DUKES'
A quote from Damien Wilkins reads: 'A novel I've been hoping for! Party Boy is a shock of a book about damaged males, about being a father, a husband, a son, an idiot, someone trying to make amends. Somehow it manages to be both pulse-rattling and poetic, and from its daring mix of comedy and terror, what arrives is finally a deeply affecting portrait of a man on the edge.'
We're thrilled to announce that in February 2026, Breton Dukes will make his debut as a novelist with Party Boy, a tender, shocking and comic portrait of a man on the edge.
Cover: Dudley Benson
More info and pre-orders here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/par...
04.11.2025 02:18
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27.10.2025 05:55
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'Gee's O Trilogy was so important to me when I was 10. I met the guy in my late 30s and didn't tell him this of course. We are supposed to look back and regret such cowardly moments but I don't. There's an honour in not bothering people.' —Nick Ascroft. www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3608...
21.09.2025 19:30
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Don't believe anyone really likes peppermint.
12.09.2025 21:37
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Fred Tucker's Billiard Room, Helensville, 1915
Photo: Auckland Museum; www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/col...
08.09.2025 03:05
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Come along and see Nick Ascroft get shot out of a cannon! Or so I assume, I didn't really read the details
02.09.2025 04:15
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Also...
I Got His Blood on Me - Lawrence Patchett
A Mistake - Carl Shuker
Selected Poems - Jenny Bornholdt
31.08.2025 01:20
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Small sample of books on sale today:
What Sort of Man - Breton Dukes
Everything We Hoped For - Pip Adam
Memorandum of Understanding - Bill Nelson
Vanilla Wine - Geoff Cochrane
Can You Tolerate This - Ashleigh Young
The Commercial Hotel - some guy?
Back with the Human Condition - Nick Ascroft
31.08.2025 01:11
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Stuck on this exercise-hotdog cycle
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Fantastic creative nonfiction on sale!
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Nice to hear that piece resonated with you. Thank you!
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Thanks Tina!
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Great article on Raymond Ching and the huia…
08.03.2025 22:17
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New Breton Dukes story!
02.08.2025 22:21
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Siboney
YouTube video by Connie Francis - Topic
RIP Connie Francis youtu.be/gfoBKJf0wLQ?...
18.07.2025 06:16
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Sad to read this. Hope it turns up.
06.06.2025 07:50
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Spent a pleasant morning at Pick-a-Part, Taita
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Coming Up
Autumn 2025 SeasonThursdays, 6 – 27 March6.30 pm to 8.30 pm Deans, Fitchett, Fleming, Gray, Green, Morgan, Morton, Nelson, Pickens, Taylor … and maybe YOU? Download your own pdf copy of the poster …
I'm reading some poems tonight in Christchurch with the excellent Joan Fleming and Zoë Deans if anyone is around. It'll be great!
canterburypoets.org.nz/coming-up/
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