THE YEAR OF THE HORSE: ABBY LETTERI AND MARTY SMITH
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In the Chinese Zodiac, the horse rules 2026, and local publishing follows that lead with the appearance of two wonderful books about the equine world.
Abby Letteri’s Perfectly Themselves and Marty Smith’s It Gets in Your Blood take very different approaches but both offer radical new insights into the fascinating and complex lives of horses. From wild herds to the Hastings racecourse, these intimate, moving, and funny explorations of horses and horse people will challenge and delight readers.
Come and hear the authors be put through their paces by Damien Wilkins.
Writers on Mondays is presented by the International Institute of Modern Letters and The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The 2026 series will run from 12.15—1.15 pm each Monday from 6 July to 28 September at Te Papa and Circa Theatre, with two special evening sessions at Meow. Admission is free and all are welcome. The series is supported by the Letteri family.
The full programme can be viewed here: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/events/writers-mondays
Come celebrate Aotearoa writers with us at Writers on Mondays – we look forward to seeing you there.
Abby Letteri’s Perfectly Themselves and Marty Smith’s It Gets in Your Blood take very different approaches but both offer radical new insights into the fascinating and complex lives of horses. From wild herds to the Hastings racecourse, these intimate, moving, and funny explorations of horses and horse people will challenge and delight readers.
Come and hear the authors be put through their paces by Damien Wilkins.
Writers on Mondays is presented by the International Institute of Modern Letters and The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The 2026 series will run from 12.15—1.15 pm each Monday from 6 July to 28 September at Te Papa and Circa Theatre, with two special evening sessions at Meow. Admission is free and all are welcome. The series is supported by the Letteri family.
The full programme can be viewed here: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/events/writers-mondays
Come celebrate Aotearoa writers with us at Writers on Mondays – we look forward to seeing you there.
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Where is it happening?
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street,Wellington, New Zealand
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