Sally Batson
Bookseller and reviewer from The Next Chapter Bookshop in Wanaka who provides the featured review of Glenn Colquhoun's The Ballad of Joe Taihape in this episode.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 6min
Book review: The Ballad of Joe Taihape by Glenn Colquhoun
Sally Batson, bookseller and reviewer from The Next Chapter Bookshop in Wanaka, gives a lively take on Glenn Colquhoun’s The Ballad of Joe Taihape. She highlights its narrative‑poetry format, graphic‑novel visuals and satirical threads about race and colonisation. She notes the theatrical, musical quality and wonders who Joe Taihape might really be.
Feb 22, 2026 • 6min
Book review: Clawmarks Down the Jetty by Jill Harris
Sally Batson, bookseller and reviewer from The Next Chapter Bookshop in Wanaka, gives a lively take on Jill Harris’s sailing memoir. She highlights the 1978 DIY voyage with minimal gear, their work-save-sail rhythm over eight years, vivid cultural encounters ashore, and a warm portrait of Bungie’s resourceful Kiwi spirit. Sally notes the mix of technical sailing detail and candid personal reflection.
