Lucy Black

Lucy Black is a writer, literary reviewer and librarian who lives in a book-filled cottage at the edge of Pōneke.

Lucy Black

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A black goat is in the middle of the frame and has six book covers circling it.
Culture

‘Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?’: A witchy reading list

Lucy Black
01 Nov 2025
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Culture

The house that books built

Lucy Black
08 Jan 2025
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Culture

When the siren wails: The comforts of dystopian fiction

Lucy Black
21 Jun 2024
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Society

The Sunday Essay: The house that books built

Lucy Black
21 Jan 2024
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Culture

Put a spell on you: a review of Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere

Lucy Black
17 Dec 2023