Matt Elliott won this year's NZ Post Children's Book Award for Nice Day For a War, co-written with Chris Slane.
The book I love most is ... Spike Milligan's Puckoon. Milligan was an absolute comedy genius ... his great skill was in making the absurd seem quite normal.
The book I'm reading right now is ... Leslie Maitland's Crossing the Borders of Time. It's a compelling, epic, World War II story of love lost but not forgotten and the power of memories.
The book I want to read next is ... Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly's autobiography How To Make Gravy. He's a great observer of people and a big fan of test cricket.
My favourite bookshop is ... Piggery Books in Whangarei. They have a widespread - literally - selection of New Zealand books.
