Australian author Liam Pieper's has his work all over bookstores across the Tasman- but they've typically never featured his name.

Pieper's been behind several bestselling celebrity memoirs, but as a ghost-writer his name doesn’t appear on the cover and he gets absolutely no public credit for the book’s success.

His new novel dissecting Australian celebrity culture and the fear of getting 'cancelled' bucks this trend.

"I've drawn on the mechanics of ghost-writing and what it's like to sit with a celebrity - usually someone who's pretty famous, certainly much more famous than me - and plum their mind and insecurities and doubts and hopes and dreams and try and make a story out of that."

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Australian author Liam Pieper's has his work all over bookstores across the Tasman- but they've typically never featured his name.
Pieper's been behind several bestselling celebrity memoirs, but as a ghost-writer his name doesn’t appear on the cover and he gets absolutely no public credit for the book’s success. 
His new novel dissecting Australian celebrity culture and the fear of getting 'cancelled' bucks this trend.
"I've drawn on the mechanics of ghost-writing and what it's like to sit with a celebrity - usually someone who's pretty famous, certainly much more famous than me - and plum their mind and insecurities and doubts and hopes and dreams and try and make a story out of that."
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Liam Pieper: Australian novelist and ghost-writer explores celebrity culture in new book Appreciation

Megan Singleton's on her eighth visit to New Orleans - and the city keeps giving her new stuff to check out.

She's highlighted the live music, lively nightlife scene, the food, and the architecture of the city.

Read more about her recommendations for New Orleans in this guide here.

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Megan Singleton's on her eighth visit to New Orleans - and the city keeps giving her new stuff to check out.
She's highlighted the live music, lively nightlife scene, the food, and the architecture of the city.
Read more about her recommendations for New Orleans in this guide <a href="https://www.bloggeratlarge.com/the-totally-awesome-guide-to-new-orleans/">here.</a>
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on her personal highlights from New Orleans

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. In a near future London the Government’s experimenting with time travel, bringing five people from various points in history into the 21st century where they’re confronted by the internet, dating apps and Spotify. Implausible though this sounds, it’s fun, highly entertaining and works brilliantly - and I never, ever read time travel but have happily made an exception. It’s wonderful and highly, highly recommended.

Nothing Significant to Report by Dario Nustrini. Dario was just a year out of school when he decided to join the NZ Army, with absolutely no idea what to expect. This is hilarious and highly entertaining - he tells about the back breaking exercises designed to grind down the new recruits, to roleplaying in an SAS manhunt – in a series of self deprecating stories about misfits, mayhem and camaraderie.

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. In a near future London the Government’s experimenting with time travel, bringing five people from various points in history into the 21st century where they’re confronted by the internet, dating apps and Spotify. Implausible though this sounds, it’s fun, highly entertaining and works brilliantly - and I never, ever read time travel but have happily made an exception. It’s wonderful and highly, highly recommended.
Nothing Significant to Report by Dario Nustrini. Dario was just a year out of school when he decided to join the NZ Army, with absolutely no idea what to expect. This is hilarious and highly entertaining - he tells about the back breaking exercises designed to grind down the new recruits, to roleplaying in an SAS manhunt – in a series of self deprecating stories about misfits, mayhem and camaraderie.
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Joan's picks: The Ministry of Time and Nothing Significant to Report

This week on the Sunday Panel, PR Agency 818 Managing Director Chris Henry and ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills discussed the following issues of the week- and more!

There's a record number of Kiwis heading offshore to Australia - and they're not coming back. How can we keep skilled workers in the country? How can we make New Zealand more rewarding for people.

The cost of living is continuing to bite, with Whittaker's confirming they plan to increase their chocolate prices in the coming days. Are more of us cutting back on our favourite things? What have we given up?

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This week on the Sunday Panel, PR Agency 818 Managing Director Chris Henry and ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills discussed the following issues of the week- and more!
There's a record number of Kiwis heading offshore to Australia - and they're not coming back. How can we keep skilled workers in the country? How can we make New Zealand more rewarding for people.
The cost of living is continuing to bite, with Whittaker's confirming they plan to increase their chocolate prices in the coming days. Are more of us cutting back on our favourite things? What have we given up?
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Liam Pieper: Australian novelist and ghost-writer explores celebrity culture in new book Appreciation

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