Nice People on Planes is a novel about finding connections that are more than skin deep in a busy and disconnected world. Join Morrin Rout and Lana Hart in conversation and hear about Lana's sharp and engaging debut work.
Author talk: Lana Hart
Wednesday 4 February, 6-7pm
Tautoru / TSB Space, Hapori | Community, Level 1, Tūranga
Free, get tickets here
Lana Hart weaves cultural narratives with acuity, crafting a serpentine, sensitive, and surprising journey for Cora who holds the story’s heart. I was captivated by Cora’s complex character, while her search for meaning highlights the profound importance of connection to something larger than oneself.
– Dr Amanda Booth, Melbourne
Lana Hart is an American-born writer who made Aotearoa New Zealand home in the late 1990s. She began her career in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland as a human rights advocate and diversity specialist before moving to Ōtautahi Christchurch, where she worked as a journalist, scriptwriter, opinion columnist, broadcaster, and writing tutor.
Her work has earned multiple New Zealand Radio Awards for programmes and podcasts exploring the lives of immigrant families, including Widows of Shuhada, Getting Here, and The Ones They Left Behind. Her travel memoir, In Mwera We Danced, was published in 2002. Nice People on Planes is her debut novel.
Morrin Rout has spent over 25 years organising literary events and festivals and producing and presenting book programmes on national and local radio. She is the former Director of the Hagley Writers Institute and the WORD festival trust board.