Ray Shipley has done many very cool things: stand-up comedy, slam poetry, book-selling, librarianship. Ray's latest awesome thing is a book My Body is a Horror Film: Written, Directed, Produced by and Starring Ray Shipley.

It's such a great book and it was launched with two other amazing books.

My Body is a Horror Film is one of the three books in ngā pukapuka pekapeka series two. The other two are Making Mixtapes with Seichan, by Annabel Wilson and The Square Church and Other Stories, by Nathaniel Herz Jardine. You can buy these books at this link

You can also stay in the loop with the work of ngā pukapuka pekapeka at their Instagram page

Action: Ōtautahi 4 Palestine event and PATHA

Ray let me know about this amazing event.

ŌTAUTAHI 4 PALESTINE

Art Auction, Kōrero & Music fundraiser for the people of Gaza

Where: A rolling stone

When: Saturday 13th December

Time: Speakers + Art Sale from 5pm - 8pm (hosted by Dr Mahdis Azarmandi) Music from 9pm.

Line up: Ariana Tikao, Juanita Hepi, Sara Qasem, Simurgh Music School, Lara Sheehi, Stephen Sheehi

Evening Line up: Ayaluna, Heavy Liftah, Vallé, Big Sima & Nazarite, Ron Guevara,DVS, Niva-Jean, Benjamin Canute.

More information on our social media page: https://www.instagram.com/otautahi4palestine/

Ticket proceeds to be donated to The Sameer Project: https://www.instagram.com/thesameerproject/

PATHA

Ray also wrote: Like you, I'd also want to highlight the work PATHA are doing in the wake of the puberty blockers ban, as well as all of the rainbow organisations who support young people across the country.

You can support Better off Read financially at Buy Better off Read a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/betteroffread

Music in Better off Read was made by Brent McIntyre.