Art, music, ­poetry evoke a wide range of sensory perceptions. Photo / Getty Images Your Brain on Art is a perfect book for those who love a good digression. It is full of fascinating asides ...

Her 2022 book The Axeman’s Carnival, which is narrated by a talking magpie, Tama, won the fiction prize at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. It came with a most welcome cheque for $64,000.