Books & articles by LSD:

Penguins of New Zealand launch imminent

Tuesday 23 June 2009 Filed in: News | Book launches
Penguins of New Zealand, written by LSD with photographs by Rod Morris, is about to be launched by the publishers New Holland. Part guide book, part overview on penguins, it has been written with the wildlife enthusiast in mind.

Darwin Lecture available on RNZ

Sunday 31 August 2008 Filed in: News
LSD’s lecture on Darwin as part of the RSNZ’s Darwin Lecture Series, which is largely derived from the research and writing of his book Looking for Darwin, is available for download from the Radio New Zealand website.

Travel Book of the Year Award

Tuesday 08 April 2008 Filed in: Awards
Looking for Darwin was last night named the Runner Up in the Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award – New Zealand's premier award for travel books. While the modest prize was welcome, LSD said he was most pleased that Looking for Darwin was getting recognition for what it really was in essence: a piece of travel writing.

Ants of New Zealand launched

Thursday 06 March 2008 Filed in: Appearances | Book launches
Last night LSD was on the other side of the microphone as he launched Warwick Don's book, Ants of New Zealand, at a function held in the atrium of the Otago Museum. Surprinzingly, this is the first book ever published on New Zealand's representatives of this important animal group. LSD chided Warwick, a rugby fanatic, for seemingly making his collections at places around New Zealand that coincided with the locations of rugby grounds. He went on to describe the book as representing a lifetime's work and, with a nod to Grahame Sydney, Christian Barnard and Rudyard Kipling, LSD praised Warwick Don for his book – which he said could be regarded as a gift to the nation, a true "stepping stone".

Filmmaking Book launched

Friday 22 February 2008 Filed in: Book launches
Graeme Wilson
The Business of Documentary Filmmaking by Claudia Babirat and LSD (Longacre Press, 2008) was launched in Dunedin last night before a group of about 400 well-wishers. The book was launched by Graeme Wilson (left), Chairman of the NZ Screen Council.

Graeme established the Natural History Unit of TVNZ in Dunedin in 1977 with Robert Brown (pictured in the blue shirt) and Neil Harraway (who was also at the launch). In many ways this book represents the great-great-grandchild of something he started over three decades ago.

He said he hoped the book would be adopted as a text by all filmmaking courses in New Zealand.

Talk Talk in the Can

Saturday 09 February 2008 Filed in: Appearances
LSD was in Auckland yesterday for the taping of Talk Talk, an new arts programme on TVNZ's digital channel, Channel 6. He shares the billing for the show with singer and activist Moana Maniapoto. She gave a sublime live performance in the studio just before LSD was interviewed by Finlay MacDonald. The series is being produced by Third Party Productions under the watchful gaze of longtime producer Colin Hogg, who had previously made a short documentary on LSD for The Book Show.

Taping of the next episode of Talk Talk occurred at the Hobson Street studios of TVNZ immediately after LSD's interview was "in the can," and LSD was pleased to run into one of its guests, the poet Glenn Colquhoun: Glenn had been one of the judges who'd presented LSD with the 2002 NZ Children's Book of the Year Award.

Website Devoted to Writing

Friday 01 February 2008 Filed in: News
LloydSpencerDavis.com is officially launched and will be a repository for all things to do with LSD's life as a writer. From information on past writings and awards to updates on future projects and appearances: you'll find it all in here.