Northland writer Catherine Lea is the powerhouse behind the very first Northland Writers, Readers and Poets Festival. Photo: Supplied: Bateman Books
Break out the books, the first literary festival for the top of the North Island kicks off later this week.
The Northland Writers, Readers and Poets Festival will be held in Kerikeri from Friday, and aims to bring the vibrant literary talent of the country's north to the community.
The festival's been created by Kerikeri based poet and writer Kim Martins and novelist Catherine Lea.
Catherine's spoken to Nine to Noon in the past about her novels set in the Far North with the lead character of Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw - the latest of which is called The Deeper the Dead.
She joins Kathryn to talk about what's on offer this weekend.
