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the long cloud (Hector MacKenzie, Scribe)

Tuesday, 7 July 2026    Books+Publishing
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Written entirely in lowercase and with minimal punctuation, Hector MacKenzie’s debut novel, the long cloud, follows narrator Xander Alexander as he returns to Hawkes Bay for the first time in a decade after working as a model in London. At 30, Xander is acutely aware of his child-like qualities: his...

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