Joe Bennett (writer)
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Julian "Joe" Bennett [1] (born 20 April 1957) is a writer and columnist living in Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Born in England, he emigrated to New Zealand when he was twenty nine. Before his writing career, he worked as a high school teacher at one of Christchurch's leading high schools, Christ's College. Bennett is a columnist for Christchurch's newspaper The Press and has also authored several books.
From the "Introduction" to Fun Run and Other Oxymorons he describes himself as follows:
"If anything holds these articles together it is that I like people but not in herds. I distrust all beliefs, most thought and anything ending in ism. Most opinion is emotion in fancy dress."
Bennett is a seasoned hitchhiker and has two dogs called Baz and Jess. He is fond of dogs and this is reflected in the titles and cover art of many of his books.
[edit] Selected bibliography
- Just Walking the Dogs (1998) ISBN 1-877161-49-7
- Sleeping Dogs and Other Lies (1999) ISBN 1-877161-67-5
- Fun Run and Other Oxymorons (2000) ISBN 0-684-86136-4 (A collection of his first two books).
- So Help Me Dog (2000) ISBN 1-877270-02-4
- Sit (2001) ISBN 1-877270-10-5
- Doggone (2002) ISBN 1-877270-34-2
- A Land of Two Halves (2004) ISBN 0743257138 ISBN 074326357X
- Down Boy (2006) ISBN 1877393258
- Mustn't Grumble: An Accidental Return To England (2006) ISBN 0-7432-7627-2
- Where Underpants Come From (2008)ISBN 1847370012 ISBN 978-1847370013
[edit] References
- ^ Bennett, Joe (2003). "Jules", Barking. Hazard Press Publishers. ISBN 1877270490.
[edit] External links
- joebennett.co.nz
- The Press - archive of Bennett's columns
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