# Lynn John > Novelist, stage, opera, screenplays writer, singer, male voice choirs - Lynn John, NZ - [Contact Lynn John, NZ] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/contact): Contact Lynn John, NZ - [Buy Lynn John's books here] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/buy-books): Buy books by Lynn John, Welsh/NZ Author, Auckland - [About Lynn John, Welsh/NZ Author] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/about-lynn): Lynn John was born in Swansea, Wales and educated at the University of Wales. He is currently living and working in New Zealand. - [Books by Lynn John, Welsh/NZ Author] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/books): Published books by Books by Lynn John, Welsh/NZ Author - [Blog by Lynn John, Welsh/NZ Author] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/page/blog): My Blog - some of the things that interest me, Lynn John - [Did Mozart fake his own death and compose on through someone else?] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/RNZ-interview-Mozart-mystery): From Nine To Noon, 10:05am on 14 June 2023 - [The Day I Died. Part Six.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-part-six): The meeting! - [The Day I Died. Part One.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-part-one): Does someone want me dead? - [The Day I Died. Part Five.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-Part-Five): He, she, or they have made contact! - [The Day I Died. Part Four.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-part-four): Back at square one. Can you help? - [The Day I Died. Part Three.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-part-three): Is it the Australians? - [The Day I Died. Part Two.] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-day-I-died-part-two): Proof of life? - [Nacqui All’Affano sung by Ewa Podles] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/nacqui-all-affano): Aria from Rossini’s opera “La Cenerentola” - [Matakana montage] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/at-Matakana-Village-Books): Photos and video from my meet and greet at the Farmers Market - [Watch me talking about my new books with Sunny Chayes in Hollywood!] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Sunny-Chayes-Hollywood-interview): When I was recently interviewed by Sunny Chayes about my two recent novels, I was struck by the incongruity of it all. - [The Emu] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-emu): Relevance is overrated - [What people are saying about my latest novel] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/what-people-are-saying-about-my-latest-novel): Reviews of "A Secret Never to be Told" - [The Rossini opera rock star] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/rossini-opera-rock-star): After 19 years of furious output, Gioacchino Rossini stopped composing operas. Why? A secret never to be told... until now. - [It is too difficult to have children] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/too-difficult-to-have-children): More from Avio - [Avio and the Bad Feeling] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Avio-and-the-bad-feeling): "Before I am married, there is this woman..." - [When you're in Italy and you see an undertaker or a nun] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/see-undertaker-or-nun-Italy): The sight of a traditional habit provokes a traditional habit in all Italian men - [The Magpies] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/magpies-poem): A poem - [The Virtual Wife] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-virtual-wife): AKA The Case of the Missing Furniture - [Huatulco] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Huatulco): I have never seen the like - [Thai-style fishcakes] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Thai-style-fish-cakes): A favourite adapted from a traditional recipe - [Creole-style fish] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/creole-style-fish): A Curaçao Jewish recipe for “Bakiou” - [A knocking on the window of my EV] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/a-knocking-on-the-window-of-my-EV): I turned and saw a woman signalling for me to wind down the window - [Surprise! Surprise!] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/surprise-surprise): World-famous in Orewa - [How to explain a Brunelleschi] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/how-to-explain-a-Brunelleschi): The logic of genius - [Another taster from much later in the novel Boyo] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/in-a-wet-grey-plastic-mac): In a wet, grey, plastic mac - [Avio and the two phones] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Avio-two-phones): Wearing two phones keeps Avio safe... or does it? - [A wonderful day in Barbados] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/a-wonderful-day-in-Barbados): Francis was in his late thirties, medium height, balding, white teeth, twinkle in his eye, and African. - [The Italian waitress] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Italian-waitress): She is Italian woman, con spirito... - [Another taster from the novel Boyo] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Boyo-Wales-the-hairdresser): Wales. The hairdresser. - [The poor Italians] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/the-poor-Italians): Plus an extract from "Roll Jordan, roll", sung by the North Shore Male Choir - ["Boyo" is coming!] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/boyo-is-coming): News hot off the press... - [A taster from the novel Boyo] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Boyo-taster): Wales. The Thomas kitchen. Lunchtime. - [Hot Chocolate in Firenze] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/hot-chocolate-in-Firenze): Hot cioccolata that you remember each night as you close your eyes to sleep... - [Lunch with the Queen on the Royal Yacht Britannia] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/lunch-with-the-Queen): In February 1986, I received a large envelope in the mail. It was an invitation to lunch with the Queen, on board the Royal Yacht Britannia. I thought it was a joke. - [Darwin's pros and cons of marriage] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Darwin-marriage-pros-and-cons): In 1838, Charles Darwin wrote some notes, to himself, about marriage - [Pecha Kucha and the young man] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/pecha-kucha-and-the-young-man): A life-changing experience - [Dear Nurses...] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/dear-nurses): A poignant letter - [Malaga with a difference] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Malaga-with-a-difference): What captivated us, most of all, at the time and ever since, when we think of Málaga, was sitting on a stool in the street outside the cathedral... - [Una Prima Donna] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/una-prima-donna): There are times when No is never the answer - [Under a Bridge in Venice] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/under-a-bridge-in-Venice): Singing is extra... - [Listen to the sounds] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/listen-to-the-sounds): Close your eyes... - [Christmas Island] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/Christmas-Island): Why a television, I thought, on a beach amongst T-shirts and corned beef, grass skirts and jewellery? - [Pursuing Pavarotti] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/pursuing-Pavarotti): In all my years in opera, I had never seen Pavarotti perform live. What was a man to do? - [Singing the Song of the Devil in Basilica di San Lorenzo] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/singing-devils-song-in-Basilica-di-San-Lorenzo): The signs said "Silenzio" but the temptation was too great - [Shrinking Dresses] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/shrinking-dresses): The things you hear in a cafe... - [A Tongan Feast] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/tongan-feast): I’d been asked to sing at a Tongan Easter Service in Auckland... - [Singing 'Calon Lan'] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/singing-calon-lan): With the North Shore Male Choir (aka Llareggyb Men's Choir), Auckland - [Song of The Volga Boatmen] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/song-of-the-Volga-boatmen): A singalong! - [The genius of D.H. Lawrence] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/genius-of-DH-Lawrence): Sea-weed - a sound picture - [A truly beautiful poem] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/a-truly-beautiful-poem): The rites of St Agnes' Eve reportedly do work... - [A Samoan 'Alleluia'] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/a-Samoan-alleluia): Not what you may be expecting - [Walking the streets of Florence] (https://www.lynnjohn.com/blog/walking-the-streets-of-florence): Meet my Italian friend, Avio