28 Days (Pre order)
By Janet Charman & Elizabeth Anderson
Format: Paperback | 74 pages | 144 x 144 mm
ISBN: 978-0-473-74907-1
Published by Skinship Press, August 2025
28 days is a creative memoir that brings together the sharp, poetic voice of Janet Charman with the evocative, observational sketches of artist Elizabeth Anderson. In 28 pairings of image and text, the book moves through a cycle of emotional, social, and sexual reflections, snapshots of life in Aotearoa that are both personal and powerfully resonant.
The collaboration began during the Canal Road Arboretum protest in Avondale, where the two artists first met. The resulting work captures the quiet intimacy of everyday moments, conversations in cafés, internal monologues, and fleeting encounters, with depth, wit, and feeling.
Charman’s text draws on the feminist legacy of A Room of One’s Own, while Anderson’s artwork follows in the traditions of Japanese ukiyo-e and Parisian café scenes, together forming a rich portrait of contemporary life.
“A month’s journey. Love first, then words and clothes to guard it.” — Elizabeth Smither
“Pithy and pungent — both image and text.” — Don Bassett
About the Authors:
Janet Charman is an award-winning poet, recipient of the Best Book of Poetry at the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her 2022 collection The Pistils was longlisted at the 2023 NZ Book Awards, and her 11th collection The Intimacy Bus was released in 2025.
Elizabeth Anderson is an artist and educator with an MFA from Elam. She has worked across design and television in Aotearoa and the UK, and now focuses on observational drawing and community-based creative work.
Release date: August 25th.
Made in Aotearoa. Ships nationwide.
For bulk or wholesale orders, please get in touch.
By Janet Charman & Elizabeth Anderson
Format: Paperback | 74 pages | 144 x 144 mm
ISBN: 978-0-473-74907-1
Published by Skinship Press, August 2025
28 days is a creative memoir that brings together the sharp, poetic voice of Janet Charman with the evocative, observational sketches of artist Elizabeth Anderson. In 28 pairings of image and text, the book moves through a cycle of emotional, social, and sexual reflections, snapshots of life in Aotearoa that are both personal and powerfully resonant.
The collaboration began during the Canal Road Arboretum protest in Avondale, where the two artists first met. The resulting work captures the quiet intimacy of everyday moments, conversations in cafés, internal monologues, and fleeting encounters, with depth, wit, and feeling.
Charman’s text draws on the feminist legacy of A Room of One’s Own, while Anderson’s artwork follows in the traditions of Japanese ukiyo-e and Parisian café scenes, together forming a rich portrait of contemporary life.
“A month’s journey. Love first, then words and clothes to guard it.” — Elizabeth Smither
“Pithy and pungent — both image and text.” — Don Bassett
About the Authors:
Janet Charman is an award-winning poet, recipient of the Best Book of Poetry at the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her 2022 collection The Pistils was longlisted at the 2023 NZ Book Awards, and her 11th collection The Intimacy Bus was released in 2025.
Elizabeth Anderson is an artist and educator with an MFA from Elam. She has worked across design and television in Aotearoa and the UK, and now focuses on observational drawing and community-based creative work.
Release date: August 25th.
Made in Aotearoa. Ships nationwide.
For bulk or wholesale orders, please get in touch.
By Janet Charman & Elizabeth Anderson
Format: Paperback | 74 pages | 144 x 144 mm
ISBN: 978-0-473-74907-1
Published by Skinship Press, August 2025
28 days is a creative memoir that brings together the sharp, poetic voice of Janet Charman with the evocative, observational sketches of artist Elizabeth Anderson. In 28 pairings of image and text, the book moves through a cycle of emotional, social, and sexual reflections, snapshots of life in Aotearoa that are both personal and powerfully resonant.
The collaboration began during the Canal Road Arboretum protest in Avondale, where the two artists first met. The resulting work captures the quiet intimacy of everyday moments, conversations in cafés, internal monologues, and fleeting encounters, with depth, wit, and feeling.
Charman’s text draws on the feminist legacy of A Room of One’s Own, while Anderson’s artwork follows in the traditions of Japanese ukiyo-e and Parisian café scenes, together forming a rich portrait of contemporary life.
“A month’s journey. Love first, then words and clothes to guard it.” — Elizabeth Smither
“Pithy and pungent — both image and text.” — Don Bassett
About the Authors:
Janet Charman is an award-winning poet, recipient of the Best Book of Poetry at the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her 2022 collection The Pistils was longlisted at the 2023 NZ Book Awards, and her 11th collection The Intimacy Bus was released in 2025.
Elizabeth Anderson is an artist and educator with an MFA from Elam. She has worked across design and television in Aotearoa and the UK, and now focuses on observational drawing and community-based creative work.
Release date: August 25th.
Made in Aotearoa. Ships nationwide.
For bulk or wholesale orders, please get in touch.