Amateur of Life and Death is a collection of 40 posts taken from Idle Eye’s weekly blog and beautifully illustrated by 20 contemporary artists. Mostly witty, half-confessional, self-deprecating and somewhat delusional, Idle Eye has a pop at pretty much everything after a few glasses of red. In his own words, “It is a paean to hard work, self-belief and New Zealand Marlborough Pinot Noir. It also serves as a template for young people to learn from and better themselves in their own life endeavours”.