Every Second Counts: A Story of Deadlines, Daring, Danger, and What Happens When You Fall...

by Charlotte Glennie

A FASCINATING, FAST-PACED MEMOIR by award-winning journalist Charlotte Glennie, who survived a near-fatal accident and went on to break new ground reporting across Asia during major world events. From being the first NZ correspondent to film in North Korea, telling stories from the farflung edges of China, Mongolia and Russia, reporting live in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 230,000 people, to battling monsoon rains in the world's largest refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, Charlotte writes about people living in extreme circumstances, and what it is like to be there alongside them.



Set in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe, this gripping memoir explores resilience, bravery, and how to make every second count.

Genres: Nonfiction, Journalism

320 pages, Paperback

Published July 21, 2026

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written with such compassion and vulnerability and I couldn’t put it down. Also loved the bits of romance & personal life dotted throughout.

[Josie Laird · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vividly written and entertaining, despite the content. What a life Charlotte has thrown herself into. Just when I thought she couldn't experience anything worse, another disaster comes along.
Charlotte isn't just an impersonal reporter. She really cares for the individuals inside a story, and they remain with her.
I think this book will stay with me.

[Margaret.Clare Buchanan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written book by an intelligent journalist, who faced danger and coped with an awful accident. I would really encourage anyone to read this. It re introduces well known journalists from the 80s and 90s through to the 2,000s. Not just in Aotearoa New Zealand but with the ABC, the BBC, and more.

[Elisabeth Easther · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping account of a life, from the personal to the political, and everything in between.

[Parvati Rotherham · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent entertaining insightful read.