Books
Book review: A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
Lissa Michell reviews A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa. Audio
Spanish author Juan Gomez-Jurado on his best-selling
Journalist and author Juan Gomez-Jurado is one of Spain's most successful contemporary writers. Audio
US author Paul Auster dies aged 77
US author Paul Auster, who wrote the New York Trilogy mystery novels, has died at the age of 77.
Not book club, not a library but a great night out reading....
There's a new way to meet like minded book worms taking over New York and other parts of the US right now. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
This week Pip reviews cook books. She talks to Jesse about Anything's Pastable by Dan Pashman, East Meera Sodha by Meera Sodha and Good vibes : eat well with feel-good flavours by Alby Hailes. Audio
Book review: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
Ralph McAllister reviews My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand published by Century. Audio
Book review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
Tracing the dawn of photography in Aotearoa
Disembodied hands and a "confused first-time Tinder user" from 1852 feature in a new book showcasing NZ's colonial-era photography. Audio
On the fringes of the Gallipoli battlefield
When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures Audio
Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz
Cynthia Morahan reviews Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz published by Affirm Press Audio
The untold story of WWII’s last female spy
Award-winning historical documentary producer and writer Jude Dobson, shares the incredible story of Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an undercover agent. Audio
Book review: Ash by Louise Wallace
Louise Wallace’s simmering rural story Ash is easily swallowed whole, yet it’s a book layered with flavour, promising to reward the reader who lingers, writes Anna Scaife.
Kate De Goldi: reading for pleasure
Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Susie to share three books she's loved; Clear by Carys Davies, The… Audio
Two hundred year anniversary of poet Lord Byron's death
He brought forth the eponymous Byronic hero, inspired musicians from Liszt to Leonard Cohen, and despite a roguish reputation, he is still regarded today as one of the great poets. Audio
New book details New Zealand's military and social history
Those Who Have The Courage is the first book to bring the story of New Zealand's mounted and armoured forces together.
Emile Donovan talks to author and researcher Matthew Wright. Audio
Why more New Zealanders are reading romance novels
Frances Loo is the owner and operator of Chapters Book & Tea Shop in Auckland's Mount Eden and hosts a romance readers club. She joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Book review: Amma by Saraid de Silva
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Amma by Saraid de Silva published by Hachette. Audio
Dunedin history brought to life in a novel centred around Larnach's Castle
Dunedin's history is front and centre of a new book by Karen McMillan. Audio
Book review: A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
Sally Wenley reviews A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci published by Pan Macmillan Audio
Splinters: More than a divorce memoir
Author Leslie Jamison has been compared to some of the American greats, Joan Didion and Susan Sontag. A novelist and essayist, Jamison's writing style blends journalism and memoir. Audio