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David Hill reviews On the Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a delicately disrespected political biography in the UK - and while pundits and Paul Henry write off free-to-air TV, it… Video, Audio

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura and NZ Cricket have teamed up to get more primary and intermediate school-aged children reading this summer. Read NZ Te Pou Muramura CEO Jo Cribb explains. Audio

The Laundromat is yet another Hollywood film that tries to explain complex financial and political topics in light-hearted – and arguably patronising – ways, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa reviews R. A. K. Mason: Uncollected Poems, edited by Roger Hickin. Published by Cold Hub Press. Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez, published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. This book is published by Harvill Secker. Audio

Hannah August reviews Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley, which is published by Penguin Books New Zealand. "A beautifully observed study of the shifting tides in long friendships between married couples… Audio

Capital in the 21st Century is a New Zealand film based on the best-selling book by French economist Thomas Piketty. Directed by Justin Pemberton (Chasing Great). Video, Audio

Louise O'Brien from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Scented by Laurence Fearnley. This book is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Book Review - Girl by Edna O'Brien Audio

Kim Hill explores the true cost of abundant cheap, fatty and sugary food with Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Matire Harwood, Deborah Manning and Prof. Hugh Campbell. Audio

Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. Published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Anne Else reviews Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Multi-award winning author Elizabeth Knox, has just released her latest novel, The Absolute Book.  Audio

Phil Vine reviews Big Ideas for Small Houses by Catherine Foster, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Anna Daniell reviews Bedlam (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 12) by Derek Landy. The book is published by HarperCollins. Audio

American filmmaker Brian De Palma is back in the director’s chair after seven years  – and the thriller he's made is out of time and out of taste, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Harry Broad reviews Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio