Janet Frame
I'm Listening To This: Meg Mason
Foxton-born author Meg Mason would be forgiven for feeling like the last 12 or so months have passed in a blur. Although it was her second novel (and third book overall), the release of Sorrow and… Audio
Gabriel Byrne: 'We all walk with ghosts'
Hollywood leading man Gabriel Byrne has played some memorable roles in his prolific film career, but his new autobiography, Walking With Ghosts, could be considered his boldest and most dramatic work… Audio
Joe Moran: 'Failure is what unites us'
Do you ever feel like a failure? Enter widely acclaimed observer of daily life Professor Joe Moran, not to tell you that everything will be OK in the end, but to reassure you that failure is an… Audio
Julie Nolan - Bringing Janet Frame to the stage
Celebrated New Zealand writer Janet Frame's work has never been adapted for the stage. That's about to change with a play based on her iconic novel Owls Do Cry set to premiere in her childhood… Audio, Gallery
NZ Biography: Pamela Gordon on Janet Frame
Until her death in 2004, Janet Frame was New Zealand's most celebrated living author, but also very misunderstood. Janet's niece, Pamela Gordon talks about the beloved aunt who was funny… Audio
‘Janet Frame – the closest thing we have to genius in this country’s writing’
Owen Marshall, the country's leading writer of short stories surveys his chosen literary form in his 2017 Book Council Lecture, talking of the authors who have influenced him, and his audiences. Audio
Patrick Evans: Salt Picnic
Christchurch author Patrick Evans returns to his muse - writer Janet Frame - for the third in his trilogy about her life. In Salt Picnic, set in 1956, Evans has fictionalised the few known facts about… Audio
Patrick Evans and Kate De Goldi: writers and writing
Patrick Evans is the author of the first biography of the writer Janet Frame. His play based on his 2010 novel, Gifted, is playing at Wellington's Circa Theatre, and his new novel, The Back of His… Audio
Conrad Newport: 'Gifted'
Conrad Newport is the director for the Circa Theatre season of 'Gifted': playwright Patrick Evans' work about the strange coexistence of New Zealand authors Frank Sargeson and Janet Frame. Audio
Masterpieces - Emily Perkins
Author and playwright Emily Perkins tells us about her favourite New Zealand book. Audio
Talking Books: Owls Do Cry
The second edition of the New Zealand Book Council's Talking Books is hosted by author Paula Morris and features poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh and reviewer, editor and poet Iain Sharp. Paula… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: Charles Brasch and the Pacific
Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing his new collection, Whale Years, the Art4Vanuatu auction, and the new collection Charles Brasch: Selected Poems. Audio
Anna Smaill: music and memory
English literature and music graduate whose debut novel, The Chimes, is set in a future Britain where people's memories are controlled by music. Audio
Childhood home of Janet Frame
A trust set up to protect and preserve the childhood home of one of New Zealand's greatest writers, Janet Frame, celebrates 10 years of operating this summer. Audio
Janet Frame's work, a new collection
Janet Frame's niece, Pamela Gordon, has edited a new collection of short non-fiction and unseen material written by her aunt, one of New Zealand's most influential writers. Audio
2009 Janet Frame Lecture by Wiliam Taylor - Part 3
The 2009 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture features the well-known author William Taylor, reflecting on a forty-year career of writing for children and young people. Audio
2009 Janet Frame Lecture by Wiliam Taylor - Part 2
The 2009 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture features the well-known author William Taylor, reflecting on a forty-year career of writing for children and young people. Audio
Tuning Up: The story of the YC stations, Concert Programme and the Symphony Orchestra
We launch a National Orchestra in 1946 and adopt the BBC's Third programme model to showcase music, arts and letters. Audio