Mary Mccallum

Kate De Goldi discusses author Peter Gossage, the review site Hooked on Books He Ao Ano, and four books shortlisted for the 2016 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: Lily Max: Satin… Audio

Reviewed by Mary McCallum, published by Text Publishing. Audio

Freelance feature writer, former broadcast journalist and television presenter and fiction writer Mary McCullum is our book reviewer this week. Audio

'Seelenbinder: the Olympian who defied Hitler' by James McNeish and 'Lost and Gone Away' by Lynn Jenner. Audio

'How to be dead in the year of snakes' by Chris Tse. Audio

'The Lie Tree' by Frances Hardinge. Audio

'Shadows in the vineyard' by Maximilian Potter, published by Hachette. Audio

Mary McCallum reviews, The Invisible Mile, the debut novel of Wellington author David Coventry. It is set at the 1928 Tour de France. Audio

Mary MacCallum reviews new releases and some new publishing presses. Audio

Mary McCallum reviews The Testament Of Mary by Colm Toibin. Audio

Mary McCallum reviews 'How Does It Hurt?, Stephanie de Montalk's memoir looking at her chronic pain. Audio

'Raupo to Deco, Wellington Styles and Architects 1840-1940' by Geoff Mew & Adrian Humphris, Published by Steele Roberts. Audio

'The Naturalist' by Thom Conroy, published by Random House. Audio

'Dried Fig' by Helen Jacobs. Audio

This school holiday, Capital E are presenting a Book Bazaar as a way to get children excited about storytelling through words and pictures. To help them along, authors from Gecko Press are leading… Audio

Mary reviews 'Enough' by Louise Wallace. Audio

Mary McCallum knows the highs and lows of being a writer, from receiving rejection letters from publishers, to getting the chance to hone her manuscripts, and winning awards. Mary's now set up her own… Audio

Mary McCallum looks at last year's best writing. Audio