Books

Andy Miller reads dead people. He reads books written by authors who have  slipped away or slipped off the radar or both.

Then he talks about them  with co-host John Mitchinson on a hugely popular… Audio

This summer we're talking to some of RNZ's favourite hosts and contributors about their favourite books, songs, podcasts and more. Today, it's NZ Herald senior writer, Simon Wilson, who often joins us… Audio

RNZ investigative journalist Guyon Espiner says that while he enjoyed co-hosting Morning Report, he's now loving the chance to dig deeper into the stories that matter. Guyon talks to Jesse Mulligan… Video, Audio

Glennon Doyle is a writer and activist who for years felt confined in a life society told her she should be grateful for having ... a husband, three kids and a successful writing career. After years… Audio

Dr Grant Morris usually joins RNZ to do a history segment with Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons. Today he joins Jesse on Summer Times to share some of his favourite books, songs, and films. Audio

Flash fiction - its what it sounds like - essentially a short short story. It's something Jack Cottrell knows a lot about - this year he won the $5000 James Wallace Creative Writing prize at Auckland… Audio

This summer we'll be talking to some of RNZ's favourite hosts and contributors about their favourite books, songs, podcasts and more. Afternoons TV critic Linda Burgess talks to Jesse Mulligan about… Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Best of Me: Ultimate Short Story Collection by David Sedaris. This book is published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio

Harry Broad reviews The Cousins by Karen McManus, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Bookshops are always heaving in the week running up to Christmas, but the delays in stock arriving this year have added another layer to the book buying dilemma. Former bookseller Robert Kelly joins… Audio

John Duke of Unity Books reviews Talking Animals by Joni Murphy, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Audio

Chris Tse reviews Wow by Bill Manhire, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

Award-winning author and food writer Richard Cornish has been penning the Good Food column for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age for almost a decade. Audio

The Panel looks back at the best books of 2020. Audio

Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Toto Among the Murderers by Sally J Morgan, published by Hachette. Audio

Faith Wilson reviews Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem by Selina Tusitala Marsh, published by Auckland University Press. Audio

Peter Hambleton reviews Acting and How to Survive It by Peter Feeney, published by Tinderbox Press. Audio

A manuscript written by Tamihana Te Rauparaha about his father Te Rauparaha has been translated and edited by Ross Calman, he joins Te Ahi Kaa to talk about his mission to bring the manuscript into… Audio