Books
Writer Michalia Arathimos on writers' residencies
Being selected for two writers' residencies in a row has been the perfect welcome home gift for Greek/Kiwi writer and reviewer, Michalia Arathimos She and her family are preparing to leave the… Audio
Lisa Woollett: mudlarking and the stories of what we throw away
Lisa Woollett is a photographer and award winning author with a passion for beachcoming and mudlarking, and telling the stories of what we throw away. Her latest book, Rag and Bone, explores her own… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Begotten Not Made by Pat Higgins
Elisabeth Easther reviews Begotten Not Made by Pat Higgins, published by Tara Press. Audio
Book review - House of Treasures
Anne Else reviews House of Treasures: 150 Objects from Canterbury Museum Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho by James Herries Beattie (and others). Published by Canterbury Museum. Audio
Book critic: Catherine Robertson
Author Catherine Robertson recently opened a bookstore and shares what's been selling well. Audio
Book review - Monsters in the Garden: anthology of NZ Science Fiction and Fantasy
Louise O'Brien reviews Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Elizabeth Knox and David Larsen. This book is published by Victoria University… Audio
Book Review - Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Phil Vine reviews Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - What We'll Build and The Night After Christmas?
Niki Ward of Unity Books reviews What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers, published by HarperCollins. Plus, The Night After Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - A Long Time Coming by Martin Fisher
Jonathan West reviews A Long Time Coming: The story of Ngāi Tahu's treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown by Martin Fisher. This book is published by Canterbury University Press. Audio
Institute suggests Xmas book list to better inform people's views
The Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) has decided to get into the Christmas spirit early with a list of books the Prime Minister might like to dip into during the summer break.
Book review - The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette. A poignant, hilarious, joyful novel of ageing as you like it. Adventure… Audio
What the nose tells the mind
Why does coriander smell like soap to one person, but fragrant and delicious to another? Professor Ann-Sophie Barwich is a cognitive scientist, empirical philosopher and science historian who… Audio
A defence of maps at the start of books
Rob Kelly thinks that sometimes a book warrants a map at the start, but only if they're clever and match the book. Audio, Gallery
Book review - Xstabeth by David Keenan
Kiran Dass reviews Xstabeth by David Keenan, published by White Rabbit Books. Audio
Supply-chain chaos has booksellers reading between lines this Xmas
Booksellers are facing a return to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas, by having to trust their instincts, and stock up on the books they think people will want to read.
Book review - The Searcher by Tana French
Laura Caygill reviews The Searcher by Tana French, published by Penguin Random House. Tana French, the queen of Dublin Murder, goes Western in her new novel. Audio
Friends inDEED: Assistance dogs and the crucial role they play
Dogs have long been called man's best friend - but some go far beyond that: providing a critical role in helping people live their lives. Author Sue Allison's new book Friends inDEED looks at how… Audio
Booksellers relying on gut instinct for Christmas orders
Booksellers are returning to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas.
Trusting their instincts, and stocking up on the books they think people will want to read.
Gelays in the global supply… Audio
Publishers and booksellers hit by difficulties before Christmas
Publishers and booksellers are having to do Christmas differently this year. The global supply chain which sees books end up on the shelves has developed a few kinks.
Space on shipping freight and in… Audio
Sir Michael Parkinson on fatherhood: 'He's a better man than I ever could've been'
Sir Michael Parkinson and his youngest son Mike open up with no hold backs on the fathers they had, the fathers they were, and the ones they are trying to become. Audio
