Books
A thriving book exchange
Coffee, conversations and connecting with the community are at the heart of the Glen Eden Book Exchange. Emma Raven bought the secondhand bookshop in West Auckland four years ago, a lot has happened… Audio
Book review - The Living Sea of Waking Dreams
Louise O'Brien reviews The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Best of the West - The Writers' Festival
Stephanie Johnson discusses with Harry Ricketts her hilarious, poignant and mischievous satire The Writers' Festival at the Going West Writers Festival. Stephanie's first writers festival attendance… Audio
Book review - All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
Holly Walker reviews All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book review: Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Betty by Tiffany McDaniel, published by Hachette. Audio
Are arts grants as out-there as they're painted?
The Taxpayers' Union has generated a lot of heat but not much light when it comes to its digs at Creative NZ grants. We explore who they go to, and what the money is used for. Audio
Are arts grants as out-there as they're painted?
The Taxpayers' Union has generated a lot of heat but not much light when it comes to its digs at Creative NZ grants. We explore who they go to, and what the money is used for.
AudioBook review - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books Christchurch reviews Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, published by Penguin. Audio
Cull of 625,000 National Library books deemed 'cultural vandalism'
The National Library of New Zealand is looking to re-home 625,000 books from its international collection, to free up space for more New Zealand and Pasifika works. Book Guardians Aotearoa are making… Audio
Book review - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Books Dunedin reviews Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Claire Mabey's books of the week
Claire reviews This is Not a Pipe by Tara Black and Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty. Audio
Book review - The Discomfort of Evening
Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, published by Faber. Audio
Book review - The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay, published by Scribe. It’s the flu, but nothing like you have seen before. The Zooflu has hit Australia and… Audio
How learning music can help all learning
Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning Australian educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Since 2016 she has travelled the world interviewing over 100… Audio
Kate's Klassics: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Poet and writer Kate Camp returns to discuss another classic work of literature. Now seems like the perfect time for a deep dive into a dystopian sci-fi world so she's chosen English author Aldous… Audio
Book review - Why Visit America by Matthew Baker
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Why Visit America by Matthew Baker, published by Bloomsbury.
A collection of stories that portray a future world within touching distance of our own. This is an… Audio
Book review - The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Gail Pittaway reviews The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves, published by Macmillan. Audio
Book review - Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi by Toby Morris with Ross Calman, Mark Derby and Piripi Walker. Published by Lift Education. Audio
Dr Hinemoa Elder: how Māori wisdom can enrich modern lives
Psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has always been fascinated by the "nuggets of ancient wisdom" that are Māori whakataukī (traditional proverbs). Now she's written a book about them – Aroha: Maori Wisdom… Audio
