Books

Luke Harding is an award winning Guardian journalist whose latest book shines a light again on the role of the Kremlin under Vladimir Putin - from the poisonings of Segei and Julia Skripal in… Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez, published by Dialogue Books. Audio

Every day, we do something 25,000 times and mostly, we do it wrong. We breathe in and out badly says journalist James Nestor. Audio

Catherine talks about two very different books she has been enjoying. Audio

Sonja de Friez reviews The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, published by Affirm Press. Audio

A group of yachting women from the United States and Canada, who are stuck at a marina in WhangÄrei because of Covid-19, are putting together a cook book, suited to life on the high seas. Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio

Lauraine Jacobs is in Matakana where she's researching for her new book. The food writer takes some time out to share her delicious recipe for Chicken and Egg Spring Salad. You can find more great… Audio

Sports journalist, author and commentator, Joseph Romanos was looking for someone to take around 600 cricket books off his hands and. Whanganui mayor, Hamish McDouall, has answered the call. Audio

David Hill reviews The Manger, the Mikdash and the Mosque by David McGill, published by David McGill. Audio

Sports journalist and commentator Joseph Romanos is giving away his collection of cricket books.Joseph talks to Jesse about why he's giving away the impressive haul. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Save Australia by Victor Steffenson, published by Explore Australia Publishing. Audio

Anne Else reviews The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte, published by HarperCollins. Audio

A new exhibition in the Wairarapa is looking at the fashion and culture of the 60s through the lens of fashion photographer Michael Cooper. Masterton bookstore owner and publisher David Hedley of… Audio

Harry Broad reviews Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC & Bar by Tom Scott, published by Upstart Press. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Mothers by Brit Bennett, published by Hachette. A lyrical story of lives and friendships built on chance decisions and connections. Audio

Alan Titchall taps into his childhood memories for the setting of his first novel. He grew up in a small hydro village in the early 1960s, on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In While The Fantail… Audio, Gallery