Books
NZ studio secures rights to Badjelly The Witch
A local animation company is celebrating after securing the rights to Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch. Audio
Book review - The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer, published by Scribe. Audio
Book review - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah
John King reviews The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Bookmarks with Mandy Myles of Bookety Book Books
Mandy Myles is the founder of a new online indie bookstore, Bookety Book Books, which she decided to set up during the first Covid-19 lockdown. She's today's Bookmarks guest. Audio
Book review - Summer by Ali Smith
Phil Vine reviews Summer by Ali Smith, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Reading in anxious times
The Panel speaks to Jo McColl, the owner of Unity Books in Auckland, to find out what people are reading in anxious times. Audio
Laura Dooney's book choices
Laura has recently been reading personal essays. Today she's selected three very different collections, all by women. Today she reviews The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang, We are never… Audio
Book review - Battle of Britain by Simon Pearson
Quentin Johnson reviews Battle of Britain: The pilots and planes that made history by Simon Pearson, published by Simon Pearson. Audio
Book review - The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
David Hill reviews The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Not in Narrow Seas by Brian Easton
Max Harris reviews Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Brian Easton. This book is published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Two years with an ancient oak tree
James Canton talks with Kathryn Ryan about the two years he spent visiting and studying an 800 year old oak tree in Essex. Audio
Book review - Sisters by Daisy Johnson
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Sisters by Daisy Johnson, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Fridays with Jim by David Cohen
Dean Bedford reviews Fridays with Jim by David Cohen, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Carl Bergstrom: How to spot BS
Carl Bergstrom knows BS when he sees it. Jesse talks to Professor Bergstrom about how to spot it and how to combat it. His new book is Calling BS: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World. Audio
Robert Kelly's silly books
Book maestro Robert Kelly has compiled a list of whimsical silly books that might lift your spirits. Audio
99 ideas: 'The Nature Activity Book'
A new science activity book features 99 ideas for fostering children's curiosity in nature. Audio
Book review - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Rae McGregor reviews Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam - a young adult novel about a wrongful incarceration, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book review - This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga, published by Faber & Faber. A follow-up to the highly acclaimed Nervous Condition, written as Rhodesia came to an… Audio
