Books
Ruth Shaw - Manapouri's "Two Wee Bookshops"
Ruth Shaw has lived life on the high seas, worked with sex-workers in Sydney's infamous King's Cross, and spent decades fighting for the environment. She and her husband Lance spent 16 years operating… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk, published by Penguin Books NZ. Audio
Children's Book Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced this morning. Audio
Book review - Inland by Téa Obreht
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Inland by Téa Obreht, published Hachette NZ. Audio
Quake-prone Wellington Library to be refitted, council decides
Wellington councillors have made refitting and strengthening the existing library their preference, rather than building a new one.
Book review - Justice & Race by Oliver Sutherland
Leilani Tamu reviews Justice & Race by Oliver Sutherland, published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa. Audio
How to navigate the future
A former CEO says we should be more like artists when managing our lives and big organisations as the best way to be resilient and prepared for challenges in an uncertain age. Audio
Book review - Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker
Airini Beautrais reviews Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
The library borrowings of Joyce, Hemingway, Mansfield and Stein
Shakespeare & Co ran a lending library in Paris with a very famous clientele at a time English language books were hard to find in Paris. The shop closed in 1941, but now Princeton University has… Audio
Marolyn Krasner
A novel written in part to help the author makes sense of the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. Born in Los Angeles, Marolyn Krasner is now living in Palmerston North. Her novel's called… Audio
Romancing the tome: Te Puke author on the NYT bestseller list
Covid-19 has ravaged many industries, but romance novel sales have been soaring through the lockdown period, including titles from Te-Puke based mother of four Joanne Wadsworth. Audio
Lionel Shriver on lockdown, Brexit and her latest book
Bestselling author Lionel Shriver doesn't write stories about noble characters who breeze through adversity without breaking a sweat and her readers thank her for it. Audio
Robert Kelly's book quiz
Every week Robert Kelly puts some questions linked to books to the audience. Audio
Book review - If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
JK Rowling unveils her first non-Harry Potter children's book
The author of the popular Harry Potter series has surprised fans with the announcement of a brand new children's book, which she is publishing in daily instalments on her website for free.
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip Adam looks at a book from an author she mentions a lot, Jackson Nieuwland. Their latest book is called "I am a human being". Audio
Book review - The Reed Warbler by Ian Wedde
Harry Ricketts reviews The Reed Warbler by Ian Wedde, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Reimaginging Hillary Clinton's life
Best selling American author Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel has a simple but fascinating premise: What if Hillary Clinton hadn't married Bill? Audio
Book review - The Motion of the Body Through Space
Elisabeth Easther reviews The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver, published by HarperCollins. Audio
