Books
Book review - Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Robert Kelly reviews Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, published by Doubleday. Audio
Book review - Aue by Becky Manawatu
Cindy Kiro reviews Aue by Becky Manawatu, published by Makaro Press. Audio
Coronavirus: Book sales crash
Some people may have taken the opportunity during lockdown to catch up on their reading, but sales of New Zealand books have crashed during the Covid-19.
The Publishers Association says the risk to… Audio
Kiwi book publishers struggle to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April
New Zealand book publishers are facing what could prove to be the most challenging time in their history. Sales are down to a fraction of usual levels and the future is looking very uncertain…
Story of the Day for 5 May 2020
More and more people are using video chat to communicate during the Covid-19 lockdown. And many are using their bookshelves as their background. This, as Amelia Langford discovers, offers some… Audio
Re-reading in lockdown
Claire Mabey has been revisiting some of her favourite books, and devoured some new material. Audio
Book review - A Good Neighbourhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Anne Else reviews A Good Neighbourhood by Therese Anne Fowler, published by Hachette. Fowler’s new book adroitly weaves together the powerful strands of love, race, class and power shaping the lives… Audio
Book review - Gulliver’s Wife by Lauren Chater
Lisa Finucane reviews Gulliver’s Wife by Lauren Chater, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
Saucing the right books for hungry customers
Celia Sack has a pretty special shop. It's called Omnivore Books and it collects and sells cookbooks from all over the world from its brick and mortar storefront in San Francisco. Remote delivery of… Audio
Book Corner: Alfred Brendel on the mysteries of music
"Sense and nonsense need to be partners in order to mirror the absurdity of this world,” according to legendary pianist Alfred Brendel.
Book review - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Too
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Too. This book is published by Scribner, UK. First published in 2016, this slender novel had a profound impact in South… Audio
Book review - The Burning River by Lawrence Patchett
Harry Ricketts reviews The Burning River by Lawrence Patchett, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - Black Art of Killing by Matthew Hall
Sally Wenley reviews Black Art of Killing by Matthew Hall, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
The hell of Okinawa: a new book on the last great battle of the Pacific War
A new book on the Battle of Okinawa looks at whether the losses led the White House to contemplate dropping the atomic bomb.
Catherine Robertson talks books!
Catherine shares her book-related lockdown diary and several reviews. Audio
Book review - Defending Trinity College Dublin
Harry Broad reviews Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916: Anzacs and the Rising by Rory Sweetman, published by Four Courts Press. Audio
Book review - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Elisabeth Easther reviews The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, published by Pan Macmillan. Audio
Book review - And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?
Quentin Johnson reviews And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Portrait of Oliver Sacks by Lawrence Weschler. This book is published by Picador. Audio
Book review - Queen Bee by Jane Fallon
Louise O'Brien reviews Queen Bee by Jane Fallon, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Three thrillers with dystopian technology at their centre
Lisa Glass reviews three dystopian reads. Audio
