Books
Fiji grapples with fallout of Covid-19
New Zealander Andrew Rhodes runs a yacht charter business out of Denarau in Fiji. He joins the show to discuss how things have changed in the past week after the country confirmed five Covid-19 cases.
…Drawing inspiration from kids and slime
Christchurch-based author Belinda O'Keefe has just been announced as the winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon award for her book A Recipe for Disaster. She joins the show to discuss winning the… Audio
Empty Planet: the world's next big population threat
In his book Empty Planet, author Darrell Bricker bucks conventional wisdom by asserting a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species. Bricker believes human population will… Audio
Book review - Sado by Mikaela Nyman
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Sado by Mikaela Nyman, published by Victoria University Press. Cathryn, a New Zealand NGO worker in Port Vila, sets about picking up the pieces of her life… Audio
Easy indoor games for your bubble
Is your family in the clutches of Covid-19 cabin fever? We have some suggestions for simple indoor fun from Myfanwy Jones and Spiri Tsintziras' award-winning book Parlour Games for Modern Families. Video, Audio
Book review - Hello Strange by Pamela Morrow
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Hello Strange by Pamela Morrow, published by Penguin Books New Zealand. A fast-paced, future-fiction action romance, from an Aotearoa New Zealand author with a… Audio
Book review - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, published by Headline Publishing Group. Audio
How to find books during lockdown
Lisa shares some new ways to find books during the lockdown.
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Book review - The Watermill by Arnold Zable
Quentin Johnson reviews The Watermill by Arnold Zable, Text Publishing. Audio
Book Review - Aspiring By Damien Wilkins
Harry Broad reviews Aspiring by Damien Wilkins, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Mikaela Nyman’s Story of Resourcefulness Forged In Isolation
Set on Vanuatu immediately after Cateogry 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015, Mikaela Nyman's novel Sado is the story of an isolated community and its residents coping - and not - when put under… Audio
Wendyl Nissen: Living Simply Through the Seasons
A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio
Book Review - The Mirror And The Light By Hilary Mantel
Hannah August reviews The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel, published by HarperCollins. The wheel of fortune turns for Thomas Cromwell in this conclusion to Mantel's brilliant trilogy about the… Audio
What your library can do for you in lockdown
Do you find yourself with more reading time suddenly? What can you get your hands on to keep the kids occupied? Audio
Reading strategies for the lockdown
Robert Kelly looks at long novels you can really get your teeth stuck into over the next four weeks. Audio
Adele Broadbent and Diana Noonan on writing for today's teens
Writers of fiction for young adults explore themes that are universal in nature but often most poignant in young people finding their way in the world. Two new books by New Zealand authors Half my… Audio
Book review - To the Lake by Kapka Kassabova
Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books, Wellington, reviews To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova. This book is published by Granta. From the celebrated author of Border comes a… Audio
Materials: Fact of Fiction - Mithril
MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Senior Scientist at the Robinson Research Institute of Victoria University of Wellington Chris Bumby gives us his scietific take on Mithril from Lord of… Audio
Amazon Bans, Then Reinstates, Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'
Amazon quietly banned Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf" late last week, part of its efforts to remove Nazi and other hate-filled material from its bookstore, before quickly reversing itself. Audio
Book review - Here We Are by Graham Swift
Catriona Ferguson reviews Here We Are by Graham Swift, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
