Books
Aoteroa non fiction thrives
The Ockham Book Awards shortlist was announced this morning and publisher Nicola Legat has published half of the non fiction finalists! She's the publisher for Massey University Press and Te Papa… Audio
One in five school libraries 'suffering' under slashed funding
They are preparing to lobby the government to require all schools to have a library and to ring-fence their income so money for books and librarians cannot be diverted.
Book review - Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Apeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann, published by Bloomsbury. An extraordinary novel that features two real men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, who both… Audio
School librarians call for protection against funding cuts
School librarians want the government to protect their libraries and guarantee their funding.
They say survey results show that last year one in five schools cut funding to their library and that… Audio
Too much of the F-Word?
More and more book titles use coarse language to gain attention - is it the result of a desperate need to grab readers' attention? Audio
Lisa Glass on books with things in common.
Lisa takes a look at three books today Amnesty- Aravind Adiga, Body Tourists - Jane Rogers and Nothing Important Happened Today - Will Carver and examines what they have in common. Audio
Book review - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry. This book is published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Phil Vine reviews The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Feminist romance writer Bronwyn Sell
Set on an island resort, author Bronwyn Sell has given her cast of characters a set of tricky situations and no way out in her latest novel Lovestruck. Audio
Essays in Love turned into a stage play by local writers
The acclaimed novel, Essays in Love, written by Swiss philosopher Alain de Botton, has been adapted into a stage play by two New Zealand writers, Oliver Driver and Eli Kent. Eli talks to Jesse about… Audio
Book review - Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti
Louise O'Brien reviews Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
Rae McGregor reviews Threads of Life by Clare Hunter, published by Hachette. Audio
Memoir gives voice to gay Nigeria
Chiké Frankie Edozien is a Nigerian-American writer and journalist. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and a journalist for the New York Post. His 2017 memoir 'Lives of Great Men… Audio
Book review - Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
Airini Beautrais reviews Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Published by Penguin Random House. This book won the UK's 2019 Royal Society Science… Audio
Book Club: this book belongs to...
It's time for Lately Book Club where we go exploring in the world of literature and invite you to come along. A new exhibition has just opened in the special collections Library at the University of… Audio, Gallery
Claire Mabey's three very different books
Claire reviews Frances Hardinge's Deeplight, Daisy Johnson's Sisters, Nicky Pellegrino's A Dream of Italy. Audio
Book review - The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd
Quentin Johnson reviews The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review - Blakwork by Alison Whittaker
Anahera Gildea reviews Blakwork by Alison Whittaker, published by Magabala Books. Alison Whittaker will speak at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington on 14 March. Audio
The World Science Fiction Convention comes to New Zealand
New Zealand is hosting the World Science Fiction Convention later this year. This is a major event for fans of traditional sci-fi, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction and all the other sub-genres of… Audio
Eamonn Marra - comedian turned novelist
Eamonn Marra accompanies his debut novel 2000ft Above Worry Level by saying that it'll be the last time he writes about depression. Audio
