Books

It's seven sleeps to Christmas! If you're swinging by a bookshop, or even your own bookshelves to find a last minute present for someone, what are they going to want to read? RNZ producer and former… Audio

Gina Rogers reviews Red Can Origami by Madelaine Dickie, published by Fremantle Press. Audio

Harry Ricketts, from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Listening In by Lynley Edmeades . This poetry collection is published by Otago University Press.

Wallace speaks to Jocelyn Harris, Professor Emerita of English at Otago University, who specialises in Jane Austen. Audio

Clarissa Dunn reviews Sing New Zealand: The story of choral music in Aotearoa by Guy E. Jansen, published by Massey University Press. Audio

In the third in his Dan Calder crime novels. Ian Austin has the ex-detective take on a cold case that turns him into the prime suspect. Audio

Wellington's Matiu Somes Island was an internment camp for enemy aliens during both the First and Second World Wars. It's the setting for a new novel by Dunedin author Paddy Richardson. Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Life: Selected Writings by Tim Flannery, Text Publishing. Tim Flannery is one of the world's great thinkers, environmental scientists and writers. Sir David… Audio

Jane Westaway reviews The Cockroach by Ian McEwan, published by Penguin Books. Audio

British Library curator and author Phil Hatfield has used his knowledge of the treasury of historic maps and illustrations of the world's greatest ocean to put together a wonderful book: Pacific - An… Audio, Gallery

The Tiger Who Came To Tea: Judith Kerr story heads to TV By Steven McIntosh. Audio

It's starting to get quite close to Christmas now! Books can make excellent presents but sometimes it can feel a little daunting knowing what to get for the individuals in your life. RNZ producer and… Audio

Phil Vine reviews Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas. Published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

It's time for Lately Book Club where we go exploring in the world of literature and invite you to come along. For months we have been waiting to speak with Bruce Hayward about his book Volcanoes of… Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Find Me by André Aciman, published by Faber. A new book by the author of Call Me by Your Name. Audio