Books
Andy Ellis: from rugby boots to gumboots
Former All Black and Crusaders half-back Andy Ellis is just as comfortable in gumboots as he is in rugby boots. He's a landscape gardener who with his side-kick Danny Kamo has won gold at the… Audio, Gallery
Beck Dorey-Stein: life as a White House stenographer
Former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein has written a behind-the-scenes memoir from inside the White House, under former US President Barack Obama. "From the Corner of the Oval Office - one… Audio
Unity Books review - The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin
Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Books reviews The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin, published by One World. Audio
Book review - Notes On a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Louise Ward from Wardini books reviews Notes On a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig, published by A&U Canongate. Audio
Book review - In Search of Mary Shelley
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews In Search of Mary Shelley -The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson, published by Profile. Audio
Book critic Lisa Glass
Lisa Glass recently discovered the work of Pulitzer prize winning author Andrew Sean Greer. Audio
Book review - A Weekend in New York by Benjamin Markovits
Stella Chrysostomou from Volume book shop reviews A Weekend in New York by Benjamin Markovits, published by Faber. Audio
Book review - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Charlotte Graham-McLay reviews Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, published by Granta. Audio
Is It Bedtime Yet? Emily Writes collects parenting stories from the frontlines
Emily Writes hopes her new and diverse collection of true parenting stories will unite people who have different ways of raising kids. The stories come from contributors to popular parenting site The… Audio
Kirsty Gunn - prize-winning author publishes new novel
NZ writer Kirsty Gunn describes her new novel, Caroline's Bikini, as a comedy about the telling of a love story. Gunn's first novel, Rain, was published in 1994, and was made into a successful feature… Audio
Children's Book review
Rachel Eadie from Scorpio books reviews two young adult titles: Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas by Ant Sang and Michael Bennett published by Penguin. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, published… Audio
Book review - There, There by Tommy Orange
Jenna Todd from Time out bookstore reviews There, There by Tommy Orange, published by Harvill Secker. Audio
NZ Books review - Born Trump by Emily Jane Fox
Leah McFall reviews Born Trump by Emily Jane Fox, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Treasures from the library
Laura Caygill from Auckland libraries takes us through some of the out of print gems you can still find at your local library, from old cookbooks to classic New Zealand novels of the past and even a… Audio, Gallery
Review: the 'leftover' women shaping China
A new book examines China’s skewed gender imbalance with a surfeit of rural bachelors and a generation of “only daughters” entering the workforce and marrying age.
NZ Books review - Edgeland and other poems by David Eggleton
Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Books reviews Edgeland and other poems by David Eggleton, published by Otago University Press Audio
Book review - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
David Hill reviews Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Dead Men's Trousers and the Trainspotting generation
Edinburgh-born Irvine Welsh was "energised by the rave scene" when he started writing Trainspotting, and says his latest book looking at middle-aged male friendship shows the breakdown of old… Audio
Unity Books review - Pale Rider by Laura Spinney
Marcus Greville from Unity Books reviews Pale Rider by Laura Spinney, published by Vintage UK. Audio
School Holidays fun: bringing a famous storybook alive
Much loved children’s book The Gruffalo, is being brought to life by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this weekend. The story, which has been turned into two short films, follows a mouse and his… Video, Audio
