Books

Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by VUP. Audio

Women have taken out all but one of the county's top literary prizes at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Writers, book lovers and publishers filled up the Aotea Centre in Auckland last night to… Audio

Reviewed by Harry Broad, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Uzodinma Iweala is an award winning writer, film maker, editor and medical doctor whose long awaited second novel, Speak No Evil, has just been published. He grew up in Nigeria and the United States… Audio

Reviewed by Sonja DeFriez, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

The strained relationship between two sisters is explored in Swedish-Kiwi writer Linda Olsson's fifth novel, A Sister In My House. Cynthia Morahan reads from the book. Set in Spain, but moving between… Audio

Kate Camp is the author of six collections of poetry published by Victoria University Press, the most recent of which is The internet of things (2017). She's won the New Zealand Book Award for The… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Books reviews Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday published by Granta. Audio

Jane Westaway reviews Staying: A Memoir by Jessie Cole, published by Text Publishing. Audio

Rae McGregor reviews A Sister in My House by Linda Olsson, published by Penguin. Audio

They began in 1968 as the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards, and are now the Ockhams. We look back on the past 50 years with author, Paula Morris. Audio

Sally Wenley reviews Bono: the rescue cat who helped me find my way home by Helen Brown, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews You Be Mother by Meg Mason, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator who can turn his hand to children's artwork as easily as scathing satirical sketches. He distinctive line drawings grace his own stories as well as… Audio

Samuel Beckett remains one of the most perplexing writers of all time - his play Waiting for Godot is a prime example of a play that keeps people guessing and academics debating. But it's Beckett's… Audio

Zinesters from across the country are heading to Hamilton on 12 May for the city's 5th annual Zinefest. Audio, Gallery

Pete Helliar is one of Australia's best-known comedians. He's the co-host on Australia's version of The Project, and in 2017 was voted Australia's most popular television personality. He's still… Audio