Books
Book review - The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan,
Laura Caygill reviews The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Children's Book review
Rachel Eadie from Scorpio Books reviews The Yark by Bertrand Santini, illustrated by Laurent Gapaillard, published by Gecko Press and Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock… Audio
Kathryn Mannix: "We need to talk about dying"
Kathryn Mannix is one of Britain's foremost palliative care doctors. After 30 years at the deathbeds of thousands of patients, she believes that dying has turned from an everyday experience to an… Audio
New book examines gender bias in law
A new book challenges the idea of a fair, balanced, unbiased judicial system by rewriting judgements from a Maori and feminist point of view. Tom Furley attended its launch in Auckland and filed this… Audio
NZ Books review - Feverish by Gigi Fenster
Louise O'Brien from NZ Books reviews Feverish by Gigi Fenster, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book critic Catherine Robertson
Catherine Robertson talks about the joys and frustrations of book clubs. Audio
Book review - Almost Love by Louise O'Neill
Charlotte Graham-McLay reviews Almost Love by Louise O'Neill, published by Hachette. Audio
Asne Seierstad: Two Sisters into the Syrian Jihad
Asne Seierstad is an accomplished writer, journalist and war correspondent, well known at home in Norway and abroad. She covered the Chechen war, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the fall of… Audio
Book review - Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski
David Hill reviews Dancing Bears: True Stories about Longing for the Old Days by Witold Szablowski, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Children's author Raymond Huber blends science and fiction
It's a love of both science and writing that helped versatile Dunedin writer, Raymond Huber carve a niche for himself in the crowded children's book market, here and overseas. His children's novels… Audio
Kate Camp - Rebecca
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
Joanna Murray-Smith - Switzerland and other thrillers
Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith has written more than 20 plays and they have been translated and performed in 30 countries around the world. Her play, Honour, has been produced in more than… Audio
Kapka Kassabova - Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe
Kapka Kassabova was born and raised in Bulgaria, emigrating with her family to New Zealand in the late 1980s. In her late teens and twenties she published two poetry collections: All Roads Lead to the… Audio
Book review - The Adulterants by Joe Dunthorne
Susanna Andrew from Unity Books reviews The Adulterants by Joe Dunthorne, published by Penguin. Audio
The big names for the Auckland Writers Festival
New Zealand has been inundated with fantastic talent from around the world here for the various festivals on this month. The Auckland Writers Festival in May is also attracting some big names… Audio
Book review - Young Queen by Parris Goebel
Sonja de Friez reviews Young Queen by Parris Goebel, published by Mary Egan Publishing. Audio
Auckland Writers Festival lineup unveiled
A rock star of Norwegian literature Karl Ove Knausgaard and New York Times number one bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler will be among the big names taking part in May's Auckland Writers Festival… Audio
2018 New Zealand Poetry Yearbook
The 2018 Poetry Yearbook editor Jack Ross talks to Jesse about this year's edition and the upcoming talented poets included in it. Audio
Jordan Peterson: His 12 rules for a chaotic world
Two years ago few people knew Jordan Peterson's name. Now he's either, depending on your stance, the public intellectual de jour or the acceptable face of alt-right cultural warriors. Audio
Book review - The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
Quentin Johnson reviews The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
