Books

The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio

Another bombshell this week for the Trump administration, an explosive new tell-all book which has thrown the White House into a frenzy.

Lawyers for Donald Trump moved to stop publication of the book… Audio

Star Trek and Dr. Seuss - a laughable pairing surely? Well maybe not. In the US a judge is allowing Dr. Seuss Enterprises to proceed with a lawsuit against the tiny ComicMix company. They're behind a… Audio

Extreme weather events are being across the world now, as global warming makes its impact felt on the climate.

But new research has shown there was extreme weather in the Antarctic in the early 20th… Audio

You'll know her name, whether from your own bookcase or from the library - Joy Cowley is one of the country's most prolific and successful writers. She's best known for the incredible "Mrs… Audio

Hannah Jewell's 100 Nasty Women of History includes aviator Jean Batten, WWII secret agent Nancy Wake and Māori leaders Te Puea Herangi and Dame Whina Cooper. Audio

Award-winning writer Emily Perkins chats about the process of writing, what makes good writing and the value of fiction. Audio

Harry Ricketts reviews Tinderbox by Megan Dunn, published by Galley Beggar Press. Audio

Sarah Barnett is a Wellington based poet, editor and creative writing teacher and she's done a list of the top 10 best moments in literature in New Zealand this year. So we thought we'd get her on to… Audio

Auckland-based poet and scholar, Selina Tusitala Marsh is New Zealand's first female Pasifika Poet Laureate. She currently lectures at Auckland University, specialising in Māori and Pacific… Audio

Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews IQ by Joe Ide, published by Orion Publishing Co. Audio

What sorts of things do people write about? What rises to the top and what sinks out of trace? And most importantly overall, Do we have a New Zealand voice? These are all questions that Auckland… Audio

DJ, writer, and book peddler Kiran Dass reviews the music books she's enjoyed the most in 2017. Audio

Laura Kroetsch is director of Adelaide Writers' Week and Kate De Goldi is a fiction writer and book reviewer. The pair discuss their three favourite fiction and nonfiction books of 2017. Audio

Theodore Dalrymple is the nom de plume of Anthony Daniels, a physician and psychiatrist who, most recently, practiced in a British inner-city hospital and prison. Dalrymple has written a column for… Audio