Books
Bookmarks with Ellen Read
The National business editor for Fairfax Ellen Read talks about her favourite books and music. Audio
Book review - "A Pleasure To Be Here"
Leah McFall reviews A Pleasure To Be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe by John Clarke, published by Text. Audio
Book review - Jarulan by the River by Lily Woodhouse
Carole Beu reviews Jarulan by the River by Lily Woodhouse, published by HarperCollins. Audio
New China Eye Witness
New China Eyewitness tells the story of how Canterbury Museum came to acquire the largest collection of Chinese art in New Zealand after a group of prominent New Zealanders visited the People's… Audio
Book review - The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Catriona Ferguson reviews The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Taking aim at Australia's hard-line refugee policy
While set in the near future, Jock Serong's polemic on Australia's border protection policies could almost be mistaken as a factual tale. Set in the waters of Indonesia, and in Canberra, On the Java… Audio
BWB Books
Dire predictions about the death of books and of publishing in this country with the advent of e-books and the amalgamation of big publishing houses have proved to be way off the mark. One of the… Audio
Funding Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Wellington is Mecca for adoring fans of the New Zealand short story writer. It's also in need of some serious work on the exterior and the gardens. Lynn Freeman… Audio
Children's book review
Sarah Forster from the Sapling reviews It's my Egg (and you can't have it) by Heather Hunt and Kennedy Warne, and Toroa's Journey by Maria Gill and Gavin Mouldey. Both books are published by Potton… Audio
Book review - Drawn Out by Tom Scott
Dean Bedford reviews Drawn Out by Tom Scott, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Trust in the digital age
Trust is defined as a confident relationship with the unknown, which might also be the perfect definition for almost every interaction we have online. The internet is changing trust in fundamental… Audio
NZ Books review - The Beat of the Pendulum
The Beat of the Pendulum, written by Catherine Chidgey, published by VUP and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio
Book critic Catherine Robertson
Catherine Robertson wonders why so few NZ authors write humorous fiction. Audio
Book review - "Mrs Osmond" by John Banville
Hannah August reviews Mrs Osmond by John Banville, published by Viking. Audio
Anthony Doerr: crafting a best-seller
Anthony Doerr's life turned upside down when his novel, All the Light We Cannot See won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015. He was thrust into the global limelight with his story of two teenagers in the Second… Audio
Book Review - "The Stolen Bicycle" by Wu Ming-Yi
Jenna Todd from Time Out Books reviews The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Eric Campbell - Silly Isles
Eric Campbell is an award winning ABC foreign correspondent, whose latest book, Silly Isles, documents his journeys to some of the most isolated, bizarre and politically fraught places on earth. From… Audio
‘Janet Frame – the closest thing we have to genius in this country’s writing’
Owen Marshall, the country's leading writer of short stories surveys his chosen literary form in his 2017 Book Council Lecture, talking of the authors who have influenced him, and his audiences. Audio
All Our Secrets
Jennifer Lane's novel All Our Secrets is set in a small rural community where a religious sect have moved in and divided the locals. Audio
Owen King - Sleeping Beauties
Owen King is a graduate of Vassar College and the MFA programme at the Columbia University School of the Arts. He is the author of the novels Double Feature, We're All in This Together and the… Audio
