Books
Bullying book shows 'freaks' have more fun
Paranormal author Steff Green talks to Kathryn Ryan about why she's turning to childrens' fiction for the first time with an anti-bullying novel about being different, Only Freaks Turn Things Into… Audio
Book review - Love and Ruin by Paula McLain
Charlotte Graham-McLay reviews Love and Ruin by Paula McLain, published by Hachette. Audio
Milk drinkers 'genetic mutants' - author Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky has been called the "master of modern microhistory". His previous books Cod, Salt, and The Big Oyster, were bestselling global food histories. His latest book, Milk! A 10,000-Year Food… Audio
Book critic Pip Adam
Pip discusses 3 new NZ books: The Facts by Therese Lloyd Are Friends Electric? by Helen Heath And Helen Rickerby's poem: George Eliot: A Life Audio
Book review - The Map Of Salt And Stars by Jennifer Joukhadar
Anne Else reviews The Map Of Salt And Stars by Jennifer Joukhadar, published by: Hachette. Audio
Book review - When Life Gives You Lululemons
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger. Reviewed by Gina Rogers reviews, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book review - The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Short Story Club - Lucky
Jesse Mulligan and Claire Murdoch discuss the story Lucky by Mandy Hager. Audio
Book review - The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy
Kiran Dass from Time out bookstore reviews The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy, published by Hamish Hamilton. Audio
Bookmarks with Kura Forrester
For Bookmarks comedian Kura chooses her favourite things from Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Troy Kingi, Andre Agassi, and Coco Solid amongst others. Audio
Using film to get young men into books
In a world-first, a trailer for a book will play with a film trailer in New Zealand cinemas later this year. The NZ Book Council are working to make reading relevant again, targetting the group least… Audio, Gallery
NZ Books review - Journals: Headland and Minarets
Louise O'Brien from NZ Books reviews two journals: Headland, a digital journal of short stories, and poetry journal Minarets, which is published by Compound Press. Audio
Book critic: Lisa Glass
Lisa has been reading some new New Zealand novels that didn't win the Ockham book awards, but she reckons could easily have. Audio
Book review - Hellholes of the World by David G. Brown
Ian Telfer reviews Hellholes of the World by David G. Brown, published by Archetype. Audio
Book review - Arnhem, The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
John King reviews Arnhem, The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 by Antony Beevor, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Unity Books review - Last Stories by William Trevor
Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity books reviews Last Stories by William Trevor, published by Penguin. Audio
Book review - The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
Catriona Ferguson reviews - The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus, published by Simon&Schuster Australia. Audio
Book review: When I Hit You Or, A Portrait of the Writer
Laura Caygill reviews When I Hit You Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy, published by Atlantic Books. Audio
James Russell review Finding and The Mapmakers' Race
Children's book author James Russell looks at Finding, a new book by David Hill and The Mapmakers' Race by Eirlys Hunter, due out next month. Audio
Book review - Sal by Mick Kitson
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews Sal by Mick Kitson, published by Canongate. Audio
