Books
Book review - The Battle for North Africa by Glyn Harper
Harry Broad reviews The Battle for North Africa by Glyn Harper, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Leanne Radojkovich – First Fox
The Unexpected Likeness of Beings, Once Upon a Time in Suburbia, Mila and The Cat - these are all titles in a book of short stories by Auckland writer and poet Leanne Radojkovich. First Fox uses fairy… Audio
"A war NZ should never have involved itself in"
In his latest book, Phoney Wars, historian and novelist Stevan Eldred-Grigg looks at New Zealand society in the Second World War. What did the average New Zealander think of the outbreak of war? Was… Audio
Children's Book review
Rachel Eadie from Scorpio Books reviews The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, published by Walker books, and Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers… Audio
Book review - Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss
Stella Chrysostomou reviews Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Rewriting the Writers Festival
The Wellington Writers Festival has a new leader – former RNZer Mark Cubey, who is adding his flair, knowledge and insight to the biannual event. He takes us through the major themes and authors… Audio
Strangers Arrive: Émigrés and the Arts in NZ
From the 1930s through the 1950s, a substantial number of forced migrants - refugees from Nazism, displaced people after World War II and escapees from Communist countries - arrived in New Zealand… Audio
NZ Books review - Floods Another Chamber by James Brown
Harry Ricketts reviews 'Floods Another Chamber' by James Brown, published by VUP. Audio
Andy Weir shoots for the moon in 'Artemis'
It's 2068 and the Kenyan flag is flying from a settlement on the moon... American author Andy Weir follows up his global hit The Martian with a new novel called Artemis. Audio
Book critic Pip Adam
Pip talks about the various ways we find out about books, including recommendations, interviews and bookshop staff. Audio
Book review - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood,
Phil Vine reviews 'Alias Grace' by Margaret Atwood, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - Winter by Ali Smith
Anne Else reviews "Winter" by Ali Smith, Published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
The Benefactor
When an older man takes in a struggling artist in New York City, tongues are bound to wag. But in Sebastian Hampson's novel The Benefactor Henry Calder's intentions really are kindly rather than… Audio
False River
In False River, writer Paula Morris takes us from the dark days of Hurricane Katrina to a witch burning in Denmark to very personal reflections on her remarkable mother. Paula told Lynn Freeman why… Audio
Wine expert Michael Cooper: best job on earth
Michael Cooper is a highly regarded NZ wine writer - very few in the country know more about wine. He has written 40 books on the subject and every year he does us all a favour by trying thousands of… Audio
Dylan Jones on David Bowie
'David Bowie - A Life' is an exhaustive oral history of the rock legend by British journalist Dylan Jones, editor of GQ Magazine. Jones talked to Bowie's childhood friends, groupies, and stars. As a… Audio
Eat, Sleep, Read
Would you pay to go on a weekend reading retreat to read books all day free from all disturbances and distractions? Former bookseller Cressida Downing and her business partner are offering that to UK… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Logical Family by Armistead Maupin
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Logical Family by Armistead Maupin, published by Doubleday. Audio
Short Story Club 16 November 2017
On Saturday 11th November Jesse hosted Short Story Club Live at Litcrawl. Three short stories were discussed, all unpublished. They were selected from around 50 stories submitted. Audio
Book review - Mythos
Sonja deFriez reviews Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry, published by Penguin. Random House NZ. Audio
