Books
Romance Writer Christie Craig
Romance writing might struggle to get respect in literary circles, but it is the biggest selling genre around. New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig whose pen name is C.C. Hunter is a very… Audio
Kate De Goldi - The picks of the local kids' book crop
Kate De Goldi joins Kim to discuss books for young readers: Two fiction works - Rona by Chris Szekely and Awatea's Treasure by Fraser Smith; and in non-fiction, See, play, do; a kid's handbook for… Audio
Book review - Solar Bones by Mike McCormack
Unity Books' Kiran Dass reviews Solar Bones by Mike McCormack. Published by Canongate. Audio
Book review - Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Rachel Eadie reviews 'Anything Is Possible' by Elizabeth Strout. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
Phil Vine reviews "A Stranger in the House" by Shari Lapena. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book critic Steph Soper
Steph Soper talks about the Book Council's new reading research which finds that almost 400,000 Kiwis are not reading. Audio
Book review - Release by Patrick Ness
Catriona Ferguson has been reading Release by Patrick Ness. Audio
Book review - Darien: Empire of Salt by C.F. Iggluden
Harry Broad reviews 'Darien: Empire of Salt' by C.F. Iggluden - published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Caging Skies
Turning a novel into a script is tricky -there have been some spectacular failures on screen and on stage. But the team behind a stage version of Christine Leunans' Second World War novel Caging Skies… Audio
Discovering Fletcher
The Mutiny on the Bounty, where Christian Fletcher offloaded Captain William Bligh and most of his supporters before ending up on Pitcairn Island, has been immortalised in print and on screen many… Audio
New writing from Fiona Farrell
Author Fiona Farrell encapsulates our nation's contemporary history into her novel Decline and Fall on Savage Street - and within that novel, a street and a house. If that's not clever enough, the… Audio
Redmer Yska: Katherine Mansfield's first published story
Historian Redmer Yska is the author of A Strange, Beautiful, Excitement: Katherine Mansfield's Wellington 1888-1903. While researching the book Yska discovered Mansfield's first published story… Audio
Book review - The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
Jonathan Mosen reviews The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone. Audio
Book review - Anna by Niccolo Ammaniti
Gail Pittaway reviews 'Anna' by Niccolo Ammaniti, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Kim Hughes: 'You have to have a sick sense of humour'
In 2009, British Warrant Officer Kim Hughes defused 119 Taliban IEDs in Afghanistan, the next year he dismantled seven bombs in a single day. He talks about the confidence and sense of humour it takes… Audio
Book review - Ordinary Time
Harry Ricketts reviews Anna Livesey's new collection of poems, 'Ordinary Time'. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - See You in September by Charity Norman
Lisa Finucane has been reading 'See You in September' by Charity Norman. Published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
From campfire tales to book award shortlist
Far north school principal Fraser Smith often struggled to find material to engage the Maori children in his rural community, particularly boys. So he did something about it, with his debut novel… Audio
Book review - A Bold and Dangerous Family by Caroline Moorehead
Jane Westaway reviews 'A Bold and Dangerous Family' by Caroline Moorehead. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
