Books
Kate De Goldi - Children's book roundup
Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors and a Saturday Morning regular. Her most recent novel, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle (Longacre), won the junior fiction category… Audio
Tony Rousmaniere - What your therapist doesn't know
Using big data to reveal what a therapist's emotional intelligence doesn't pick up doesn't dehumanise the art of psychotherapy, says psychologist Tony Rousmaniere. Audio
Book review - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Niki Ward reviews 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. Audio
Book review - Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy,
Anne Else reviews Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
What makes Aussies tick?
For the past 10 years, Rebecca Huntley has travelled thousands of kilometres across Australia sitting in the corner of living rooms, drinking tea and listening to people talk about the things that… Audio
Book review - Night Horse by Elizabeth Smither
Harry Ricketts reviews Night Horse by Elizabeth Smither. Audio
Books: Charlotte Graham on YA fiction
Charlotte Graham reviews two rom-coms for young adult readers in modern times. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon tells the story of two Indian-American teenagers who get to know each other at a… Audio
Book review - Sycamore : A novel, by Bryn Chancellor
Gail Pittaway reviews, Sycamore : A novel, by Bryn Chancellor. Published by Harper Collins. Audio
Diving into Paula Hawkins' new thriller
Paula Hawkins has released the eagerly awaited follow up to her debut psychological thriller, The Girl on the Train. She talks to Lynn Freeman about Into the Water - a thriller about two sisters, and… Audio
Heloise d’Argenteuil - old questions, new answers?
What on earth can you do when you're young, brilliant, ambitious - and female - in medieval France? That's the dilemma facing the heroine of Mandy Hager's new Novel, Heloise. Based on new research… Video, Audio
Jonathan Taplin - social media vs democracy
Facebook, Google and Amazon have not just cornered culture, they're undermining democracy, according to Jonathan Taplin, the author of Move Fast and Break Things. Audio
Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy is an Indian novelist and activist. After a childhood in Kerala, she moved to Delhi at age 16, eventually studying architecture at the Delhi School of Architecture while dreaming of a… Audio
Book Review - The Wanderers
Cassie Richards has been reading The Wanderers by Meg Howrey. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
Jenevieve Chang: The Good Girl of Chinatown
Kathryn Ryan meets Australian actor, dancer and now writer, Jenevieve Chang, whose journey of self discovery took her to the heart of Shanghai's burlesque scene. Her memoir The Good Girl of Chinatown… Audio
Book review New Zealand's Prime Ministers by Michael Bassett
Dean Bedford reviews New Zealand's Prime Ministers: From Dick Seddon to John Key by Michael Bassett. Dave Ling Publishing 2017. Audio
Memoir of Samoa PM Tu'ilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi released
Palemia is the title of a book just released in Samoa which details the long and fascinating life of Prime Minister Tu'ilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Audio
Book Review - Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession
Lisa Finucane reviews Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession Audio
Book critic: Claire Mabey
Claire debriefs us on the recent Auckland readers and writers festival. Audio
Book review - Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work
Holly Walker discusses Australian writer Helen Garner: novelist, short story writer and journalist. A biography of Garner has been published - A Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work, by Bernadette… Audio
School children battle it out in the Kids' Lit Quiz
The fingers were poised over the buzzers, flags ready to be waved in the air to signal they had the answers on the tip of their tongues.
