Books
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Mike Joy an environmental scientist. He talks about Secret Histories; finding George Orwell in a Burmese Teashop by Emma Larkin and Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat by Peter… Audio
Greg O'Brien - the year in poetry
Painter, poet, curator and writer on the year in poetry - introducing several favourites, including Paekakariki poet Rob Hack. Audio
Book review - "Lyrebird" by Cecelia Ahern
Reviewed by Laura Caygill, published by HarperCollins. Audio
The best music books of 2016: a rock’n’roll reading list
With summer holidays ahead, Nick Bollinger and Kiran Dass recommend eleven recent music books worth keeping beside your hammock.
NZ Books Review - "Keel & Drift" by Adrienne Jansen
Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Landing Press. Audio
Book review - "The Mare" by Mary Gaitskill
Reviewed by Catriona Ferguson, published by Profile Books. Audio
Book review - "Desire: 100 of Literature's sexiest stories"
"Desire: 100 of Literature's sexiest stories" by Mariella Frostrup. Reviewed by Holly Walker, published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand. Audio
Deborah Challinor's new novel The Cloud Leopard's Daughter
With 15 novels to her name, Hamilton's Deborah Challinor is a prolific and successful historical fiction writer - here and overseas. Her popular series include The Convict Girls, Children of War and… Audio
The rebirth of Dulcie Castree's Surfeit of Sunsets
The words "self-published" covers a huge range of material these days - but sometimes a diamond pops out of the crowd. In the 1980s writer Dulcie Castree wrote a novel that came within a whisker of… Audio
Hilary Hunt - The master milliner
Author Hilary Hunt talks to Wallace about Lindsay Kennett, a master milliner who created hats for some of New Zealand's best dressed and most fashionable women. Audio
Robert Jensen - The End of Patriarchy
Dr Robert Jensen joins Wallace to talk about his new book, The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men, which is aimed at teaching men how to be radical feminists. Audio
English's literature surprise ain't so unsurprising
Opinion - New PM Bill English is a man of letters, it turns out. But why should we be so taken aback, David Cohen asks.
Kate's Klassic
Kate Camp has published five collections of poems, most recently Snow White's Coffin (VUP), and will discuss Cheri by Colette. Audio
Unity Books Review - "The Optician of Lampedusa"
"The Optician of Lampedusa" by Emma Jane Kirby. Reviewed by Cassie Richards, published by Allen Lane. Audio
Goneville - a new music memoir by Nick Bollinger (extract)
Music journalist Nick Bollinger's memoir Goneville is out today. Read this exclusive extract while listening to the never-before-available song which inspired this chapter. Audio, Gallery
Book review - The Transmigration of Bodies / Signs Preceding the End of the World
Written by Yuri Herrera. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - "Stories on the Four Winds: Nga Hau e Wha"
Edited by Robyn and Brian Bargh. Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by Huia Publishers. Audio
Book Critic
Introducing James Russell, our newest book critic. James spent 12 years in the newspapers before becoming a children's book author and today he talks about other Kiwi children's authors, and their… Audio
Book review - "The Fate of the Tearling" by Erika Johansen
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
