Books
Book review - "I'll Take You There" by Wally Lamb
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Alexandra Tidswell's new novel inspired by secrets
From impoverished wife of a good for nothing charmer in Warwickshire, to respectable settler in New Zealand - the story of Martha Grimm is told in a novel by her several times great grandaughter… Audio
Canadian Steven Loft and First Nations curators
Steven Loft's Jewish mother escaped Nazi Germany as a young girl, and his Mohawk father is from the Iroquois community of Six Nations in Ontario. Audio
Textile queen Susan Holmes
Susan Holmes is one of the most successful textile artists to compete in the World of Wearable Arts competition. Susan still experiments with fabrics and techniques – spraying, potato-stamping and… Audio, Gallery
Melanie Laville-Moore on the comeback of book publishing
This year, authors and publishers contributed almost $400 million to the New Zealand economy. What is behind the comeback in publishing? Lynn Freeman asks Melanie Laville-Moore, president of the… Audio
The New Zealand jazz scene
Author and jazz composer Norman Meehan spoke to about 40 musos about the state of jazz in contemporary New Zealand, whether there's a distinctive New Zealand jazz sound - and what needs to happen if… Audio
William Grill
William Grill is a London-based writer and illustrator. His first book, Shackleton's Journey (Flying Eye Books, ISBN 978-1-909263-10-9) won the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished… Audio
Children's Book Review - John McIntyre
The Christmas Story by Robert Sabuda, published by Walker Books. Refuge by Anne Booth, illlustrated by Sam Usher, published by Nosy Crow. Jingle Bells, Rudolph Smells by Deano Yipadee, illlustrated by… Audio
Death in a cold climate
'Vera' and 'Shetland' author Ann Cleeves talks to Nine to Noon about what makes a cracking murder mystery. Her latest book 'Cold Earth', is Ann's thirtieth book in 30 years. Audio
Book review - Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Reviewed by Charlotte Ryan. Published by Simon & Schuster, RRP $49.99, Audio
Auckland Then and Now
Jenny Haworth's new book Auckland Then and Now looks at the evolution of our largest and most dynamic city. Audio
A career loving lexicology
If you've picked up an Oxford English Dictionary in the last 37 years, the chances are one of the definitions you read was written by John Simpson. Audio
Summer gardening: what you need to know
Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White talks with Kathryn Ryan about summer gardening: what to plant, when to plant and watering through the summer. Audio
NZ Books Review - The March of the Foxgloves by Karyn Hay
NZ Books Review - "The March of the Foxgloves" by Karyn Hay, reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Esom House Press. Audio
Book Review and Christmas list - Charlotte Graham
Charlotte Graham recommends Christmas gifts for young adult readers, including original, modern, and Kiwi classics, and ideas for history and fandom geeks.
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Book review - "Genghis Khan - The Man Who Conquered the World"
"Genghis Khan - The Man Who Conquered the World" by Frank McLynn. Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
Book review - Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries
"Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries" by Helen Fieldin. Reviewed by Laura Caygill, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
A Striking Truth
The 1986 pulp and paper mill strike in Kawerau were so bitter and divisive, they cast a shadow even now over the town. That's what author and former psychologist Helen McNeill discovered when she… Audio
We The Ones
The time of the Queen's visit to New Zealand for the 150th Treaty of Waitangi signing celebrations, is the setting for a new novel, We The Ones. Julie Helean has created an activist group where… Audio
Kei Lum Chan - The definitive Chinese cookbook
Writer Kei Lum Chan joins Wallace to talk about his new book, The China Cookbook, which is set to become the new bible of Chinese cooking. Audio