Books
Gregory O'Brien
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is the author of a number of books. His latest (with Nick Bevin) is Futuna: Life of a Building (VUP). He talks with Kim about the demise of the… Audio
Unity Books Review - "The Shops"
"The Shops" by Steve Braunias and Peter Black. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd, published by Luncheon Sausage Books. Audio
Book review - "Don't Dream It's Over
"Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand" Edited by Emma Johnson, Giovanni Tiso, Sarah Illingworth and Barnaby Bennett, reviewed by Jenna Todd, published by Freerange… Audio
Book review - "Swing Time" by Zadie Smith
Reviewed by Hannah August, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
Book Critic: Steph Soper
Steph Soper discusses the work of kiwi author, Steff Green, who is a best selling paranomal romance writer. Audio
Book Review - The Wish Child
"The Wish Child" by Catherine Chidgey, Published by VUP / Upstart Distribution. Reviewed by Sue Lamb. Audio
Trevor Noah: 'The only person I looked like was Jonah Lomu'
Trevor Noah – host of The Daily Show – is the child of a black mother and white father who grew up during Apartheid in South Africa when his mere existence as a mixed-race child was evidence of a… Audio
Book review - Lynne Browning
"Susan Holmes: Fabric Artist" by Cerys Dallawy-Davidson, published by Bateman. "City House Country House" by John Walsh & Patrick Reynolds, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Reviewed by Lynne… Audio
Katherine Mansfield's poetic side
After several discoveries of previously unknown poems by Katherine Mansfield in recent years, all her authenticated poetry has just been published for the first time in one collection. Co-editor… Audio, Gallery
'I think it's going to look very beautiful onscreen'
Novelist-turned-screenwriter Eleanor Catton has been at work adapting her Man Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries for the small screen. A six-part TV miniseries is due to start shooting in 2017… Audio
West Coast: Pay Dirt - The Westland Goldfields
Hilary Low’s book Pay Dirt is based on the diary and book The Westland Goldfield by prospector William Smart - the man, she argues, that should be acknowledged as the first person to discover payable… Audio, Gallery
West Coast: Murder on the Maungatapu
In 1966 bushranger turned murderer, Richard Burgess, was hung alongside other members of his notorious and ruthless gang. They'd killed innocent travellers on the Maungatapu Track.
Burgess left… Audio, Gallery
Kate Camp - Kate's Klassics
Kate Camp has published five collections of poems, most recently Snow White's Coffin (VUP), and will discuss Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Audio
James Gleick: 'Time travel is what makes us human'
Science writer James Gleick's latest book tracks the evolution of time travel as an idea. While in reality it's not possible, he says, through memories, movies, novels and hope, we are all Time Lords.
…Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
The Annual edited by Kate de Goldi and Susan Paris, published by Gecko Press. The Fox and the Ghost King by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Forman published by Harper Collins. Audio
Book review - "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles
Reviewed by Sonja deFriez, published by HarperCollins Publishers. Audio
NZ Books Review - "Back with the Human Condition"
By Nick Ascroft. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - Islands: A New Zealand Journey
Islands: A New Zealand Journey by Bruce Ansley & Jane Ussher. Reviewed by Naomi Arnold, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
Book review - The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology
"The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology" by Lily King, Pico Iyer, Ann Patchett, Rebecca Dinerstein, Natalie Baszile, Francine Prose, T C Boyle. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio
The incredible sabotage that stopped Hitler from building a nuke
Hunting Hitler's Nukes describes the 10-man Mission-Impossible-style night attack on the Nazi’s nuclear program involving skiing commandos and a 600 foot climb to sabotage an isolated Norwegian… Audio
