Books
Book Critic: Steph Soper
Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse and post-apocalyptic fiction? Audio
Newshub reporter wins first Māori journalism award
Maiki Sherman has been named Māori journalist of the year for her work on Te Kāea and Native Affairs, in a new category at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards.
Book review - "The Trespasser" by Tana French
Reviewed by Holly Walker, published by Hachette. Audio
Book on the invasion of Waikato by British being released
The first single volume history about the British invasion of Waikato since 1879 will be released this weekend. Its author, historian Vincent O'Malley, spoke to Te Manu Korihi reporter Aaron Smale. Video, Audio
I Am Rebecca - Part 6
The wtins start working in the nursery when trouble surfaces for Kezia. Audio
Book review - "Home" by Harlen Coben
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
Stephanie Johnson has a book for all dog-lovers - Good Dog!
A handsome red nose pit bull called Busta, Olive the guide dog, Hairy Maclary and Kevin Ireland's Mighty Sid all get a mention in a new collection of Kiwi writing about dogs. Dog-lover and writer… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Kim Hill talks to painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien, who discusses The Collected Poems of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, and the new edition of Small Holes in the Silence: Collected Works… Audio
Sarah Laing: Katherine Mansfield and comics
Kim Hill talks to graphic designer, illustrator, and writer Sarah Laing. She is co-editor (with Rae Joyce and Indira Neville) of Three Words: an Anthology of Aoteraoa/NZ Women's Comics (Beatnik… Audio, Gallery
The New Torchlight List: Ireland
Jim Flynn and Wallace Chapman discuss modern Irish literature. Jim rates John Banville's "wonderful style", but is less enamoured with John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. The sex in Edna… Audio
Children's book review with John McIntyre
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, published by Walker Books. Circle by Jeannie Baker, published by Walker Books. Audio
Tides: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Kathryn Ryan speaks to British writer, Hugh Aldersey-Williams, about his book Tide: The science and lore of the greatest force on earth. From the earliest musings of what makes tide behave as it does… Audio
Springsteen Review
Bruce Springsteen's long-awaited autobiography, Born To Run, came out today. Reviewer, Russell Baillie, got a chance to have a sneak peak in advance. Audio
I Am Rebecca - Part 4
The girls receive messages from the young men they hope to marry. Audio
Book review - Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Ted Kessler: Tales of Our Fathers
When writer Ted Kessler did what writers do when his father turned 80. He started a blog about their loving, but complicated relationship. He invited other sons and daughters to write about their own… Audio
Book review - Nutshell
Today's book is Nutshell by Ian McEwan. Reviewed by Laura Caygill, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
