Books
Book review - The Underground Railroad
'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead. Reviewed by Jenna Todd. Audio
Book review - Shrill by Lindy West
'Shrill' by Lindy West and 'We Were Feminists Once' by Andi Zeisler. Revied by Charlotte Graham. Audio
Blind communty fight for equal access to books
A mother has described as 'heartbreaking' the struggle her blind daughter goes through to get hold of everyday reading material. A United Nations treaty will solve this, but New Zealand is yet to sign… Audio
Sue Younger - Days Are Like Grass
Sue Younger swapped a career in documentary-making for the life of a novelist. Her debut, Days are Like Grass, is set in part at Starship Children's Hospital, the workplace of paediatric surgeon… Audio
Winners - Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel
Announced at the 2016 WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival, the 7th Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel had a record number of entries this year, and a brand new award for debut authors… Audio
Duncan Grieve and Barnaby Bennett: publishing and journalism
Kim Hill talks to Duncan Grieve, the founder and editor of The Spinoff, an Auckland-based online magazine and custom content creator. He appears at three WORD Christchurch events: The Spinoff After… Audio
Sam Crofskey and Joseph Hullen: thriving in Christchurch
Kim Hill talks to Sam Crofskey, the owner of C1 Espresso in the Christchurch CBD, which reopened in 2012 after the Canterbury earthquakes and will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this year. He… Audio
Mohamed Hassan: slam poetics
Kim Hill talks to Mohamed Hassan, an Auckland journalist for RNZ, and co-founder of Waxed Poetic Revival, a member of the South Auckland Poets Collective, and the 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion… Audio
The Luminaries to be adapted for TV
Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries is to be made into a BBC drama series.
Unity Books Review: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Kiran Dass of Unity Books reviews the 2016 Man Booker Prize longlisted Hot Milk by Deborah Levy. Audio
Spine-tingling - the story of the book
After a thousand years as the world's most powerful medium, does the book still reign supreme? Nine to Noon talks to Keith Houston, about the weighty, living artifacts that you can hold, hoard or… Audio, Gallery
Dot to Dot drawing for all ages
Adult colouring books have recently been all the rage, now it's time for the dot-to-dot books from our childhood, though with slightly more involved pictures. We talk to graphic designer, Thomas… Audio, Gallery
'Dimorphism' - a poem by Janis Freegard
Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Dimorphism', from her poetry book The Glass Rooster, comparing divaricating plants to cushion plants. Audio
'Dimorphism' - a poem by Janis Freegard
Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Dimorphism', from her poetry book The Glass Rooster, comparing divaricating plants to cushion plants.
AudioBook review - Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
Reviewed by Catriona Ferguson, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
NZ Literature Review - All Day at the Movies
Written by Fiona Kidman, reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book critic - Paul Little
'One Thousand and One Nights' - a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. Audio
Book review - I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This
'I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This' by Nadja Spiegelman. Reviewed by Laura Caygill ,published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
Reviewed by Hannah August, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Former UN military observer on his novel Ladder to the Moon
Cantabrian Peter Fry has drawn on his experiences - fascinating and horrific - as an army officer and United Nations military observer in the Middle East. for his first novel. Ladder to the Moon takes… Audio
