Books
Kate's Klassic: Infinite Jest
Kim Hill talks to Kate Camp about Infinite Jest, the 1996 novel by the late David Foster Wallace. Audio
Debbie Stoller: feminism and knitting
Debbie Stoller is the co-founder, co-publisher and editor-in-chief of BUST magazine in New York, and co-edited The BUST Guide to the New Girl Order and The BUST DIY Guide to Life. In 1999, she formed… Audio
Children's Book Review - John McIntyre
How Maui Found his Mother Peter Gossage. Reviewed by John McIntyre. Audio
Book review - The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
Reviewed by Gina Rogers, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Bookmarks with Nicola Strawbridge
Nicola Strawbridge is our guest on Bookmarks. She is the Co-director of the "Going West" Books and Writers Festival - the annual literary event held in West Auckland. She shares the books, music and… Audio
Book review - Les Parisiennes by Anne Sebba
Reviewed by Anne Else, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review - Dadland by Keggie Carew
Reviewed by Naomi Arnold, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Best-selling graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier
This is a Golden Age for Graphic novels - and leading the charge in America is Raina Telgemeier who's hit the New York Times bestseller list with several of her novels. The San Francisco-based author… Audio
Sir James McNeish's new play about Norman Kirk
Norman Kirk was one of this country's most memorable, and most loved Prime Ministers, His death in 1973 saw a nationwide outpouring of grief. During just two years in office, he famously stood up to… Audio
Leonard Marcus: children's literature history
Kim Hill talks to renowned historian, critic, and exhibition curator Leonard Marcus, one of the children's book world's liveliest writers and speakers. His books about children's literature and its… Audio
Stuart Firestein: ignorance, failure, and how we smell
Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio
David Levithan on LGBTQ fiction for young adults
Kim Hill talks to New York writer, editor and publisher David Levithan who is a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival 2016. Audio
Book review -Tail of the Taniwha by Courtney Sina Meredith
Reviewed by Rachel O'Neill, published by Beatnik Publishing. Audio
Read books for longevity
Mind and body - a new study from Yale shows the all round benefits of reading books. Audio
Bookmarks with film producer, Barrie M Osborne
On Bookmarks, film producer, Barrie M Osborne talks about his new production, Pete's Dragon, as well as the movies, books and music that have inspired him Video, Audio
NZ Literature Review - In the Supplementary Garden
'In the Supplementary Garden' by Diana Bridge. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Cold Hub Press. Audio
Book Critic: Allan Drew
This week Allan Drew, doctoral student in creative writing and English literature at Victoria University, goes in search of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. Audio
Winner of Margaret Mahy Children's Book of the Year Award.
A tale of wartime heroes has taken out this year's Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award. Audio
Book Review - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, reviewed by Susanna Andrew and published by Profile Books. RRP $32.99. Audio
