Books
Danyl McLauchlan's Mysterious Mysteries of the Aro Valley
Some streets have their own personality - Beale Street in Memphis, Bourbon Street in New Orleans - and in Welllington, that haven of Bohemians, Aro Street. A mystery about mathematics, labyrinths… Audio
CK Stead - A Shelf Life
Man of letters, and Poet Laureate, CK Stead, joins Wallace to discuss his latest book - Shelf Life - a collection of essays ranging from T.S Eliot to Eleanor Catton. Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
Kate De Goldi's most recent novel is From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle (Longacre). She will discuss prize-winning YA novel The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan), and the board-book Tickle… Audio
Stella Duffy: in Ngaio Marsh's world
Stella Duffy is a New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London. She has just been awarded an OBE for her services to the arts and she is also writing a new Ngaio Marsh novel, based on four… Audio
Book review - The Abundance by Annie Dillard
Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd, published by Canongate. Audio
Book Review - Black Deutschland
Book Review - Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney, published by Macmillan and reviewed by Susanna Andrew. Audio
Bookmarks: Brazillian Jazz singer, Alda Rezende
Alda Rezende is a Brazilian singer, living in Wellington and bringing her music to a whole new community. Recently she collaborated with a local Maori group to produce a fusion of music styles in a… Audio
Book review - The Watercolourist
The Watercolourist by Beatrice Masini is reviewed by Anne Else, and published by Macmillan. Audio
Roger Thurow: The First 1,000 Days
During Pulitzer prize nominee and Wall Street Journal reporter of three decades Roger Thurow’s time as a foreign correspondent he covered famines in Africa. Now he advocates for better nutrition… Audio, Gallery
Book review - The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
Reviewed by Jenna Todd, published by Allen Unwin. Audio
Children's Book review with John McIntyre
John McIntyre reviews 'Hucking Cody' by Aaron Topp, published by Mary Egan Publishing and Sylvie 'The Second' by Kaeli Baker, published by Makaro Press. Audio
Book review - The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
Reviewed by Stella Chrysostomou, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
JFK's forgotten sister, Kick Kennedy
Born in 1920, everyone except her mother called Kathleen Kennedy, Kick'. Her charm was legendary and she was often compared to her older brother JFK for her rebellious streak, ambition and warmth. But… Audio
Book review - The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
Reviewed by Mary McCallum, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book Critic: Mary McCallum
Freelance feature writer, former broadcast journalist and television presenter and fiction writer Mary McCullum is our book reviewer this week. Audio
Book review -The Salted Air by Thom Conroy
Reviewed by Sonja de Friez, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio
Books in mosques start a reading revolution: Dr. Rana Dajani
Jordanian molecular biologist Dr. Rana Dajani wanted Jordanian children to read for pleasure; while the average person in the United States reads 11 books for pleasure a year, Jordanians read just… Audio
The Salted Air
A widowed woman finds herself attracted to her late husband's brother in Thom Conroy's latest novel The Salted Air. Thom's first novel reimagined the story of a German naturalist, Dr Ernst Dieffenbach… Audio
Richard Ovenden: digital preservation
Kim Hill talks to Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and president of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Audio
