Books
Book Review - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Reviewed by Sonja de Friez, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Books - Mary McCallum
'Seelenbinder: the Olympian who defied Hitler' by James McNeish and 'Lost and Gone Away' by Lynn Jenner. Audio
Book Review with Chris Gallavin
In Dark Places: Confessions of Teina Pora and an Ex-Cop's Fight for Justice by Michael Bennett, published by Paul Little Books Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: three Newbery winners
Kim Hill talks to Kate De Goldi about children's books Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson, and The War That Saved My Life by… Audio
Vivian Gornick: re-reading, love, and living alone
Kim Hill talks to the New York journalist, essayist, critic and author about her memoirs Fierce Attachments (1987) and The Odd Woman & the City (2015). Audio
Jeanette Winterson: the disguised written self
Kim Hill talks to the British novelist who has published over a dozen works of fiction since her 1985 debut novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit; her latest is The Gap of Time, a "cover version" of… Audio
Unity Books Review: The Lonely City
'The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone' by Olivia Laing, reviewed by Kiran Dass, published by Canongate. Audio
Book review: Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
Reviewed by David Hill, published by Text Publishing. Audio
New Zealand book review - Breaking Connections by Albert Wendt
Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Huia Publishers. Audio
Book review - Dodge Rose by Jack Cox
Reviewed by Stella Chrysostomou, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Books - Pip Adam
'Poroporoaki: to the Lord My God: Weaving the Via Dolorosa' (Ekphrasis in Response to Walk (Series C) by Colin McCahon), by Anahera Gidlea. 'Anatomize', Norfolk Press Audio
Book review: Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Marina Lewycka on tractors, black humour and success
British novelist Marina Lewycka is daughter of Ukranian refugees who was approaching her 60s when she got her first big break eleven years ago. Her debut novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian… Audio
Julian Fellowes: Downton and Belgravia
Jim Mora talks to the British television producer best known for the series Downton Abbey, whose latest project, Julian Fellowes's Belgravia, is a story available online in weekly episodes, before… Audio
The Poet and the Runaway
Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with a famous literary figure… Video, Audio
Children's book review with John McIntyre
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews 'The Road to Ratenburg' by Joy Cowley, published by Gecko Press, and 'Raymie Nightingale' by Kate DiCamillo, published by Walker Books.
…The CEO whistle-blower
What led the head of a Japanese multi-national, to blow the whistle on his own company? Kathryn Ryan talks to Micheal Woodford the British Executive and former President and CEO of Olympus, the… Video, Audio
Book returned to library 67 years late
A long-overdue book checked out from an Auckland library 67 years ago has made a surprise return 24,605 days past its due date.
Book review - The Grade Cricketer
'The Grade Cricketer' by Dave Edwards, Sam Perry and Ian Higgins. Reviewed by Harry Broad, published by Melbourne Books. Audio
