Books
The Unravelling: What went wrong in Iraq ?
In 2003, Emma Sky was working for the British Council when she saw a Foreign and Commonwealth Office email request for civilian volunteers. Despite opposing the war, she decide to help out as a way of… Audio
Book review - The Trap by Melanie Raabe
Reviewed by: Quentin Johnson, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is the author of nearly 20 novels, including the bestselling, King Lear-inspired A Thousand Acres. She talks with Kathryn Ryan ahead of her visit to New Zealand for the Auckland Writers'… Audio
Book review - The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Jenny Haworth - The Art of Anzac
Marking ANZAC weekend, Jenny Haworth discusses her new book, Behind the Twisted Wire - New Zealand Artists in World War 1, a study of commissioned war artists and soldier-artists who captured the… Audio
James Rhodes: madness, medication and music
Charlotte Graham interviews the acclaimed British concert pianist, writer and television presenter who tells his story in Instrumental: a Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. Video, Audio
Petina Gappah: outsiders and authenticity
Charlotte Graham interviews the Zimbabwean lawyer and writer (An Elegy for Easterly, The Book of Memory) who now lives in Geneva, where she provides legal aid on international trade law to developing… Audio
Book review - At the Existentialist Cafe
'At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, & Apricot Cocktails' by Sarah Bakewell. Reviewed by: Tilly Lloyd, published by: Chatto & Windus. Audio
The light and shade of workplace humour
Humour in the workplace can create harmony, pleasure and happiness but it also has the potential to incite outrage, dissension and chaos - according to Dr Barbara Plester, is a senior lecturer at… Audio
Book review - Behind the Twisted Wire
'Behind the Twisted Wire: New Zealand Artists in World War I' by Jennifer Haworth, reviewed by Denise Roughan, published by Wily Publications. Audio
Book review - The Change in the Light, by Fiona Kidman
Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books. Audio
Book review - At The Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
Reviewed by Carole Beu. Audio
Books - Pip Adam
"Memorandum of Understanding" by Bill Nelson and "Beside Herself" by Chris Price. Audio
Book review: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Text Publishing Audio
Nicky Pellegrino - Under Italian Skies
Journalist and novelist Nicky Pellegrino returns to Italy, taking her protagonist Stella to a seaside villa in her latest novel Under Italian Skies. Stella is living in Camden, North London, when she… Audio
Mark Broatch
Last week critic and commentator Iain Sharpe put the cat among the pigeons on the subject of literary criticism in this country. He claimed that our critics are, basically, gutless, that our media had… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
Toby Manhire talks to Kate De Goldi about two books for early readers: Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case, by Ulf Nilsson, illustrated by Gitte Spee, and Night Sky Dragons by Mal Peet and Elspeth… Audio
Children's book review with John McIntyre
John McIntyre reviews two books about our war history. 'Gladys Goes to War' by Glyn Harper, illustrated by Jenny Cooper and ANZAC 'Heroes' by Maria Gill, illustrated by Marko Ivancic. Audio
Book review - The Newspaper of Claremont Street
'The Newspaper of Claremont Street' by Elizabeth Jolley. Reviewed by Rae McGregor , published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book Review - Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
'Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul' by Deborah Rodriguez. Reviewed by Phil Vine and published by Penguin Random House. Audio
