Books

New information, revealed in the book Spies Against Armageddon, shows Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny lived out his post war days working for Israel's top spy agency Mossad. One of the co-author's of… Audio

Celebrated cartoonist Tom Scott tells about a few of his favourite things on Bookmarks today. Audio

Reviewed by Jane Westaway, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Rome-based American food writer Katie Parla writes for Bon Apetit and the New York Times. She has just published a book called Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavours and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City.

Out of the Shadows: The Life of Millicent Baxter by Penny Griffith, Pen Publishing. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa. Audio

New Zealand's First World War history texts about Gallipoli will have to be rewritten - we now know that there were twice as many soldiers there than we believed. It reminds us that despite all the… Audio

As the countdown to the Olympics ticks louder, questions about Rio's readiness and suitability to host the games are far from fading. Among the concerned voices, Brazilian-born journalist and former… Audio

We first met novelist Karen McMillan's Polish characters in Warsaw, the Paris of the East, during the Second World War. In her sequel, the surviving family members who suffered appalling hardships… Audio, Gallery

Writer Diana Noonan and photographer Cris Antona collaborated to tell the stories of 26 women living in one of the remotest parts of the country - the Catlins region. Wallace is joined by Diana, who… Audio

Kate De Goldi discusses two new New Zealand books: The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bishop, and Lullaby by Bernard Beckett. Audio

Reviewed by Crystal Beavis, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

In a Slant Light - A Poet's Memoir by Cilla McQueen, reviewed by Anne Else, published by Otago University Press. Audio

Rushing for Gold Edited by Lloyd Carpenter & Lyndon Fraser. Reviewed by Harry Broad, and published by Otago University Press. Audio

Doctors confront death. It's part of the job. When a Doctor is diagnosed with cancer, and understands he is going to die, it changes nothing and everything according to Dr Paul Kalanithi. At age 36… Audio

Inaugural Ruapehu Writers Festival, held in Ohakune, Powderhorn Chateau, Audio

Reviewed by Gina Rogers. Published by Macmillan Audio

Teina Pora, then 17, confessed to a crime he didn't commit and was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett. Tim McKinnel is a private investigator… Audio

In  A Whakapapa of Tradition: 100 Years of Ngati Porou Carving, 1830 to 1930, Ngarino Ellis explores the rapid evolution of Maori art in the 100 years from 1830 when three dominant art traditions -… Audio