Books
Books - Mary McCullum
Mary McCullum discusses the poetry of Sarah Jane Barnett and "Art & About - A pocket guide to Wellington's public art" by Frances Sutton Audio
The revival of a bookshop
Surviving in the digital world, and getting out of debt, required a change of tactics by a Dunedin book shop. Audio
Best Books of 2015
Ralph McAllister reviews: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Flood of Fire by Amitar Ghosh, A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, and A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Audio
The revival of the book shop
At a time when book shops are closing their doors in the face of online buying, we talk to one that is bucking the trend. Three years ago the University Book Shop (Otago) was in the red to the tune of… Audio, Gallery
A biography of skin
Skin cancer and literature is an unlikely combination but they're both big players in the life of Dr Sharad Paul. He writes medical textbooks, poetry and fiction. The Auckland cancer specialist and… Audio
Shannon Weaver - Collectors Anonymous
Shannon Weaver has travelled the length and breadth of the country cataloguing our antique and op shops, which are documented in a new book called Collectors Anonymous. Lynn Freeman also talks to RNZ… Audio, Gallery
Mein Kampf released in Germany after 70 years
FEATURE: It's one of the most talked about publications of the year, but it's not a new book. Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler, has hit German bookshops for the first time in 70 years.
Tips for summer reading
If you've ploughed through your holiday reading already, we've got a few ideas for you on Summer Report today. Audio
More book ideas
If you didn't do so well on the book front this Christmas, we've got a few ideas for you on Summer Report today. Audio
Books for this Christmas
If you didn't do so well on the book front this Christmas, we've got a few ideas for you on Summer Report today. Audio
Voices From The Surf
Over its 80 year history, surf lifesavers patrolling Karekare beach have saved over 2000 lives. The beach near the Waitakere ranges is beautiful but like so many others in New Zealand is potentially… Audio, Gallery
Te Papa: The Fishes of New Zealand
Each year Te Papa's curators are sent photos and samples of fish that people can't identify, and sometimes that's because they haven't been seen before. So if you come across something fishy, and… Audio, Gallery
NZ Literature Review: Landfall 230 edited by David Eggleton
Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Otago University Press Audio
Book review: Polynesian Panthers
'Polynesian Panthers' edited by Melani Anae, Leilani Tamu and Lautofa Luli. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio
Ted Dawe: why we need to talk about teen sex
Author Ted Dawe says he is still angry at the way a Christian group had his book Into the River banned, and says they were "vindictive".
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Books - Stephanie Johnson
The Party Line' by Sue Orr and 'The Antipodeans' by Greg McGee. Audio
Book review: After You by Jojo Moyes
Reviewed by Crystal Beavis, published by Penguin Audio
Entangled Islands
A revealing collection of poems and ultra-short stories introduces us to many characters in the life of writer Serie Barford. Most are real, some are hybrids of people she's known, and together they… Audio
The Great South Road revisited
Previously Standing Room Only interviewed a filmmaker and historian who were just about to start their 200-kilometre walk along the Great South Road, from the edge of the King Country to Central… Video, Audio
