Books

Painter, poet, curator and writer whose latest book is See What I Can See: New Zealand Photography for the Young and Curious. He discusses some of the highlights of New Zealand poetry in 2015. Audio

Writer, broadcaster, musician and record producer who was awarded the 2015 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing at Victoria University of Wellington for Goneville, his music memoir about the… Audio

Laura Kroetsch is director of Adelaide Writers' Week at the 2016 Adelaide Festival. Kate De Goldi's most recent novel is From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, and the stage adaptation of her 2012… Audio

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington. Timeline by Peter Goes, Gecko Press ISBN 978-1-776570-69-0. Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski, Big Picture Press ISBN… Audio

Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Penguin Random House (NZ). Audio

Reviewed by Gina Rogers , published by HarperCollins. Audio

Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by Fourth Estate. Audio

John Seabrook has been a contributor to The New Yorker since 1989 and became a staff writer in 1993. He explores the intersection between creativity and commerce in the fields of technology, design… Audio

The bad sex award. Audio

Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, Published by Michael Joseph. Audio

The cover shot on a new biography about Christchurch artist Olivia Spencer Bower shows her holding a cigarette and staring right into the camera lense with a wicked smile. For almost 60 years she… Audio, Gallery

A plethora of New Zealand musicians are documented in photographer Alexander Halag's new book. Shhh… The Music is Talking covers Alexander's last five years of gig going and in the process captures a… Audio, Gallery

An asset or a pest? It all depends on how you look at drones. But for photographer Grant Sheehan, they've opened up all kinds of opportunities to photograph New Zealand from different aerial angles… Audio, Gallery

Author of five collections of poems, most recently Snow White's Coffin; discussing Essays by George Orwell. Audio

New Zealand Photography Collected, by Athol McCredie. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books, published by Te Papa Press, linen bound hardback. Photography from the Te Papa collection, which… Audio

Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Lichen Quartet' from her poetry book 'The Glass Rooster' (AUP 2015) Audio

Reviewed by Jane Westaway, published by Penguin. Audio

Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2016 Edited by Susanna Andrews and Jolia Gracewood Foreword by John Campbell. Reviewd by Harry Ricketts, published by Auckland University Press. This has… Audio