Books

Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving, published by Doubleday, reviewed by Rae McGregor. Audio

Old cemeteries feature in the smallest of communities; quiet places where history is revisited - and what is gone, imagined. Stephen Deed is an historian and librarian who in his book Unearthly… Audio, Gallery

Island Home by Tim Winton. Reviewed by Quentin Johnson. Published by Hamish Hamilton. RRP$45.00 Audio

Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by Hodder, RRP $37.00. Audio

The Government has introduced legislation requiring digital media giants such as Apple, Netflix and Amazon to collect GST on orders from New Zealanders. Audio

'Rawblood' by Catriona Ward, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 'Mr Shivers' by Robert Jackson Bennett, published by Orbit. 'The Pilo Family Circus' by Will Elliott, published by Quercus. Audio

Book review: Slade House by David Mitchell, reviewed by Jane Westaway. Published by Hodder RRP$29.99. Audio

Geraldine Brooks retells the story of King David - his extraordinary rise to power and his fall from grace, all seen through the eyes of his seer Natan. Audio

Journalist and author Kate Bolick invites us to examine an unprecedented demographic - the millions of modern women who decide to remain unmarried. Audio

New Zealand's inaugural poet laureate, and founder of the International Institute of Modern Letters, whose new book, The Stories of Bill Manhire (VUP, ISBN: 9780864739254), collects stories from… Audio

The porcelain creations of Edmund de Waal are exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. His 2010 memoir, The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, was an international award-winning… Audio

Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson. Published by Little,Brown, hardback, RRP$50.00. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd. Robinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit in her trilogy of novels -… Audio

Reviewed by Graham Beattie, published by Harvill Secker. Audio

Expecting Miracles by Peter Bland. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Steele Roberts. Audio

When director Martin Scorsese heard actress Illeana Douglas scream, he cast her in his movie "The Last Temptation of Christ". Her unique look landed her roles in movies like "To Die For," and "Picture… Audio

Joyce Carol Oates is one of America's most prolific writers whose novels, short stories, essays and poems traverse history, fiction, gothic and pscyhological thrillers and children's books. A thread… Audio

'Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It' by Daniel Klein. Reviewed by Phil Vine, published by Text. Audio

'List of the Lost' by Morrissey. Audio

Boundaries by Brian Turner, published by Godwit, reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio

Expat writer Martin Edmond has a crystal clear memory of his childhood growing up in small town New Zealand, and he shares those memories with us in his memoir The Dreaming Land. Martin is this year's… Audio