Books

In the rural town of Waitapu, sisters Rowena and Ruby have a tough upbringing and consequently choose very different paths.One stays and one leaves but during the course of the stories, which cover… Audio

Kate Camp discusses Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, the 1740 novel by Samuel Richardson. Audio

Ceramic artist whose work is exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. His 2010 memoir, The Hare with Amber Eyes, was an international award-winning best-seller, and his new book, The White… Audio

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington. 'I Want Spaghetti' by Stephanie Blake illustrated by Stephanie Blake, published by Gecko Press. 'Hello World' by Paul Beavis, published by… Audio

Editors Robert Miller and John Dennison on An Outline of Psychiatry in Clinical Lectures, their translation of a collection of lectures by Carl Wernicke, a German pioneer of neurology and psychiatry.

Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, published by Orion. Audio

From the moment he first stepped on stage with his brothers at a local talent show in Indiana, Michael Jackson was destined to become the undisputed King of Pop. His career spanned four decades, he… Audio

Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by Little, Brown. Audio

It's not just martini's shaken but not stirred that are quintessentially James Bond. With each of the 24 Bond films spanning 50 years comes a theme song that sets the scene for the film and the year… Audio

Award-winning journalist, author and columnist, Steve Braunias, has been looking into tales of samurai sword attacks and brutal murders. His new book, The Scene Of The Crime: Twelve Extraordinary… Audio

Reviewed by Crystal Beavis, published by Orion. Audio

Jared Noel, the young Auckland-based doctor and dad-to-be battling terminal bowel cancer who, when things took a sudden turn for the worse, went public with his quest to stay alive long enough to meet… Audio

Books with Vanda Symon Audio

They're some of New Zealand's most compelling landmark buildings. Bill McKay has written extensively about architecture in New Zealand. He's an Associate Head of the School of Architecture and… Audio

'The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island' by Bill Bryson. Reviewed by Gyles Beckford, published by Doubleday. Audio

Elaine Blick's mother worked at an adoption home for unmarried mothers in the 1960s and their memories of that time are woven into a new novel. It's set in a fictional adoption home called Sunnyvale… Audio

For 40 years it was a lifeline for many New Zealand writers and publishers - and now the history of the New Zealand Literary Fund is itself the subject of a book. The Fund morphed into the Arts… Audio

Associate professor in the School of Design at Massey University, and former Curator of History and Textiles at Te Papa. Her new book is a history told through objects and images, Real Modern… Audio

Queenstown-based musician and author whose song, The Wonky Donkey, was turned into a book with CD in 2009, and was a bestseller in New Zealand, and around the world. Over the last eight years, he has… Audio

Reviewed by Kiran Dass, published by Simon & Schuster Audio