Books

The booktown movement started in the Welsh town of Hay on Wye 1961 when Richard Booth decided to try and make it a mecca for book lovers to try and save the town's struggling rural economy. The… Audio

The thoughts of Colombo based Kiwi ex-pat and author of Return to Rugbyland, David Scott, as we hurtle towards the final between New Zealand and Australia at this year's English-hosted Rugby World… Audio

Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life by Jonathan Bate. Reviewed by Jane Westaway, published by Fourth Estate. Audio

Out of the Vaipe, the Deadwater: A Writer's early life by Albert Wendt. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books. Audio

Reviewed by Phil Vine, published by Voyager. Audio

From box brownies to selfies, Gregory O'Brien charts the history, present and possible future of photography in his latest book See What I Can See. He features New Zealand's top photographers work… Audio

Operatore didattico at the Vatican Museums in Rome, who leads tours, lectures, and conducts seminars on theological aesthetics or the interdisciplinary study of religion and art. Audio

Philip Smith is the owner of landscape design company O2 Landscapes Ltd, and David Straight is a Christchurch-born photographer. They have created the new book, Vernacular: the Everyday Landscape of… Audio

Comic book writyer and illustrator, and editor-in-chief of Square Planet Comics, best known for his series Blastosaurus and children's picture books, including new book Gorillas In Our Midst. Audio

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington on the Work of Bob Kerr; 'Changing Times' by Bob Kerr, published by Potton and Burton, 'Terry Teo and The Gunrunners' by Bob Kerr and Stephen… Audio

Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Hodder. Audio

Reviewed by Lynne Browning, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio

North Korean defector Yeonmi Park never thought she could tell anyone her story. It's the story of a 13 year old girl who escapes hunger and the brutal dictatorship of Kim Jong Un only to be sold to… Audio

The White Road: a Pilgrimage of Sorts by Edmund de Waal. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by Chatto & Windus. Audio

The road to becoming a successful self-published author of dark fantasy and paranormal romance, with Steff Green, her latest book is the Witch Hunter and she also has a book coming out at the end of… Audio

How we work isn't working according to psychologist Barry Schwartz who says we focus too much on the pay packet and not enough on what makes work satisfying. In his new book Why We Work Schwartz… Audio

Pip has been reading poet/rapper's tale of everyday people Brand New Ancients, and Anne Kennedy's The Time of The Giants. Audio

Steve Hale has written a book on what he calls an addiction. It's all about tractor owning. Steve is an author, journalist, rugby coach and school teacher and his new book is called Kiwi Tractors: A… Audio, Gallery

Reviewed by Sonja de Friez, published by Ebury Press. Audio

This weekend book lovers in the Wairarapa are finding out if they own trash or treasure, with a Melbournian specialist in old books giving valuations and tips as part of Featherston's first Book… Audio