Books

One the world's most popular writers, Bill Bryson's book A Walk in the Woods has just been made into a feature film starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Bill Bryson discusses the story, the film… Video, Audio

New Zealand writer discussing When Dad Showed Me the Universe by Ulf Stark, illustrated by Eva Erksson, Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage, and Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash. Audio

Australian writer who worked in the United Kingdom as a journalist, and as ghostwriter for politicians and celebrities including Rolf Harris. He has been a bestselling crime fiction writer since 2002… Audio

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews 2015 Children's Book Award Winners Audio

Published by Penguin RRP$30.00. Reviewed by Phil Vine. Audio

Published by Little Brown RRP$34.99, Reviewed by Graham Beattie. Audio

Helena Whitbread is writing a biography of Anne Lister, who she's been studying for more than three decades. Anne Lister, was a nineteenth-century Yorkshire landowner who, for her time, led a… Audio

Published by Vintage, RRP$38.00. Reviewed by Carole Beu. Audio

Republicans are queueing up to condemn Donald Trump for what he said about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly in the big television debate. Some have said this will finally be the gaffe that sinks Trump's… Audio

Mary McCallum reviews, The Invisible Mile, the debut novel of Wellington author David Coventry. It is set at the 1928 Tour de France. Audio

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald, published by Chatto & Windus. Reviewed by Lisa Finucane Audio

The founder of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel, Craig Sisterson, reflects on this year's crop of finalists and the state of Kiwi crime writing. Craig regularly reviews crime novels and… Audio

The Pirates and the Nightmaker by James Norcliffe, reviewed by Bruno; Conrad Cooper's Last Stand by Leonie Agnew, reviewed by Charlotte; Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley, reviewed by Henry; The Island of… Audio

Wellington poet discussing the 1936 novel Passport to Hell by Robyn Hyde, republished this year by Auckland University Press in an edition that includes Hyde's final authorised text from 1937. Audio

South Korean-born writer who has written an undercover memoir, Without You, There is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite. She will be a guest at Shifting Points of View during the… Audio

Co-founder of Auckland urban development company Ockham Residential, and the Ockham Foundation, an education-based registered charity, and new sponsor of the New Zealand Book Awards. Audio

I Am Rebecca by Fleur Beale, reviewed by Nina; While We Run by Karen Healey, reviewed by Finn; Singing Home the Whale by Mandy Hager, reviewed by Evie; Recon Team Angel: Vengeance by Brian Falkner… Audio

'A Curious Career' by Lynn Barber, published by Bloomsbury. Reviewed by Kiran Dass Audio

To honour the 125th birthday of Agatha Christie, British researchers have used their powers of deduction to spot 'whodunnit' . Where the novel is set, the primary means of transport used in the book… Audio

'Artic Summer' by Damon Galgut, published by Atlantic RRP $25.00. Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio