Books
Lucy Sussex - Crime Blockbuster
New Zealand-born Lucy Sussex has written Blockbuster!, the story of Fergus Hume and his book 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab ', the biggest and fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s and… Audio
Bianca Zander - The Author Down Under
Novelist Bianca Zander joins Wallace to talk about her novel, The Predictions. Bianca Zander teaches creative writing at Auckland University of Technology and is a recipient of the Creative New… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
Kate De Goldi with 'Goodbye Stranger' by Rebecca Stead; 'Alpha' by Isabelle Arsenault; 'Jane the Fox & Me' by Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault and 'How the Sun Got to Coco's House' by Bob Graham Audio
Book review: 'The Mountain Can Wait' by Sarah Leipciger
Published by Tinder Press, trade paperback, RRP$38.00. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books. Audio
Book review: 'Go Set a Watchman' by Harper Lee
Published by William Heinemann, RRP$55.00. Reviewed by John King. Audio
Modern Albania
Author and Special Advisor to Human Rights Watch, Fred Abrahams, on the rapid evolution of a small nation on the Balkan Peninsula (and birthplace of Mother Teresa), Albania, which ended 47 years of… Audio
New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa review
Harry Ricketts of NZ Books reviews this year's issue of the New Zealand literary journal Sport. This contains (among much else) fiction by Ashleigh Young and David Coventry, poems by Vincent… Audio
Canadian author and biographer Rosemary Sullivan
Rosemary Sullivan talks about her love of biography and her works Stalin's Daughter: the Extraordinary Times and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva and Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape and a… Audio
The Smallest Continent: Journeys Through New Zealand Landscapes
Our next guest is an epic adventurer. He's spent twenty years working for New Zealand Geographic. And he's written about climbing, cave diving, sunken treasures and fly fishing. His name is Derek… Audio
Book review with Vanda Symon
Vanda Symon reviews The Lives of Colonial Objects - Edited by Annabel Cooper, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Audio
Book review: 'The 3rd Woman' by Jonathan Freedland
Published by HarperCollins, RRP$34.99. Reviewed by Phil Vine. Audio
Book review: 'Something to Hide' by Deborah Moggach
Published by Chatto & Windus, RRP$38.00. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio
Book shines light on problems facing Pacific Islands today
A newly-published book hopes to shine a light on the difficult problems and choices facing the Pacific Islands today. Audio
Sir George Grey Special Collections – Religious treasures from Auckland City Libraries
Exploring the special collections of the Auckland City Libraries, and some of the religious treasures that lie within it. Audio
You Call this Art 2014 Part 2
The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio
Book review: Children's books
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews; 'Asking for It' by Louis O'Neill, published by Quercus, 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green, published by Harper Collins, 'Fire Colour… Audio
Far From The Madding Crowd - film review
Simon Morris looks at big costume drama Far From the Madding Crowd. Video, Audio
Far From The Madding Crowd - film review
Simon Morris looks at big costume drama Far From the Madding Crowd.
Video, AudioSpeed reading record
UK woman reads 'Go Set a Watchman' in 25 minutes. A British speed reader has finished Harper Lee's novel in less than half an hour. Audio
Wild Boys and tough love
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dutch-Australian writer about her book Wild Boys, which explores the challenges of 'tough love' from a mother's perspective and offers an intimate insight into reconnecting… Audio