Books

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

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

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

Published by Tinder Press, trade paperback, RRP$38.00. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books. Audio

Published by William Heinemann, RRP$55.00. Reviewed by John King. Audio

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

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

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

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

Vanda Symon reviews The Lives of Colonial Objects - Edited by Annabel Cooper, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Audio

Published by HarperCollins, RRP$34.99. Reviewed by Phil Vine. Audio

Published by Chatto & Windus, RRP$38.00. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio

A newly-published book hopes to shine a light on the difficult problems and choices facing the Pacific Islands today. Audio

Exploring the special collections of the Auckland City Libraries, and some of the religious treasures that lie within it. Audio

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

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

Simon Morris looks at big costume drama Far From the Madding Crowd. Video, Audio

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

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