Books

Published by Text Publishing. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

Vanda Symon on the longlist for the Ngaio Marsh Award. Audio

Reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Published by HarperCollins Australia. Audio

'The Fifty-Year Silence: Love, Ware and A Ruined House in France' by Miranda Richmond Mouillot, published by Text, reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio

Imagine the person you've been married to for 30 years, has a secret. You think you know them better than anyone, that your life is near perfect, you both love your kids and grandkids, and that you'll… Audio

Kate Camp is a poet, and Communications Manager at Te Papa. She discusses 1977 novel The Thorn Birds by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Audio

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews books with an Anzac theme. Audio

Published by Hodder. Reviewed by Carole Beu. Audio

Gina Rogers reviews 'The Girl in the Photograph' by Kate Riordan, published by Michael Josephy. Audio

Sonja de Friez reviews 'Five Sons and a Hundred Muri of Rice: the life of Kharika Devkota, raised as a five-year-old bride in rural Nepal'. Written by Sharyn Steel and Zoe Dryden, published by Paua… Audio

Reviewed Quentin Johnson published by William Heinemann. Audio

New Zealand author of many books, discussing the work of children's picture book writer and illustrator Chris McKimmie. Audio

Editorial cartoonist for the National Business Review continuously since 1975, leading authority on hedgehogs and possums, and weekly science columnist to Wellington's Dominion Post. His new book is… Audio

Reviewed by Kiran Dass and published by Canongate. Audio

Reviewed by Charlotte Graham. Audio

Kathy Gannon is an AP correspondent who spent two decades reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan. From 2009, she worked in tandem with the acclaimed German photographer, Anja Niedringhaus, and… Audio

Nearly 24 years after his death, a new book by Dr. Seuss , real name Theodor Geisel - is to be published this year. Susan Brandt is the President of Licensing and Marketing for Dr Seuss Enterprises… Audio

Reviewed by Geoff Robinson, published by HarperCollins. Audio

'One-dish dinners - Easy all-in-one meals' by Penny Oliver, published by Penguin Books, 'A Treasury of New Zealand Baking - over 100 classic recipes from NZ's best-known chefs and food writers' -… Audio

Written by Paula Hawkins, published by Doubleday and reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Audio