Books
Anna Smaill: music and memory
English literature and music graduate whose debut novel, The Chimes, is set in a future Britain where people's memories are controlled by music. Audio
Children's book 'Waitangi Day', author Philippa Werry
Philippa Werry is a Wellington author. Her latest children's book is called Waitangi Day. It is aimed at younger readers but can also be a resource for families and for schools. It examines the rich… Audio
Book review - Greatest Hits
Written by David Cohen, reviewed by Gyles Beckford and published by Makaro Press Audio
Harper Lee's new book
An unpublished novel by Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mocking Bird is finally to see the light of day. Audio
Book Review: The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs by Greil Marcus. Published by Yale University Press and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book review with Mary McCallum
Mary McCallum reviews 'How Does It Hurt?, Stephanie de Montalk's memoir looking at her chronic pain. Audio
Book Review: The Final Minute
Written by Simon Kernick, published by Random House and reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio
How to be dead - Writer Chris Tse
Interviewing ghosts to redress an injustice; 110 years on writer Chris Tse takes Lynda Chanwai-Earle to the scene of the racially motivated murder of Chinese Gold miner Joe Kum Yung in Wellington's… Audio
How to be dead - Writer Chris Tse
Interviewing ghosts to redress an injustice; 110 years on writer Chris Tse takes Lynda Chanwai-Earle to the scene of the racially motivated murder of Chinese Gold miner Joe Kum Yung in Wellington's…
AudioAuthor Interview - Paul Keany
October 2008. The Celtic Tiger had lost its roar and 45-year-old Dubliner Paul Keany's plumbing business was faltering. So he did something he lived to regret: he agreed to smuggle six kilos of… Audio
Book Review: Chase Your Shadow - the trials of Oscar Pistorius
Chase Your Shadow - the trials of Oscar Pistorius by John Carlin. Published by Atlantic Books, RRP $37.00. Reveiwed by Leah McFall. Audio
New Hokkaido
Wellington novelist James McNaughton's first novel New Hokkaido imagines a New Zealand that was conquered by the Japanese in the Second World War. Audio
Peter Grose - A Good Place to Hide
During the Second World War a cluster of isolated French villages hid Jews in danger and sought them safe passage away from the Nazis. This little-known story is told by author and journalist Peter… Audio
Jesse Greenslade - Bully Blues
Jesse Greenslade was bullied on his first day at primary school - and this continued for the next 11 years. Jesse talks to Wallace about his experience, and about the book he has written for young… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: three picture books
New Zealand writer Kate De Goldi discusses The Story of a New Zealand Truck Driver by Mary Kelleher, Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham and Paul O Zelinsky and One Minute's Silence by David… Audio
The Pig Huntin' Preacher
Paul Askin is an avid pig-hunter - he's also a baptist minister. The Canterbury-based pastor is the author of the 'Pig Hunters Handbook - a practical how-to manual' which he wrote to keep him occupied… Audio
Crime biographer Jeff Guinn on Charles Manson
Jeff Guinn is a former award-winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, including a biography of Bonnie and Clyde. His latest book is a… Audio
