Books

A New Zealand Book Award judge has joined a chorus of people including the Prime Minister dismayed at Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton's criticism. Audio

As recommended by Ralph McAllister. Audio

Wendyl Nissen reviews 'H is for Hawk' by Helen Macdonald and 'Elizabeth is Missing' by Emma Healey. Audio

As recommended by Carole Beu. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story about White Ghosts and Yellow Peril, a new non-fiction publication that reveals some surprising and sometimes unsavoury facts about New Zealand's first contact… Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story about White Ghosts and Yellow Peril, a new non-fiction publication that reveals some surprising and sometimes unsavoury facts about New Zealand's first contact… Audio

For decades, the story of a British mathematician who cracked the German U-Boat Enigma code remained a mystery. Now the world knows more about the story of Alan Turing thanks to the Oscar-nominated… Audio

Louise O'Brien discusses her favourite reads of 2014. 'The Silkworm' by Robert Galbraith (Sphere). 'Fourth of July Creek' by Smith Henderson (William Heinemann). 'Outline' by Rachel Cusk (Faber and… Audio

The thoughts of a woman convinced she is descended from faeries, and obsessed with her ex-partner and his wife, writes him letters and a blog filled with longing, anger, threats and bitterness. That's… Audio

Let me be Frank with you, is Richard Ford's latest book - a series of four interlocking stories, heralding the return of Frank Bascombe on the universal subjects of ageing, loss, faith, marriage, and… Audio

Kate Camp discusses Testament of Youth, the first instalment of Vera Brittain's memoirs, published in 1933. Audio

Tilly Lloyd reveiws 'Tell You What: Great NZ Nonfiction 2014 essays' edited by Susannah Andrew and Jolisa Gracewood. Audio

Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

eviewed by Gail Pittaway. Published by Allen & Unwin. Audio

'Old Fashioned Corners of Paris' by Christophe Destournelles, and 'The Boys in the Boat - Nine Americans and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics' by Daniel James Brown. Audio

Reviewed by Rae McGregor. Published by HarperCollins. Audio

The correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien and British woman Mary Fairburn, which has been unearthed by Dr Paul Tankard from University of Otago's Department of English, regarding Tolkien's fondness… Audio

Claire Turnbull is a columnist for the Healthy Food Guide Magazine columnist and has written a new book, Feel Good for Life, in which she offers practical advice on how to embark on a healthier… Audio

Reviewed by David Hill. Audio