Books

John Campbell reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. Audio

Actor Adam Brookfield reviews George Orwell's 1984. Audio

Former mayor Bob Harvey reviews Jack Kerouac's 'On The Road'. Audio

Australian writer Simon Smithson reviews Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Audio

An insider look at the city of angels from author D.R Haney. Audio

'Fallout' by Paul Thomas Audio

Seven Letters from Paris by Samantha Verant from Bantam Press RRP $37.99. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio

Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Harvill Secker, RRP $34.99. Audio

Wellington author Kate Carty has written a novel about Christian Assyrians fleeing Iraq under Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1990s, based on true stories. Audio

Laura is the director of Adelaide Writers' Week; Kate is the author of a number of books. They discuss the year in publishing and their favourite reads of 2014. Audio

Member of the Waitangi Tribunal, lecturer in history at the University of Auckland, and co-author with Judith Binney and Atholl Anderson of Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History. Audio, Gallery

Writen by Stephanie de Montalk and reviewed by Tilly Lloyd. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio

Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefield and Memorials written by Ian McGibbon, published by Penguin, reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio

Charlotte Graham reviews the debut novel by cult indie musician John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. He's expert at narrative songs with detailed portraits of characters, and lyrics that plumb the… Audio

'Raupo to Deco, Wellington Styles and Architects 1840-1940' by Geoff Mew & Adrian Humphris, Published by Steele Roberts. Audio

Sonja de Friez reviews 'Heavenly Hirani's School of Laughing Yoga' by Sarah-Kate Lynch. Audio

Reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Published by Hodder, RRP $32.99. Audio

Sculptor Fred Graham started the Maori Contemporary Art movement, along with his friends and colleagues Sir Cliff Whiting, Ralph Hotere, Selwyn Muru and Sandy Adsett. Now Fred's life and work are… Audio

Naomi Klein, author of the international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, talks to Wallace Chapman about her latest book, This Changes Everything.  She’s calling for politics to be… Audio

John McIntyre reviews books designed for parents to read, and especially to reconnect with their children. 'Listen to the Moon' by Michael Morpurgo. published by HarperCollins, 'Skink No Surrender' by… Audio