Books
Book Review - Funny Girl
Written by Nick Hornby, reviewed by Louise O'Brien and published by Viking Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldie: four picture books
Kate De Goldi discusses four picture books: I Am the Wolf... and Here I Come! by Benedicte Guettier, Follow the Firefly by Bernardo Carvalho, The Rabbit and the Shadow by Melanie Rutten, So Many… Audio
Andris Apse: shooting the south
New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio
John Darnielle: goats and wolves
Singer and songwriter who performs as The Mountain Goats, and has just written his debut novel, Wolf in White Van. Audio
Andrew Roberts: Napoleon
British historian, public speaker and Doctor of Philosophy whose most recent book is Napoleon the Great. Audio
John McIntyre reviews new children's books
'Maori Art For Kids' by Julie Noanoa, illustrated by Norm Heke, Craig Potton Publishing. 'Motiti Blue and the Oil Spill: A Story from the Rena Disaster' by Debbie McCauley, Mauao Publishing. 'Under… Audio
NZ Sporting Underdogs
Two writers have delved into the New Zealand history books and come up with the greatest underdog stories in New Zealand sport. Bronwyn Sell and Christine Sheehy are the authors of Long Shots: The… Audio
Book review - The Silk Thief
Written by Deborah Challinor, reviewed by Rae McGregor and published by HarperCollins. Audio
US Forensic Pathologist Dr Judy Melinek on what a body reveals
Dr Judy Melinek is a San Francisco based forensic pathologist and contract pathologist at the Alemeida County Coroners Office. She provides an insight into the world of forensic pathology in her book… Audio
Book review - The Woman Who Stole My Life
Written by Marian Keyes, reviewed by Elisabeth Easther and published by Michael Joseph. Audio
Giant Atlas - Mark Bagnall
It's an atlas of epic proportions. In fact, it is one of the largest in the world and Wellington now has its own copy. The book measures 1.8 metres by 1.4m, weighs 150 kilograms and it will now call… Audio
Book review with Vanda Symon
'The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking.' by Michael Corballis. Audio
Shami Chakrabarti - Civil Liberties and human rights campaigner
Shami Chakrabarti is the Director of the UK campaign group Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties). She first joined Liberty as In-House Counsel on 10 September 2001 and quickly became… Audio
Book Review: Revolution by Russell Brand
Comedian and actor Russell Brand expands on an fiery interview on BBC's Newsnight a year ago, in which he took on legendary interviewer Jeremy Paxman. In it, Brand lamented the state of the world and… Audio
How to get people off their screens and onto the streets to make social change happen
Russell Brown talks about activism online and on the streets with Marianne Elliott, Nicky Hager, Matthew Hooton and Laura O'Connell Rapira. Audio
David McGill
Prolific ex-journalist turned author and social historian David McGill on his new book, a memoir called Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Take My Luck. Published by Silver Owl. Audio
Jolisa Gracewood and Susana Andrew
Editors of Tell You What: 2015, a collection of some of the best recent New Zealand non-fiction writing. Audio
Eileen Ormsby: drugs and the dark net
Australian writer, journalist, and blogger of All Things Vice. Her new book, Silk Road, tells the story of the online drug cartel dubbed "the eBay of drugs". Audio
Fresh fast food with Josh Emmet
Chef Josh Emett has a new book perfect for people like me who always do the exact same thing on the barbecue. It's full of interesting and exciting things to do with meat, fish and veges over the hot… Audio
Book Review - 10:04
In the past year, the narrator of '10:04' has enjoyed unexpected literary success, been diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition, and been asked by his best friend to help her conceive a… Audio