Books

Written by Nick Hornby, reviewed by Louise O'Brien and published by Viking Audio

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

New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland.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

Singer and songwriter who performs as The Mountain Goats, and has just written his debut novel, Wolf in White Van. Audio

British historian, public speaker and Doctor of Philosophy whose most recent book is Napoleon the Great. Audio

'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

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

Written by Deborah Challinor, reviewed by Rae McGregor and published by HarperCollins. Audio

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

Written by Marian Keyes, reviewed by Elisabeth Easther and published by Michael Joseph. Audio

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

'The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking.' by Michael Corballis. Audio

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

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

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

Editors of Tell You What: 2015, a collection of some of the best recent New Zealand non-fiction writing. Audio

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

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

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