Books
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
Parenting - helping children deal with a sick parent
What do we tell our young children when a parent gets really sick and has to spend time in hospital? How do we explain to them in an understandable and non-scary way who the health professionals are… Audio
Book review - The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Written by Patrick Rothfuss, reviewed by Louise O'Brien and published by Orion Audio
Building New Zealand
The history of Fletcher Construction in New Zealand (No Job Too Hard: volume two of three), with Jack Smith, who joined the Fletcher group in 1953 and was involved as an employee and then consultant… Audio
Book review - Emma
Written by Alexander McCall Smith, reviewed by Harry Ricketts and published by HarperCollins. Audio
Julia Gillard continues push against sexism in NZ speaking tour
Julia Gillard made a point of steering clear of New Zealand politics while speaking to a sold-out audience in Auckland last night. Audio
Book review with Mary McCallum
'The Naturalist' by Thom Conroy, published by Random House. Audio
Book Review: South of Darkness by John Marsden
Geoff Robinson reviews South of Darkness by John Marsden. Audio
Extremism in the defence of liberty
History with Stephen Tuck, remembering when Malcolm X came to Oxford to take part in the Union Debate - 50 years ago. Audio
Book review: 'Maori Boy' by Witi Ihimaera
Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Published by Vintage RRP $39.99. Audio
Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke - Māori Art
Māori Art for Kids is the new book released this week by artistic couple Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke. The book is the culmination of six months' of research for Julie, who concluded there was a lack of… Audio
Murray Edmond 'Then It Was Now Again'
Key moments in our history: a selection of Murray's reviews, eyewitness accounts, interviews and letters reflecting on New Zealand poetry and drama from the 1970s onwards. Then It Was Now Again is the… Audio
David Cohen’s Greatest Hits
Journalist David Cohen on how he selected a 'best-of' compilation from thousands of articles, reviews and columns he's written for publications including The Listener, the Guardian, and the New York… Audio
Wystan Curnow - Life and Influences
In the latest of our occasional series, Influential Kiwis talk about their Influences, Wystan Curnow reflects on 50 years of writing about art. He discusses his abiding love for Herman Melville and… Audio
Books on bikes
Mary Craig of Books on Bikes is one of a team of intrepid librarians using cargo bikes to spread book love in her community. Audio
New Grimm translation reveals Rapunzel was pregnant
A new translation shows that the Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales original stories were even darker - either being edited or cut altogether - after the first edition. Audio
John McIntyre reviews new Children's Books
One Girl, One Dream by Laura Dekker published by Harper Collins; Hope in Ballet Shoe by Michaela and Elaine DePrince published by Faber & Faber; Every Day is Malala Day by Rosemary McCarney published… Audio
Alastair Bonnett on the world's strangest places
At a time when Google Maps Street View can take you on a virtual tour of Yosemite's remotest trails and cell phones double as navigational systems, it's hard to imagine there's any uncharted ground… Audio
Book review: 'The American Lover' by Rose Tremain
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Random House RRP$34.99. Audio
Professor Sinead Murphy
19th century writer Jane Austen's understanding of the human heart is laid bare in classic novels like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. They may have been written 200 years ago, but… Audio