Books

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

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

Written by Patrick Rothfuss, reviewed by Louise O'Brien and published by Orion Audio

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

Written by Alexander McCall Smith, reviewed by Harry Ricketts and published by HarperCollins. Audio

Julia Gillard made a point of steering clear of New Zealand politics while speaking to a sold-out audience in Auckland last night. Audio

'The Naturalist' by Thom Conroy, published by Random House. Audio

Geoff Robinson reviews South of Darkness by John Marsden. Audio

History with Stephen Tuck, remembering when Malcolm X came to Oxford to take part in the Union Debate - 50 years ago. Audio

Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Published by Vintage RRP $39.99. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Random House RRP$34.99. Audio

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