Books
Martin Edmond
Writer of non-fiction, biography, poetry and screenplays, whose new small book, Barefoot Years, is a memoir of childhood, and part of a longer forthcoming work. Audio
Kirsty Gunn: Thorndon and "home"
Novelist, short story writer, and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Dundee, who writes about her "Katherine Mansfield project" in her recently published small book Thorndon:… Audio
Sir John Kirwan on helping teens
Former All Black, now successful coach, John Kirwan has encouraged many men to seek help for depression - he has now turned his attention to helping teenagers with mental health issues. His book Stand… Audio
Book review: "The Magisterium: The Iron Trial"
Charlotte Graham reviews "The Magisterium: The Iron Trial", by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black (Doubleday, RRP $34.99). It's a new YA fantasy novel that's the first in a planned five-book series… Audio
Arts Ambassador - Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird - the forthcoming NZ woman's comics anthology, Three Words. Audio
Rare, old books donated to Lions Monster Bookfair in Kapiti
Two ancient and rare books have been donated to Kapiti book fair but their owners remain a mystery. Audio
Rare books for Kapiti book fair- Joe Franklin
Two ancient and rare books have been anonymously gifted to a Kapiti book fair. The annual Lions Monster Bookfair receives about 60,000 donated books per year. And this year, spokesperson Joe Franklin… Audio
Book review: 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Walker Books RRP$21.99. Audio
Book review with Graham Beattie
'Everyday Delcious' by Chelsea Winter and 'The Unbakery - Raw Organic Goodness' by Megan May. Audio
Book Review: Us by David Nicholls
Us by David Nicholls. Published by Hodder RRP$37.99. Reviewed by David Hill. Audio
Book review: 'The Paying Guests' by Sarah Waters
Reviewed by Carole Beu. Published by Little, Brown RRP$39.99. Audio
Maureen Callahan - The Starry 90s
Brooklyn-based Maureen Callahan has worked as a writer for the New York Post as well as being a contributor for Vanity Fair - where she wrote about the extraordinary relationship between the late… Audio
Stefan Collini: future of universities
Professor of English literature and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge, visiting New Zealand as the Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of… Audio
Helena Wisniewska Brow: Polish orphans
Author of the book, Give Us This Day: a Memoir of Family and Exile, which tells the story of her father, one of the exiled Polish children offered refuge in New Zealand in 1944. Audio
John McIntyre reviews new children's books
'Awful Auntie' by David Walliams, published by Harper Collins, 'Speed of Light' by Joy Cowley, published by Gecko Press and 'Canterbury Quake' by Desna Wallace, published by Scholastic. Audio
British-American author, social critic: Bonnie Greer
Bonnie Greer is an author and award-winning playwright and has written more than a dozen radio plays, a short film, a documentary, two novels and a biography. She studied acting under David Mamet and… Audio
Book review: Richard Seddon: King of God's Own by Tom Brooking
Reviewed by Gyles Beckford, published by Penguin. Audio
Book review: 'The Monogram Murders' by Sophie Hannah
Reviewed by Lisa Finucane, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Author Rick Riordan on dyslexia
Rick Riordan is the best selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, based on the adventures of a teenage boy who at 12 discovers he is a demigod, the son of Sally Jackson and the… Audio