Books

Gina Rogers reviews Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett, published by Macmillan RRP$49.99 Audio

She's outrageously outspoken and passionate about our history. Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears from the New Zealand Chinese author Mee-mee Phipps about her second historical novel Destinies Divided, a book… Audio

Writer Kennedy Warne along with photographer Arno Gasteiger embarked on a road trip documenting State Highway One through heartland New Zealand. Their journey has resulted in a large hardback book… Audio

Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Upstart Press, RRP$34.99. Audio

According to Reina Whaitiri there is a way of seeing the world through Māori eyes that, Puna Wai Kōrero, the first ever anthology of Māori poetry in English encapsulates. For Robert Sullivan, the… Audio

This school holiday, Capital E are presenting a Book Bazaar as a way to get children excited about storytelling through words and pictures. To help them along, authors from Gecko Press are leading… Audio

No 8 Rewired is the new book by Jon Bridges and David Downs which celebrates the already famous inventors from New Zealand, and those that may have otherwise faded into obscurity. Audio

Christchurch Polytech librarian Julie Humby on the list of books, current and historical, that haven't met the censors' standards. Audio

Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is the author of a number of books, most recently the collection Beauties of the Octagonal Pool (AUP, 2012). He will discuss Puna Wai Korero: an… Audio

Tasmanian novelist whose latest book, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, has won the 2014 Western Australia Premier's Book Award, and has been shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker prize. Audio

Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, author of a number of books, television presenter and blogger, who has become renowned for her fight back against online abuse and trolling. Audio

Tilly Lloyd reviews 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' by Yuval Noah Harari, Harvill trade paperback. Audio

Cushla McKinney reviews Susan Barker's 'The Incarnations'. The novel is a tale of a modern Beijing taxi driver being pursued by his soulmate across a thousand years of Chinese history. Audio

Reviewed by Louise O'Brien and published by Jonathon Cape. Audio

For more than fifty years, Janus Press in the United States has been turning out highly-designed, handmade editions that are more like sculptures than books. They've published several Kiwi authors… Audio

Lorelei Vashti chronicles her 20's in the book Dress Memory through the frocks that featured in her formative adult years. Audio

Kate reviews two books for older teenage readers: Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat by Francis Lia Block and Razorhurst by Justine Larabestier. Audio

Songwriter and vocalist who has been researching the lives of New Zealand women in the 1800s, and turning their stories into songs on the album The Boundary Riders: Musical Tales of New Zealand… Audio

District Court Judge and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group,  discussing the 14th century book Sarajevo Haggadah. Audio

Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Audio