Books
Dave Butler: wildlife sanctuaries
Long-time conservationist who has written (with Tony Lindsay and Janet Hunt) the history of New Zealand's wildlife sanctuaries, Paradise Saved. Audio
Book Review - Nobody is Ever Missing
Kiran Dass reviews 'Nobody is Ever Missing' by Catherine Lacey published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Audio
Christopher Pugsley on military history
Military historian Christopher Pugsley talks with John McCrystal about his career, the business of writing about the First World War, and it contemporary resonances. Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing the Parkin Drawing Prize that he judged, and "difficult" poetry with reference to the collection Heartland by Michele Leggott. Audio
Thom Conroy: channeling Dieffenbach
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Massey University, whose first novel, The Naturalist, is based on the life of Dr Ernst Dieffenbach, the German naturalist who voyaged to New Zealand in 1839. Audio
Kate's Klassic: The Storm of Steel
Kate Camp discusses The Storm of Steel, the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger's experiences on the Western Front during the First World War. Audio
Playing Favourites with Kristin Hersh
Founder of American group Throwing Muses, solo musician, and author of the memoir Paradoxical Undressing, who is visiting New Zealand for spoken word and singing events. Audio
Book review: The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd, published by Granta. Audio
Margaret MacMillan on the First World War
The eminent historian Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the origins of the First World War, and the contemporary parallels to what happened a century ago. With Kate Hunter in the chair, this… Audio
Playing Favourites with Bob Harvey
Former advertising agency owner, political strategist, environmental campaigner, television producer, mayor, and subject of the new biography, Wild Westie. Audio
Philip Hensher: waltz through time
Professor of Creative Writing at University of Bath Spa, and author of short stories, non-fiction and seven novels, most recently the novel, The Emperor Waltz. Audio
John McIntyre reviews new Children's Books
John discusses the resurgence of publishing Children's books in Te Reo. Audio
Sarah Henshaw's book shop with a difference
A book shop with a difference - on a floating barge in the UK The title of the book is: The Bookshop that Floated Away, published by Constable and Robinson. Audio
Diarmaid MacCulloch on having faith
In a very wide-ranging conversation Diarmaid MacCulloch talks with Peter Biggs about religious belief in the modern world. As well as authoring a number of award-winning books- including Reformation… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
New Zealand writer discussing The Simple Things by Bill Condon, Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, and One Year in Coal Harbour and Everything on a Waffle, both by Polly Horvath. Audio
James Lee Burke: oil and crime
American novelist, talking about his new book Wayfaring Stranger, set against the oil business of the 1930s and 40s. Audio
Ruth Reichl: food and fiction
New York writer who has written her first novel, Delicious, after a series of memoirs, and will be a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival in August. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 6 July 2014
One man remembers a trip to South Africa forty years ago, which had a life-long impact on his career. Audio
Books: Sarah Quigley
Listen to author Sarah Quigley discussing her collection of short stories, Tenderness. Audio
Kate's Klassic: For the Term of His Natural Life
Kate Camp discusses For the Term of His Natural Life, the nineteenth-century novel by Australian writer Marcus Clarke. Audio