Books
Book review: The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride
Gail Pittaway reviews The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Ahuahu: A conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand
Harry Broad reviews Ahuahu: A conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand by David Towns, published by Canterbury University Press. Audio
Agatha Christie novels given a re-edit
Agatha Christie is the latest to novelist to have had a fresh edit given to some of her works to make them more palatable to readers.
Her Poirot and Miss Martple detective tales have had passages… Audio
Clarkisha Kent: Fat Off, Fat On. A Big Bitch Manifesto
Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian American writer, editor and pop culture critic who's writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, HuffPost, MTV News, The Root, and more. Her debut… Audio
Donald Kerr: the life and times of Ernie Webber
Donald Kerr is the former head of Special Collections at the University of Otago library. He's written numerous books on fascinating New Zealand characters, collectors and collections. They include… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about finding time to read and how she's managed to fit in a few books over the past month despite her busy schedule. Today she talks about an essay, ChapGPT Is a Blurry JPEG… Audio
The New Zealanders and the Roald Dahl re-edits
There was heated debate when edited versions of Roald Dahl's books were released last year in an attempt to make them more suitable for today's young readers.
Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod, who is… Audio
Why dogs seem to be the perfect listeners for struggling young readers
An Australian not-for-profit reading support initiative is providing struggling readers with a positive calm and non-judgemental environment by getting them to read to dogs.
Auckland Writers Artistic Curator, Bridget van der Zijpp
The Auckland Writers Festival gets underway in May with the festival promising a star-studded program. There will be Pulitzer, Booker and T.S. Eliot prize-winning authors. Auckland will also host… Audio
The Panel (Part Two) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Dom Harvey, Libby Kirkby-McLeod and Kate Evans. Audio
The Panel (Part One) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon Wilson
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Victoria Law professor Dr Eddie Clark and Professor Brigid McNeill from the University of Canterbury and Better Start Literacy programme. Audio
Book review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey, published by Harper Collins Audio
Sanitising children's books: 'All art forms are of their time'
If you pick up a copy of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', or 'The Witches' in a bookstore you might notice they've gobblefunked around with the words.
History with Dr Grant Morris: NZ's universities bookstores
Vicbooks in Wellington closes this week. The loss of Victoria University of Wellington's famous bookstore will be felt by many Wellingtonians. But why are university bookstores so important? Dr Grant… Audio
Book review: A Small Town in Ukraine by Bernard Wasserstein
Quentin Johnson reviews A Small Town in Ukraine by Bernard Wasserstein, published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ali Mau and Simon Pound
Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Simon Pound hear from Invercargill librarian Tessa Smith about a ground-breaking initiative to increase literacy among inmates at Invercargill Prison Audio
Kiwi Nick Davies on his new sunset noir novel El Flamingo
It starts with a chat to a mysterious stranger at a beach bar in Mexico - and leads to a big case of mistaken identity thanks to a fedora with a faded pink feather. Kiwi Nick Davies has just released… Audio
Book review: Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose
Cynthia Morahan reviews Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about three different memoirs. The Other Side by Jennifer Higgie, A Forager's Life by Helen Lehndorf and Winter Warmers: Recipes and stories from a New Zealand High Country… Audio
Columnist turned author Megan Nicol Reed on her debut novel
Megan Nicol Reed might not be a new name to you if you've been a reader of the Sunday Star times or Canvas magazine over the years. But now she's back with her debut novel 'One of Those Mothers'. Audio
