Books
Book review: Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Phil Vine reviews Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, published by HarperCollins Publishers Audio
Book review: Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Johnson reviews Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino, published by Hachette Audio
Book review: Life: What Nat to Do by Nat's What I Reckon
Cynthia Morahan reviews Life: What Nat to Do by Nat's What I Reckon, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Bookmarks with Ruby Jones
Ruby Jones is today's Bookmarks guest. Her illustrations have graced the pages of TIME and Vogue magazines, thanks to the powerful images she created following the 2019 mosque attacks. She has also… Audio
GP-turned-crime writer Fiona Sussman on her new page-turner
What would you do, if you arrived home to find your wife naked - but for an apron - bleaching a stain from the carpet that only she can see? It's the set-up for Fiona Sussman's latest page-turning… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna talks to Jesse about Rachel Aviv's Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us. Audio
Book review: Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from the Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell
Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books reviews Remainders of the Day: Diaries from the Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell, published by Profile Books. Audio
RNZ cookbook released
The RNZ Cookbook is out today! Author and RNZ producer David Cohen, who edited the book alongside Kathy Paterson, talks to Jesse about getting the book together. Audio
Book review: Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall
Ash Davida Jane reviews Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
Bookmarks with John Bonning
Today's Bookmarks guest has been working as a doctor for more than three decades, spending many of those years as an emergency physician. He's worked extensively in different EDs throughout Aotearoa… Audio
Book review: Invincible by WJ Moloney
Lisa Finucane reviews Invincible by W J Moloney, self published. Audio
Book Critic: Lisa Glass
Today Lisa talks to Jesse about books which all have the theme of motherhood and adoption. They are That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and Loop Tracks by Sue… Audio
Book review: A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín
Louise O'Brien reviews A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín, published by Simon and Schuster Audio
Book review: The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel
Melissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: A Fortunate Woman, by Polly Morland
Melanie O'Loughlin from Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews A Fortunate Woman, by Polly Morland, published by Picador. Audio
Food influencer Albert Cho on his new memoir
Aucklander Albert Cho posts hilarious and extremely honest food reviews – with beautiful photos – on the Instagram account @eatlitfood. In the new memoir I Love My Stupid Life he shares his life… Audio
Bookmarks with Kate Sylvester
For today's Bookmarks New Zealand fashion designer Kate Sylvester is the studio with Jesse. As well as talking about world famous iconic brand she shares with Jesse what she likes to watch, read and… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine talks to Jesse about writers festivals. She says they are a great way to find new books and authors. She's also been reading Tarquin the Honest: The Hand of Glodd by Gareth Ward who's… Audio
Houseplants and Design book released
Blogger and author Liz Carlson's got a new book out all about houseplants and design. She talks to Jesse about keeping plants alive and how to be clever where you place them in the house. Audio, Gallery
Book review: Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux
Kiran Dass reviews Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Audio
