Books

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

Kiran Dass reviews Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Audio

Christall Lowe is a photojournalist with a love of food who's used her skills to create a visually stunning book celebrating kai, whakapapa and whanau. She begins by sharing her first food memory - of… Audio

Harry Ricketts reviews The Romantic by William Boyd, published by Penguin. Audio

What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that… Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce, published by Penguin Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Whether accidentally, or by design, humans have had a great impact on the face of New Zealand. Richard Wolfe unravels the history and considers our future in his 41st book: Footprints on the Land: How… Audio

After four years as Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield is having a temporary break from work. He chats to Jesse Mulligan about some of the "cracking good" podcasts, books and songs he's… Video, Audio

Cynthia Morahan reviews A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant, published by Simon & Schuster.

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Historian Dr Jock Phillips' latest work tells the story of New Zealand using 100 objects. Objects such as the sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; cannons from the Endeavour; the… Audio

Sonja de Friez reviews Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis. Audio

Peace Stick is a novel that started with a chat to a former East German schoolgirl about life behind the Iron Curtain during the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago Author Stephen Johnson shares how he… Audio

Shelley Ferguson is well-known now to most New Zealanders, a former editor of a number of our lifestyle magazines, now a judge on the TV show The Block, and a prominent interior designer. Shelley's… Audio

Olly Clifton of Unity Books Auckland reviews Liberation Day by George Saunders, published by Bloomsbury Liberation Day is Saunder's fifth short story collection and first book-length piece of fiction… Audio

Harry Broad reviews A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin, published by Hachette Audio

A Dunedin teenager has taken out the top spot of the Sargeson secondary schools short story competition - for the second year running. Shima Jack talks to Jesse about her award-winning writing. Audio