Books
Book review: You Probably Think This Song Is About You by Kate Camp
Ash Davida Jane reviews You Probably Think This Song Is About You by Kate Camp, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
'If you don’t get your head out of a book, my girl, you’ll end up on Queer Street'
In a personal address tracing a lifetime of reading, the renowned playwright Renée explores the power of literature, and its role in shaping her own professional and imaginative worlds. Audio
Mary Gaitskill: the writer unafraid of unpopular opinions
American writer Mary Gaitskill traverses a lot of ground in her new collection of provocative essays, Oppositions. Compelling and oddly cohesive, the essays see Gaitskill put her sharp writing style… Audio
Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams on her new novel
Candice Carty-Williams had a smash hit with her first novel, Queenie, which she decribed as the black Briget Jone's Diary. She was 26 when she wrote it, and it sold more than 500,000 copies, winning… Audio
Bilingual book series continued to encourage more te reo among tamariki
If you've been looking for ways to bring te reo Maori into the home, you'll like this. A new book for tamariki is out now, "Ko wai kei te papa takaro?" Who is at the playground? by Te Ataakura… Audio
Book review: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Louise O'Brien reviews Horse by Geraldine Brooks, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review: Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Elisabeth Easther reviews Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
This week author Catherine Robertson talks to Jesse about three recent books from New Zealand authors, who she feels deserve more attention than they are currently getting. Audio
Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling
We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining? Audio
Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling
We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining?
AudioBook review: Bad Actors by Mick Herron
Ralph McAllister reviews Bad Actors by Mick Herron, published by Hachette NZ Audio
Book review: Matariki by Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo
Rebecca Jones of Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Matariki by Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo, published by Scholastic Audio
Book review: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams
Lisa Finucane reviews Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Mohamed Hassan: being Muslim in the 21st century
Egyptian born New Zealander Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet. He grew up in Cairo before moving to Auckland. His new essay collection How to be a Bad Muslim explores… Video, Audio
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Gail Pittaway reviews Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
The Panel with Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson (Pt 1)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson discuss how anti-gang laws, similar to those in Australia, would work New Zealand with Queensland University of Technology… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about the latest book out from Mohamed Hasan. It's called How to Be a Bad Muslim. Audio
'The only thing we have ever got back'- family mystery behind photo on the wall
A family photo on the wall led a Blenheim woman on a mission to discover what happened to her uncle in World War II.
Taking a Publishing Punt
The upcoming Booktown event in Featherston in the Wairarapa has invited three publishers to talk about their experiences in an event called Taking a Publishing Punt. Today Lynn Freeman gets a taste… Audio
'This is Maōri Earth, this is not Middle Earth' - Celebrating Matariki's meaning
The new Matariki holiday sets an indigenous alternative to measuring time for all New Zealanders, says author Witi Ihimaera, who has written a new children's book about the Māori New Year. Audio
