Books

Sally Wenley reviews The Enemy Within by Tim Ayliffe, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Diocesan School for Girls librarian Catherine Ross is looking at the theme of Graphic Novels for her review today. Audio

Mary Wadsworth of Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop in Auckland reviews Coastwatcher by David Hill, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing. Audio

Ben Rhodes was a speechwriter, national security adviser, and right-hand man to US President Barack Obama for eight years. Following his time in the White House, Rhodes wrote an insider account… Audio

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Moth by Melody Razak, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews Mrs March by Virginia Feito, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Kiran Dass reviews The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast by Jennifer Lucy Allan, published by White Rabbit. Audio

Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books in Nelson reviews Great Works by Oscar Mardell, published by Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers. Stella says: Oscar Mardell is an Auckland poet whose… Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Memory Thief by Leonie Agnew, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Poems about farm life - both the harsh realities and the simple joys of living off the land - are found in a new poetry collection by Horowhenua farmer Janet Newman. Unseasoned Campaigner touches on… Audio

Playwright and director Shriya Bhagwat is tackling the taboo topic of sex in the South Asian community in her first full-length play The Kamasutra Chronicles. The premise is simple: can the Kamasutra… Audio

Ash Davida Jane from Unity Books Wellington reviews Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World by Emma Marris, published by Bloomsbury USA. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Maryam Master is a writer with more than 20 years' experience writing for the stage and screen. She started her career on Australia's biggest soap opera - Home and Away, writing over 80 episodes… Audio

Shaun Barnett reviews The Spirit of the Mountains: Alpine Adventures and Reflections by Ron Hay, published by Mary Egan Publishing. Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews This Life by Quntos KunQuest, published by Agate. Audio