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Australian Queen of Crime Jane Harper on her new book Exiles
Journalist-turned-author Jane Harper's first novel The Dry was published in 2016 and quickly snapped up and turned into a movie starring Eric Bana. Her second novel Force of Nature, a sequel to The… Audio
Darin Dance enters familiar territory with his debut spy novel
Tapping into his own New Zealand army career in Military Intelligence, and with the help of handy sources in the service, Darin Dance has written a spy novel set in Wellington. Whiskey Lima Golf sees… Audio
Jacqueline Bublitz's difficult second novel
When your debut novel sparks a publisher's bidding war, wins a slew of awards and nominations and tops the bestseller list, when do you have time to write the notoriously difficult second novel… Audio
Luke Elworthy: The Last Letter of Godfrey Cheathem
Marlborough-based author Luke Elworthy dives into the life of esteemed New Zealand writer Godfrey Cheathem, who sadly died before publication of his great novel. It's based on a series of letters… Audio
Kate De Goldi: love and loss in post-earthquake Christchurch
One of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, Kate De Goldi's short fiction, novels and picture books engage children, teenagers and adults alike. Novel The 10pm Question was published to critical… Audio
New Cli-Fi novel imagines a world on fire
Novelist and non fiction writer Jillian Webster didn't mean to start writing climate fiction, bit it arrived in her life at pace. She's just published her second climate fiction novel The Burn of a… Audio
How Pip Adam's first job as a hairdresser helps her structure a novel
Pip Adam discusses her novel Nothing to See - one of the most talked-about books of 2020 - with Carl Shuker in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
Thriller set among Kiwi vineyards
Vineyards are the setting for a new Aotearoa based thriller. Blood on the Vines is by Swedish migrant Madeleine Eskedahl who's now based in Auckland. The first in a planned trilogy, "The Matakana… Audio
Chloe Lane tackles many daughters' dilemma
In her novel The Swimmers, Chloe Lane imagines a daughter's dilemma when her chronically ill mother wants to end her life. In it, Erin as an adult is looking back to when she was 26, the year her… Audio
Trent Dalton: 'This is a very, very interesting time for all of us'
It was a conversation with his wife over ham and cheese toasties that kicked off Tales from the Bunker - Australian writer Trent Dalton's weekly column about the power of the human spirit in these… Audio
Mikaela Nyman’s Story of Resourcefulness Forged In Isolation
Set on Vanuatu immediately after Cateogry 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015, Mikaela Nyman's novel Sado is the story of an isolated community and its residents coping - and not - when put under… Audio
Robert Harris: The Second Sleep
English novelist Robert Harris's new book The Second Sleep has all the trappings of a historical novel, but actually it's set far in the future. Audio
Review: China Dream by Ma Jian, a new novel by China's dissident novelist
China Dream a short, sharp satire on modern China and its determination to become a power in the world while the ghosts of its past remain restless.
Greg McGee's new novel exposes family secrets
A story about a family where an aging father and his three children are keeping big secrets from each other is at the heart of the latest novel by Greg McGee, Necessary Secrets. He tells Lynn Freeman… Audio
Kirsty Gunn - prize-winning author publishes new novel
NZ writer Kirsty Gunn describes her new novel, Caroline's Bikini, as a comedy about the telling of a love story. Gunn's first novel, Rain, was published in 1994, and was made into a successful feature… Audio
Writer and book dealer Rick Gekoski
Rick Gekoski talks to Kim Hill about Darke, his first novel. Audio
Francis Spufford: the 18th century novel
Francis Spufford is a British writer whose books include The Child That Books Built (2002), Red Plenty (2010) and Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising… Audio
You Call this Art 2014 Part 2
The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio
Running Towards Danger
The trouble doesn't end for Karen after her flatmate is shot and killed next to her on the street. In her novel Running Towards Danger, author Tina Clough puts Karen under huge pressure as she forces… Audio
Bestselling crime author Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is one of the world's bestselling crime authors. Her novels have been translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries and have won numerous prestigious awards. She is… Audio