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Book Review - Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett
Hannah August reviews Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett, published by Otago University Press Audio
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Cultural Evolution: What China is reading and why it matters
29 Jun 2022Megan Walsh maps the diversity and division among writers in modern China in her exuberant short book, The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters.
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Wellington writer Clare Moleta explores the dark side of motherhood in her debut novel
26 Jun 2022Unsheltered is the riveting story of one mother’s search for her child across a climate-ravaged continent in a dystopian future. Clare Moleta talks with Pip… Audio
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Book review: Explore the Cemeteries of Westland and Buller by John Stewart
23 Jun 2022Robyn Cuff from Take Note bookstore in Hokitika reviews Explore the Cemeteries of Westland and Buller by John Stewart, plus others from their specialist rare… Audio
Book Review - Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett
Hannah August reviews Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett, published by Otago University Press Audio
Cultural Evolution: What China is reading and why it matters
Megan Walsh maps the diversity and division among writers in modern China in her exuberant short book, The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters.
Coming up
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
This week librarian at Diocesan School for Girls, Catherine Ross, looks at books for younger readers with an LGBTQIA+ theme. The theme coincides with the past fortnight when libraries have been… Audio
Wellington writer Clare Moleta explores the dark side of motherhood in her debut novel
Unsheltered is the riveting story of one mother’s search for her child across a climate-ravaged continent in a dystopian future. Clare Moleta talks with Pip Adam about her inspirations, the impact of… Audio
Book review: Explore the Cemeteries of Westland and Buller by John Stewart
Robyn Cuff from Take Note bookstore in Hokitika reviews Explore the Cemeteries of Westland and Buller by John Stewart, plus others from their specialist rare West Coast books collection Audio
Children's book ignites passion for fossils
Last week we spoke to Dr Nic Rawlence about his campaign for New Zealand to adopt a fossil emblem and celebrate its pre-historic past. Well, another way we can do that is by getting future generations… Audio
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
Michelle Rahurahu reviews The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Douglas Stuart: Young Mungo
Booker Prize-winning Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart speaks with Kathryn Ryan about his new novel, Young Mungo which is breaking hearts. Young Mungo develops into a romance between two teenage boys… Audio
Why women need to say 'no' more often
Four women have decided it's time to say no more often. They've written a book, Jesse speaks to one of the authors, Laurie Weingart. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks about Jane Austen books which have been turned into films. She gives her take on Fire Island, Pride and Prejudice and Emma. She also has a special mention of Pride and Prejudice and… Audio
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
Celebrating Matariki around the world
Maori astronomer Professor Rangi Matamua and journalist Miriama Kamo have come together to create a new book, Matariki Around the World, which explores the origins of the Matariki cluster through nine… Audio
The story of the birth of pop music
In his new book, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop, Bob Stanley, who is a member of English indie/dance crossover band Saint Etienne, tells the definitive story of the birth of Pop music, from 1900… 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
Wendy Davis: Why make a fuss
When Wendy Davis was attacked at work the incident wasn't taken seriously. Like so many women of her generation, she'd been told never to make a fuss. Her attacker, Bradley Robert Edwards, would go on… Audio