Books & Authors

Hannah August reviews Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett, published by Otago University Press Audio

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.

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

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

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

Michelle Rahurahu reviews The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach, published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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

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

Ash Davida Jane reviews You Probably Think This Song Is About You by Kate Camp, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

Louise O'Brien reviews Horse by Geraldine Brooks, published by Hachette NZ. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris, published by Hachette NZ. Audio

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