Carl Shuker
Carl Shuker tackles death and copy editing in new novel
The Royal Free follows recently bereaved medical journal editor James Ballard, as the mundane world of misplaced apostrophes collides with a civil society on the brink of chaos. Audio
Elizabeth Banks: New NZ hospital drama
Actor Elizabeth Banks has taken a step away from her usual block busters to play the lead role in a New Zealand medical drama A Mistake. 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
Hands of Death and Destruction or The Raptor – which surgeon would you choose?
Eileen Merriman and Carl Shuker discuss their novels A Mistake and The Silence of Snow, which take medical mishaps as a starting point. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
'The more a heart operation is likely to kill you, the better it is for you'
Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef talks with Carl Shuker about risk, mistakes and how heart surgery has changed in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival writers' programme. Audio
Opening the books
Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio
Carl Shuker - author of A Mistake
Carl Shuker is a former editor at the British Medical Journal and lives in Wellington. He's the author of four novels - The Method Actors (Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005), winner of the Prize in Modern… Audio
Writer : Carl Shuker
Our featured writer is recently returned expat Carl Shuker, whose latest novel is set in the Middle East during the Arab Spring. As part of his research he spent time there. Audio
