Author Interview
Olympian inspiration
As if our most decorated Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington hadn't done enough to inspire the up-and-coming generation, she's now poised to release her first children's book. Audio
Finding your feet in a new land, father son conversations
Maxwell Mkoki was born in Zimbabwe and moved to New Zealand almost 20 years ago when his son was four. Inspired by conversations with his son, he's written a book about the challenges and… Audio
Is Maths Real? The author debunking mathematical myths
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has set out to rid the world of 'maths phobia,' asking simple questions to uncover deeper understanding. Audio
The Mixtape: David Merritt's life in poetry
The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
Can you eat your way to beauty?
Lonneke Botello Hernandez is touring New Zealand with her book The Food Fountain of Youth, which offers advice about 'nutrients with science-based benefits for anti-aging beauty'. Lonneke and Colin… Audio
Amy Neff: Writing her success story
The dream of writers the world over is a debut novel turning into a worldwide publishing sensation - and that's exactly what's happened for Amy Neff, a first-time author from Connecticut. Audio
Feature interview: the 'boy' problem
NYU professor of developmental psychology Niobe Way says don't just have a 'boy problem', we have a human problem. Audio
Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure
Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Susie to share some great books: two time travel novels The Ministry of… Audio
Sam Gibson: the bushman sharing his love for the natural world
Gisborne based Sam Gibson has a deep love for the bush, spending his time hunting, fishing, trapping pests and working to protect endangered species like Whio. Tall, rugged and oil skin wearing, he… Audio
Trust teens to navigate 'bumpy' transition to adulthood
Even though terrifying for parents, we need to let teenagers take some risks, a UK academic says. Audio
Lucy Foulkes: Why teens behave the way they do
Dr Lucy Foulkes is an academic psychologist at the University of Oxford, and her new book draws on decades of research to reveal why teens behave they way they do. Audio
There's a 'complete black hole' when pregnancy goes wrong - author
Although half of pregnancies involve complications, we don't have much understanding of how this affects people, says parenting writer Emily Oster. Audio
The Mixtape: Beloved book reviewer Kiran Dass
Our guest picking the music is Kiran Dass, one of New Zealand's most trusted book reviewers and director of WORD Christchurch. Audio
Claire Mabey: The Raven's Eye Runaways
You may know Claire Mabey as the founder of the Verb Wellington Festival, perhaps as co-curator of the Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts writers programme, or as a book reviewer. Now she's adding… Audio
Shilo Kino: All That We Know
Award-winning New Zealand author Shilo Kino has written a second novel - another debut of sorts. The Porangi Boy won the young Adult Fiction Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young… Audio
Lore Olympus - NZ's webcomic phenomenon
It's possible that artist Rachel Smythe is New Zealand's most read author. After 8 years of writing and illustrating her online comic Lore Olympus, she can boast 6.5 million subscribers, and 1.7… Audio
The stories of people who have entwined their lives with trees
From golden larches in Greenland to a collection of more than 300 oaks in Southwest France - people come to collect trees for all sorts of reasons. Audio
How humans used the world around them to create colour
Joumana Medlej joins Emile to talk about historical techniques for foraged plants, berries, and other earthly materials. Audio
Erin Boyle: champion of the handmade
People just don't know how to make things anymore. So often if we need a dog leash or a game board for checkers or we go to the store and buy one. Not Rose Pearlman and Erin Boyle. They like to make… Audio
Nalini Singh -"A stillness and depth in reading"
Nalini Singh is a best-selling author of a very particular genre - paranormal romance - and she's now finding a creative reset in writing murder mysteries set in New Zealand. Audio
