Books
Rebecca Sharrock: My Life as a Puzzle
Rebecca Sharrock, who can remember every experience, thought, dream, and feeling since she was a baby has since written a book about her extraordinary life called My Life as a Puzzle. Audio
Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure
Kate De Goldi, one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, shares the latest books she's been reading. Audio
Life Hacks from the Buddha
Dr. Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist, sleep specialist and ordained Buddhist monk. His new book explains how to be calm and content in a chaotic world. Audio
The Story of a Heart - the medical miracle of organ transplants
Dr Rachel Clarke's new book is the account of a nine-year-old girl, who suffered a catastrophic brain bleed in a car accident, and the boy who received the lifesaving gift of her heart. It explores… Audio
Elif Shafak - There are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. Her latest book, There are Rivers in the Sky, has just hit the shelves. Audio
Book review: Frankie by Graham Norton
Jane Westaway reviews Frankie by Graham Norton published by Hachette. Audio
'Books that made us want to keep on reading':The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist
RNZ executive editor of specialist news Jeremy Rees has been following the Booker, and joins Emile Donovan. Audio
The odd and unexpected Booker Prize finalist list
Some expected favourites have not made the cut, five of the six novels are by women and all the books are short.
Kiwi thriller writer Catherine Lea
First came Tartan Noir, then Outback Noir...now author Catherine Lea is helping to fuel the rise of Northland Noir with her series of crime thrillers set at the top of the country. Audio
Book review: Paris In Ruins by Sebastian Smee
Quentin Johnson reviews Paris In Ruins by Sebastian Smee published by Text Publishing. Audio
Lloyd Jones on telling parts of his life through poetry
Lloyd Jones is well known for his numerous novels including Mister Pip which won the Commonwealth Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the Man Booker. Audio
Stories of kindness
People are fundamentally good and the internet can be a tool to unite people rather than divide them. That's not just wishful thinking for Gabe Reilich and Lucia Knell. They work for a media platform… Audio
Book review: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Louise O'Brien reviews Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty published by Macmillan. Audio
The only charity that puts free books in homes turns 20
Over the past 20 years, the Storytime Foundation has donated more than 320,000 books to 81,000 families around the motu. Audio
David Walliams - 'I wish I could make music'
Life is a series of laughs for English comedian and author David Walliams - even if his musical career ended at learning the recorder. Audio
Book review: Home Truths by Charity Norman
Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Home Truths by Charity Norman published by Allen and Unwin Audio
A reading quest like no other
Book lover and Illustrator Tanya Wolfkamp has embarked on a literary quest: to read every novel by every great author born before 1904. Where is she in the quest and how far does she have to go? Audio
'There is an underbelly up there' - crime writers gather for Northland Noir
It boasts some of the nation's best beaches and the cradle of NZ history - but some argue the region should be just as well known as a setting for crime fiction.
Book review: Dog by Rob Perry
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Dog by Rob Perry published by Europa Audio
Book Critic: two novels and a self-help book
Catherine Robertson reviews new books. Audio
