Books
Christmas reading recommendations
It's starting to get quite close to Christmas now! Books can make excellent presents but sometimes it can feel a little daunting knowing what to get for the individuals in your life. RNZ producer and… Audio
Book review - Damascus
Phil Vine reviews Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas. Published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Book review - Damascus
Phil Vine reviews Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas. Published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Lately Book Club: Volcanoes of Auckland
It's time for Lately Book Club where we go exploring in the world of literature and invite you to come along. For months we have been waiting to speak with Bruce Hayward about his book Volcanoes of… Audio
Book Critic: Lisa Glass
Lisa reviews three novels set around the time of the fall of the Berlin wall. Audio
Book review - Find Me by André Aciman
Ralph McAllister reviews Find Me by André Aciman, published by Faber. A new book by the author of Call Me by Your Name. Audio
The campaign to get 'Inferior' in NZ secondary schools
Wellington-based physicist and author Laurie Winkless is on a mission to get a copy of Angela Saini's 2017 book Inferior in to every secondary school in New Zealand. Audio
Book review - Paris, 7 a.m. by Liza Wieland
Anne Else reviews Paris, 7 a.m. by Liza Wieland, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
Stephanie Parkyn and Josephine's Garden
France's Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon, had a very colourful life. She also created a garden filled with plants and animals she gathered from across the globe, the subject of a novel by… Audio
Book review - Tohora: The Southern Right Whale by Ned Barraud
Harry Broad reviews Tohora: The Southern Right Whale by Ned Barraud. This book is published by Potton & Burton. Audio
Book review - The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy. This book is published by Hardie Grant. Audio
Libraries need more books, less tech
An interesting article in The Spinoff by one of the leading lights of the New Zealand literary scene, Lloyd Jones. He argues that our literary culture is being slowly eroded. Audio
Question of the day for 4 December 2019
What's your favourite New Zealand book, and why? Audio
Christmas reads with Robert Kelly
Peak book buying time continues around the country as people trek to their local bookstores ferret out presents But what do you get for the tricky to pick for people in your life? RNZ producer Robert… Audio
Book review - Strong Words 2019
Louise O'Brien from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Strong Words 2019: The Best of the Landfall Essay Competition. This collection is selected by… Audio
Bookclub: Stephen Jaquiery - The life of an ODT photographer
Focused - A Life Behind the Lens, is a visual feast of photos taken over the forty year career of the Otago Daily Times photographer, Stephen Jaquiery. Stephen joined the ODT in 1979 as a teenager… Audio, Gallery
Independent book publishing in Aotearoa
Writer and reviewer Pip Adam looks at where independent publishing sits within the Aotearoa literary scene and how communities are built up around the publications. Audio
Book review - Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young
Lisa Finucane reviews Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, which is published by OneTree House. Audio
Steve Braunias on the demise of the NZ Review of Books
After almost 30 years, literary journal New Zealand Review of Books has been forced to close down after Creative New Zealand declined its funding application. Audio
Book review - Highlights of recent crime fiction
Catriona Ferguson with a round-up of three of the best 2019 crime fiction releases. Audio
