Books
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Pip looks forward to the Verb Wellington Festival next month which runs from the 6-10 of November and the Dominic Hoey, Michael Pedersen, Omar Musa New Zealand Tour Pip also reviews Diary of a Mui Mui… Audio
Book review - The Girls by Chloe Higgins
Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books reviews The Girls by Chloe Higgins. Published by Picador. Audio
Food of the Venetian Republic
Kathryn talks with chef and restaurateur Nino Zoccali about the cuisine of the Venetian Republic, Adriatic Croatia and the Greek Islands and shares recipes for Venetian Prosecco and Snapper risotto… Audio
Book review - Wild Honey by Paula Green
Tina Makereti reviews Wild Honey: Reading New Zealand Women's Poetry by Paula Green. Published by Massey University Press. Audio
Author Jack Lasenby remembered as master storyteller
A friend of renowned author Jack Lasenby says he was a master storyteller, whose language was stunning.
Children's author Jack Lasenby dies aged 88
A beloved children's author described as one of New Zealand's most important authors - Jack Lasenby, has died.
Book review - On Fire by Naomi Klein
Anne Else reviews On Fire by Naomi Klein, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - We are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
Sonja deFriez reviews We are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book Critic: Jonny Potts
Cultural Daredevil Jonny Potts discusses Ducks, Newburyport and the Booker prize. Audio
Book review - Craven by Jane Arthur
Chris Tse reviews Craven by Jane Arthur, which is published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Fixed It: taking on mistreatment of women by the media
The media often goes to astounding lengths to remove the responsibility for violence from men, says Australian journalist Jane Gilmore. So, for the past three years, Gilmore has made it her mission to… Audio
Question of the Day for 24 September 2019
The Booker prize is coming up in 3 weeks, so maybe WHAT book do YOU think should have won a Booker Prize? Audio
Coining a genre: "Detective Magicalism"
It's time our Tuesday book critic and RNZ producer Robert Kelly is here to have another go at making up a genre. This week - murder most foul in historical and fantasy worlds. Audio
Book review - Lost and Somewhere Else by Jenny Bornholdt
Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Lost and Somewhere Else by Jenny Bornholdt. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - This Is How We Change the Ending
Gail Pittaway reviews This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Calling Home: Catherine O'Connell in Tokyo, Japan
The Rugby World Cup kicked off in Tokyo on Friday night, so it is apt that Calling Home is heading there for the first time this weekend. We're joined by ground-breaking Kiwi lawyer Catherine… Audio
‘Ghost Wall’ author’s Brexit parable
Novelist, travel writer and academic, Sarah Moss is earning rave reviews for her latest novel Ghost Wall. It's been described as a Brexit-inspired parable, populated by characters plotting a path… Audio
A Communist in the Family: Elspeth Sandys' family history of 'Uncle Rewi'
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The new biography of Rewi Alley has novelist Elspeth Sandys examining the life and family history of 'Uncle Rewi'.
Book review - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, which is published by Bloomsbury. Set in an otherworldly house, a family and their two children are bound together by the… Audio
Book review - Killer Instinct by James Patterson
Sally Wenley reviews Killer Instinct by James Patterson, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
