Books
Alex McClintock: how boxing hooked me
Sports journalist Alex McClintock made a foray into boxing as way to get fit and lose some weight, and it quickly became an obsession. Audio
Celebrated US author Toni Morrison dies
The US novelist was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Book review - Outside Looking In by T.C. Boyle
Jane Westaway reviews Outside Looking In by T.C. Boyle, which is published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Katherine Rundell's The Good Thieves, which is published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - The Bastard Brigade by Sam Kean
Harry Broad reviews The Bastard Brigade by Sam Kean, which is published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review - Expectation by Anna Hope
Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books reviews Expectation by Anna Hope, which is published by Transworld Publishers. A look at the changing friendship between three women as they move from their carefree… Audio
Cultural Daredevil Jonny Potts
Jonny Potts looks at where James Joyce fits into modernist literature. Audio
Book review - The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood
David Hill reviews The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood, which is published by Macmillan. Audio
Book Critic: Penny Hartill
This week's book critic, Penny Hartill discusses a few memoirs and through them, suggests they are the best genre for helping us to understand the past, particularly as it relates to colonialism. Audio, Gallery
Book review - Landfall Magazine 237
Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Landfall Magazine 237:Autumn 2019, edited by Emma Neale. Audio
Book review - The Behaviour of Love by Virginia Reeves
Elisabeth Easther reviews The Behaviour of Love by Virginia Reeves, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
Laura Southgate and The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend is the debut novel of Laura Southgate. It's a book that deals with the confusing, often painful time of finding yourself. It's the story of Erica, moving from her teens into her 20s and… Audio
Book review - Places and Names by Elliot Ackerman
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Places and Names by Elliot Ackerman, which is published by Allen Lane. A new kind of war reporting, written by a former US Marine who saw combat in… Audio
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy heading back to small screen
Cult sci-fi comedy series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is getting re-worked for television by American network, Hulu.
Book review - The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling
Gina Rogers reviews The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - Peat by Lynn Jenner
Holly Walker reviews Peat by Lynn Jenner, which is published by Otago University Press. Audio
Book Critic: Lisa Glass
Lisa reviews Greg McGee's Necessary Secrets, Jennifer DuBois The Spectators and a non-fiction - Taylor Downing 1983 Reagan, Andropov and the world on the brink. Audio
Book review - An Impeccable Spy by Owen Matthews
Quentin Johnson reviews An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent by Owen Matthews. This book is published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - Furious Hours by Casey Cep
Jenna Todd has been reading Furious Hours by Casey Cep. This book is published by Penguin. Audio
Musical Chair: Bridget Davis
This week's guest in the Musical Chair is renowned chef Bridget Davis who's just won the award for the Best Breakfast Cookbook at the prestigious World Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Macau. Audio
