Books

Author Lynley Hood, whose book A City Possessed argued that the child abuse trial of Peter Ellis was deeply flawed, hopes a final appeal will still be heard by the Supreme Court. Peter Ellis served… Audio

Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The Nancys by R.W.R. McDonald, which is published by Allen & Unwin. Audio

Dylan Jones has been captivated and inspired by the song, The Wichita Lineman for decades and now he's devoted a whole book to it - The Wichita Lineman - searching in the sun for the world's greatest… Video, Audio

Rae McGregor reviews Native Son by Witi Ihimaera, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Linda Burgess is the award winning author of three novels, three non-fiction titles and one collection of short stories. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, which is published by Hachette NZ. Easily one of the best of the year. Funny and touching, an adolescent struggles with growing up and falling… Audio

In her third novel The ash, the well and the bluebell, Canterbury writer Sandra Arnold tells a story that spans three centuries. Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews The Art of Racing in the Rain by Gareth Stein, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry, which is published by Canongate. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Secret Hours by Santa Montefiore, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

This week on Lately Book Club we hear from contributing writer for The Guardian, Marianne Eloise, who has written an article with some useful tips about how to get back into reading. Audio

We talk to Michael King Writers Centre Chair, Melanie Laville-Moore, about their 2020 Writers in Residence Programme. Audio

Lani Wendt Young is a Samoan author and Pacific Laureate. She's challenging what she says is the 'white castle' of publishing in New Zealand. Audio

Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews two or more islands by Diana Bridge. Published by Otago University Press. Audio

David Hill reviews A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds. Published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

A genealogist is hunting for as yet untold personal stories of World War Two. Renée Hollis is working on the project for the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, After all the researching and writing… Audio

It's taken a year to get from bright idea to a plan of action. But the new Coalition for Books is holding its inaugural meeting at the Booksellers Association Conference in Auckland this weekend. Audio

Poet and writer Kate Camp is in to talk about Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, the 1977 novel by the renowned American author who died earlier this month. The book won the National Book Critics… Audio