Books

Sally Wenley reviews Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh, which is published by Hachette NZ. Audio

One of the authors of Hit & Run, the book that criticised an SAS raid in Afghanistan, has retracted one of the key claims.

Jon Stephenson says he now believes armed insurgents were in a village… Audio

Louise O'Brien, from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews West Island: Five Twentieth-Century New Zealanders in Australia by Stephanie Johnson. This book… Audio

Our feature guest this morning is neuroscientist Dr Guy Leschziner who's written a fascinating book about what we do while we're sleeping - it's called the Nocturnal Brain, and covers everything from… Audio

Silence is powerful. But it's often lost in the white noise of emails and texts and constant connection. Too much noise is deafening but silence can be dangerous too. Audio

The children's book entries turned out to be the toughest one for this year's PANZ Book Design Awards - in fact they've shortlisted a record nine entries. The awards also include all-important covers… Audio

Frank Sargeson is remembered not only for his writing but also for the other writers he mentored, including Janet Frame. One of the most colourful members of his circle in the 1940s was refugee… Audio

Over the past 90 years, Faber & Faber's authors have included William Golding, TS Eliot, WH Auden, Sylvia Plath, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Alan Bennett, PD James, John Carey, Kazuo Ishiguro… Audio

What was the children's book that meant most to you growing up? Audio

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating its 50th anniversary! The best-selling book is was first published in June 1969 and has been translated into 62 languages.  Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews two new releases by Toby Faber today: Close to the Edge, and Faber & Faber: The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House. These books are published by Muswell… Audio

There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your looks, but being confident about the things you can do is what will really make you feel positively towards yourself, says Turia Pitt. The Australian… Video, Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews The Accusation by Wendy James, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Years by Annie Ernaux, which is published by Fitzcarraldo. Audio

Gail Pittaway reviews The Guest Book by Sarah Blake, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Louise Ward reviews young adult novel Meat Market by Juno Dawson, which is published by Hachette Children's Books. Audio

Oamaru's largest book sale, Rotary organised Bookarama is an annual fundraiser with as many as 35,000 books on sale for the price of a gold coin. One of the hard-working volunteers behind Bookarama is… Audio

Novelist, short story writer and essayist Paula Morris (Ngati Wai, Ngati Whatua) is this year's Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, allowing her to live for six months in Menton, in the south-east… Audio