Books

Chris Tse reviews Other by Christchurch poet Ruth Hanover. Audio

Privacy issues aren't just a feature of the digital age; a new book by labour historian, Jared Davidson, hows how pervasive military censorship was in the wartime years from 1914 to 1920. Dead… Audio

What is burnout and what does the patriachy have to do with the way women experience it? Audio

Elizabeth Calder emigrated from England to NZ with her family in 1949 and returned in 1958 after graduating with a BA in English literature from the University of Canterbury. This week she was awarded… Audio

Doug Gold is the founder of radio stations More FM and The Breeze, but he's now turned his considerable talents to writing. Audio

Gina Rogers reviews The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris - a new novel from the author of Chocolat. Audio

Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio

Jenna Todd of Auckland's Time Out Bookstore reviews Spring by Ali Smith. Dazzling and inventive, this is the third book in Smith's seasonal quartet. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews My Brother's Name is Jessica by John Boyne. Audio

A new book and podcast explores how digital audio has affected our lives. Author and former Galaxie 500 drummer Damon Krukowski talks to Elliott Childs about Ways of Hearing. Video, Audio

To 'look' like a skater is still a badge of honour even for a "grey-haired dad with a bad knee", says writer and skateboarder Max Olijnyk. He tells Kim Hill why, in his 40s, he's still completely… Video, Audio

Maria Tumarkin is an Australian author, cultural historian and professor of writing at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of four critically-acclaimed books of ideas including Otherland… Audio

Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews two children's books:The Encyclopaedia of Grannies by Eric Veille and Where's My Jumper? by Nicola Slater. Published by Gecko Press ($29.99) / Simon & Schuster… Audio

David Hill reviews Glyn Harper's For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders who fought in other services in the First World War. The book is published by Massey University Press ($59.99). Audio

"More of us " is a book of poetry by 46 refugees and migrants, from 29 countries who have traveled to our shores and now call Aotearoa 'home'. Lynn Freeman talks to the collection's lead editor… Audio

Today Lisa Finucane reviews The Dollmaker by Nina Allan, published by Hachette NZ ($37.99). Audio

Put the jade egg and coffee enema products down. They don't belong anywhere near your private parts. This is the advice from Dr Jen Gunter, known as Twitter's gynecologist.  Audio