Books

Quentin Johnson has been reading Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History by John Julius Norwich. Audio

Ian Telfer has been reading The Hunt for MH370 by Ean Higgins, published by Macmillan. Audio

Here we are, read us: Women, disability and writing is about to be launched, offering readers an insight into the relationship between writing and disability. It's a little book with big ideas… Audio

Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman thought she'd achieved a lifelong dream when she landed a job as a professional violinist but she was unwittingly part of a musical sham. Audio

Elizabeth Stokoe is a professor of social interaction who analysed thousands of real-life conversations for her new book Talk. She talks to Jim Mora about the most effective words to use when you want… Video, Audio

An act of terror has no place in an argument for or against immigration, says investigative journalist Åsne Seierstad, author of One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway.  Audio

Whitcoulls appears to have stopped selling the book by controversal Canadian Jordan Peterson,12 rules for life. Jordan Peterson is a Professor of Psychology and is often linked to the alt-right… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Book has been reading Night School : A reader for grown ups by Zsófia Bán Audio

Novelist Andrew Sean Greer talks to Kathryn Ryan about his 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy novel Less. He is a guest of the Auckland Writers Festival which runs 13-19 May this year. Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken. Audio

In Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, co-authors Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha take what they call the "standard narrative" of human sexual evolution and re-examine it… Audio

Auckland Writers Festival director Anne O’Brien previews this year’s programme. Audio

A new book, Betraying Big Brother, examines a feminist awakening in China and the challenge it poses to the State.

Stella Chrysostomou has been reading The Tempest by Steve Sem-Sandberg. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Star-crossed by Minnie Darke, published by Penguin Random House. Audio