Books
Book review - A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Stella Chrysostomou from Volume book store reviews A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Radiant Shimmering Light by Sarah Selecky
Catriona Ferguson reviews Radiant Shimmering Light by Sarah Selecky, published by Text Publishing "Radiant Shimmering Light is a sharp analysis of the multi-billion dollar self-help industry. Anyone… Audio
Book review - The Pacific
Lisa Finucane reviews The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book critic Jo Cribb
Jo Cribb from the NZ Book Council talks about the writers in schools programme which has been running since 1972. Audio
Book review - Endeavour
Harry Broad reviews Endeavour - The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World by Peter Moore, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Sally Wenley reviews Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio
Lauren Shields: nine-month experiment in modesty
Silicon Valley writer and feminist Lauren Shields has written a book called "The Beauty Suit: How My Year of Religious Modesty Made Me a Better Feminist". It chronicles a nine-month experiment that… Audio
Unity Books review - Immeasurable World
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places by William Atkins, which is published by Faber. Audio
SAS covert missions in Africa during Cold War
A chance meeting with Wilbur Smith and some sage advice led Michael Graham to write a book about his experience in the SAS in Africa. Michael was a covert SAS soldier during the Cold War in Africa and… Audio
Book review - The Plotters by Un-su Kim
Ian Telfer reviews The Plotters by Un-su Kim, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio
Classic books with Anna Smail
Poet and novellist Anna Smail of Victoria University talks us through the works of Charles Dickens, and tells us why his books were so significant. Audio
Book review - Mayhem: A Memoir by Sigrid Rausing
Kiran Dass from Timeout bookstore reviews Mayhem: A Memoir by Sigrid Rausing, which is published by Penguin. Audio
Book review - Our Life in the Forest by Marie Darrieussecq
Phil Vine reviews Our Life in the Forest by Marie Darrieussecq, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Omar Musa and the poetry of unease
Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian rapper, poet and author from south eastern New South Wales whose work reflects issues of migration, racism, belonging, violence, masculinity and loneliness. He… Audio
Nobel laureate author VS Naipaul dies
Nobel prize winning novelist Sir VS Naipaul has died at his home in London aged 85, his family said.
Disgust discussed: How food in kids' books teaches boundaries
Children’s literature - from fairy tales to Harry Potter - has used food and disgust to teach children about cultural acceptability, pop culture professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell says. Audio
Children's Book review
Rachel Eadie from Scorpio Books shares her picks from the winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. I am Jellyfish by Ruth Paul, published by a Penguin Random House. Giants… Audio
Sam Hunt: Coming To It
Sam Hunt is New Zealand's best known poet. He's been writing and performing his work for nearly 50 years, and has just published a new selection of his work over the years - called Coming To It -… Audio
Book review - Prague Spring by Simon Mawer
Ralph McAllister reviews Prague Spring by Simon Mawer, which is published by Hachette. Audio
Children and Young Adult Book Awards announced
The non-fiction book, Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story, took out the top honour at the Children and Young Adult book awards ceremony at Te Papa on Wednesday night. The book is the work of Christchurch… Audio
