Books
2018 New Zealand Poetry Yearbook
The 2018 Poetry Yearbook editor Jack Ross talks to Jesse about this year's edition and the upcoming talented poets included in it. Audio
Jordan Peterson: His 12 rules for a chaotic world
Two years ago few people knew Jordan Peterson's name. Now he's either, depending on your stance, the public intellectual de jour or the acceptable face of alt-right cultural warriors. Audio
Book review - The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
Quentin Johnson reviews The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Book critic Paula Morris
Our book critic today is award winning writer, Paula Morris - also an associate professor of English and Drama at Auckland University. Audio
Author Fleur Beale on her new work, Lyla
Fleur Beale is one of New Zealand's most prolific authors and the winner of many awards for children and young adult books. Her latest work is a novel that tells the story of a young girl who… Audio
Book review - Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy
Kathryn Carmody reviews Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book review - All The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. Church
Carole Beu from The Women's Bookshop reviews All The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. Church, published by 4th Estate. Audio
Poet Vincent O'Sullivan's new novel All This By Chance
Writer and editor Vincent O'Sullivan published his first novel Let the River Stand in 1993, his second Believers to the Bright Coast in 1998. He's kept us waiting for another two decades for his third… Audio
Mimi Pond - I love to draw
Cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer and illustrator Mimi Pond started at National Lampoon magazine in the late 1970s. She writes for television, and penned the first full-length broadcast episode of… Audio
Professor James Belich - The Black Death
Historian and academic James Belich has a large body of work, focusing particularly on the New Zealand Wars and Maori and Pakeha relations. His book The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian… Audio
Harry Giles - Fun & Games
Poet, performer and game-maker Harry Josephine Giles grew up on Orkney, Scotland, and now lives in Edinburgh where they founded spoken words platform Inky Fingers, co-directs the quarterly performance… Audio
Book review - What Are We Doing Here?
Catriona Ferguson reviews What Are We Doing Here?: Essays by Marilynne Robinson, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - A Country Escape by Katie Fforde,
Harry Broad reviews A Country Escape by Katie Fforde, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Stanley Johnson - Brexit, Boris and writing thrillers
Stanley Johnson is a former British Conservative Member of the European parliament, an environmentalist and author. His latest novel is a thriller called Komromat, about Russian interference in the… Audio
Book review - Peach by Emma Glass
Jenna Todd from Time Out bookstore reviews Peach by Emma Glass, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Francisco Cantu: 'Still I have nightmares'
A grandson of a Mexican immigrant, Francisco Cantu became a US Border Patrol agent at the age of 23, spending four years policing the frontier migrants risk their lives to cross. Audio
Book critic Tracy Farr
Tracey Farr looks at the finalists in this years Ockham NZ Book Awards. Audio
NZ Books review - Summer Grass by Ginny Sullivan
Harry Ricketts reviews Summer Grass by Ginny Sullivan, published by Steele Roberts. Audio
Alan Hollinghurst: The Sparsholt Affair
A fictional sex scandal from the 1960s is at the heart of the latest novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Hollinghurst is considered one of Britain’s foremost writers. His satire of 1980s Britain at the height… Audio
NZ Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The diversity, depth and skill of New Zealand writers are being showcased in the annual New Zealand Book Awards. The shortlist has been made public this morning and features both established writers… Audio
