Books

Hannah August reviews Mrs Osmond by John Banville, published by Viking. Audio

Anthony Doerr's life turned upside down when his novel, All the Light We Cannot See won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015. He was thrust into the global limelight with his story of two teenagers in the Second… Audio

Jenna Todd from Time Out Books reviews The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi, published by Text Publishing. Audio

Eric Campbell is an award winning ABC foreign correspondent, whose latest book, Silly Isles, documents his journeys to some of the most isolated, bizarre and politically fraught places on earth. From… Audio

Owen Marshall, the country's leading writer of short stories surveys his chosen literary form in his 2017 Book Council Lecture, talking of the authors who have influenced him, and his audiences. Audio

Jennifer Lane's novel All Our Secrets is set in a small rural community where a religious sect have moved in and divided the locals. Audio

A best selling novelist Emma Cline has been accused of plagiarising her ex's work. How easy is it to rip off someone else's work? Audio

Kiran Dass from Unity Books reviews The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983 - 1992 by Tina Brown, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Audio

An emergency signal sparks a desperate search for a missing air force helicopter. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio

Frankenstein has captured our imagination for 200 years now. Although the subtleties of Mary Shelley's story have been lost, each generation can interpret her creation myth in their own way, says Sir… Audio

In what is a first, a new book looks at where to from here for Kaupapa Māori - the Māori way of doing things. Dr Te Kawehau Hoskins, Senior Lecturer at Te Puna Wananga (school of Maori and indigenous… Audio

Despite a glittering career, cricket legend Sir Richard Hadlee says his “greatest life achievement” was completed only this year. Video, Audio

Sam Stuchbury and Hilary Ngan Kee have toured the country in search of the best tucked-away escape spots. Video, Audio, Gallery

David Hill reviews The Best of A A Gill published by Hachette. Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks with Dunedin foodie Judith Cullen and art gallery owner and photographer Michelle Chalkin Sinclair who've just published Otago Fonebook - a small book celebrating the food… Audio

Harry Broad reviews The Battle for North Africa by Glyn Harper, published by Massey University Press. Audio