Books
Cressida Cowell: wizards, warriors and magic
English author Cressida Cowell, writer of the wildly popular How to Train Your Dragon books, approached her latest children’s book offering with some nervousness - but an important message to impart.
…Is self-publishing changing the book industry?
Self publishing, once derided as "vanity publishing", is growing to become a bigger force in the book industry. Established authors and emerging talent are choosing this route, partly due to the… Audio
Dr Libby recalls book over derogatory word
The nutritional biochemist Dr Libby Weaver has announced she will recall copies of her latest book as it uses a derogatory word to describe Down Syndrome.
Book review - You Belong to Me
Ralph McAllister reviews You Belong to Me by Colin Harrison, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Para Paheer and Alison Corke: The Power of Good People
Para Paheer was one of thousands of Tamils targeted during the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. The book The Power of Good People gives a riveting first-hand account of the events… Audio
Kate De Goldi - The Longest Breakfast
Kate De Goldi is a fiction writer and book reviewer. Her most recent novel, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, won the Esther Glen Medal at the 2016 NZ Children's and Young Adult Book Awards, and… Audio
How to be a boss
What does it take to be a leader in New Zealand? Wellington leadership specialists, Andrea Thompson and Nick Sceats, have talked to some of this country's most successful business leaders and they've… Audio, Gallery
Book review - The Mother of All Questions
Kiran Dass from Unity Books reviews The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit, published by Granta. Audio
Book review - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Jenna Todd from Time Out bookstore reviews Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
John King reviews Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, published by Faber. Audio
The little libertarian house on the prairie
Author Paula Morris did a Little House on the Praire pilgrimage, and found out many of the secrets behind the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Video, Audio
Reinventing the childhood Annual
Kate de Goldi and Susan Paris published their first contemporary Annual a year ago and they've just released Annual 2. Audio, Gallery
Geoff Blackwell & Ruth Hobday: books celebrating humanity
Geoff Blackwell and Ruth Hobday are the Auckland publishing duo behind a range of award winning internationally best sellers, including the M.I.L.K series of photographic books, and projects with… Audio
Book review - La Belle Sauvage
Holly Walker reviews La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman, published by Penguin Random house NZ. Audio
Book review - Origin by Dan Brown
'Origin' by Dan Brown, reviewed by Kathryn Carmody, Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Teina Pora book wins crime writing award
A film-maker has won an award for his book about Teina Pora, who is being compensated for being wrongly imprisoned for 20 years on murder and rape charges. Audio
Michalia Arathimos' novel Aukati
A young Maori activist trying to reconnect with his family and culture, and a law student who feels stifled by her Greek family, meet in Michalia Arathimos' novel Aukati. Isaiah and Alexia meet after… Audio
Crime pays for three New Zealand writers
The mystery's over.....and today we can introduce you to the country's three top crime writers for 2017. The Dame Ngaio Marsh Crime Writing Awards were handed out last night in Christchurch. Lynn… Audio
Book review - Constant Radical
Dean Bedford reviews Constant Radical - The Life and Times of Sue Bradford by Jenny Chamberlain, published by Fraser Books. Audio
Book review - "The Power" by Naomi Alderman
Laura Caygill reviews The Power by Naomi Alderman, published by Penguin Books Ltd. Audio