Books
Bookmarks with James Hollings
Our bookmarks guest today is a senior journalism lecturer and former newspaper and radio journalist, and the co-founder of the New Zealand centre for investigative journalism. Audio
Book review - He Reo Wahine
Paul Diamond reviews He Reo Wahine : Maori Women's Voices in Colonial New Zealand by Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Audio
'Trees bring me out of myself – a wonderful place to get out of'
We tend to think of trees as stationary and inactive, but they're actually dynamic beings who communicate and have memories, says biology professor David Haskell. Audio
Book Review - A Legacy of Spies
Jane Westaway reviews "A Legacy of Spies" by John le Carre. Published by Penguin Random House NZ, RRP $37.00. Audio
50 Years of Unity
Unity Books is 50 years old this year and it's younger cousin The Children's Bookshop is vcelebrating 25 years in the business. Tilley Lloyd from Unity Books and Ruth McIntyre from the Children's… Audio
Paul Cleave's A Killer Harvest - through new eyes
Top New Zealand crime novelist Paul Cleave's new book seems to be moving towards science fiction - or even horror. In it, teenage boy Joshua receives eye transplants - one from his police officer… Audio
Simon Sinek: Why you should "Find Your Why" at work
Simon Sinek took on the subject of millennials in the workplace and his Ted Talk about that, as they say, 'broke' the internet. And rather than think of millennials as a burden in the workplace, he… Audio
Book Review - The Break by Marian Keyes
The Break by Marian Keyes, reviewed by Sonja De Friez, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Healthy eating for vibrant and healthy kids
Helping our kids to live healthy and happy lives is a goal all parents strive to achieve, but with obesity becoming a growing global issue, are we doing enough? New Zealand now rates as the third… Audio
Book review - The Saboteur by Andrew Gross
The Saboteur by Andrew Gross, reviewed by Rae McGregor, published by Macmillan. Audio
NZ Books review - A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave
A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave, reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Upstart Press. Audio
Book critic: Allan Drew
What it means to be an "emerging writer". Has the profile of emerging changed over the years? Many have families to support. Allan Drew looks at those opportunities out there for writers trying to… Audio
Book review - The North Water by Ian McGuire
'The North Water' by Ian McGuire, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, reviewed by Quentin Johnson. Audio
Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
Husband-and-wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison have written an everyday guide to learning te reo Māori called Māori at Home. Audio
Book review - The Seagull by Ann Cleeves
'The Seagull' by Ann Cleeves, published by Macmillan, reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio
The Fusebox - adding spark to your writing
Writers write about writing - a lot. And around 30 New Zealand novelists, playwrights, essayists, poets and short story writers reflect on their craft in a self-help book called The Fuse Box. Among… Audio
Elspeth Sandys - her life and loves in Swinging London
In What Lies Beneath, the first volume of writer Elspeth Sandys' memoirs, she went in search of the facts about her birth parents. Now in Part Two, the novelist and short-story writer finds herself in… Audio
Judy Horton: Australian gardening guru
Horticulturist Judy Horton is the face of gardening in Australia. She talks to Kim Hill about gardening challenges and fashions and her favourite garden in the world. Audio
Nadia Lim on her new book of family favourites
Nadia Lim shares a recipe for banana and blueberry bran muffins from Let's Eat! - her seventh cookbook and the first she's self-published. It's full of recipes she's cooked countless times for… Audio
Book review - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
Unity Books Review - "I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death" by Maggie O'Farrell. Reviewed by Kiran Dass, Published by Tinder Press, RRP $34.99. Audio
