Books

More than 140 iwi representatives from across the motu have gathered at Te Papa marae in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington today for the launch of a very special book.

Te Ata O Tu the New Zealand Wars… Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Small Hours by Bobby Palmer published by Hachette. Pub by: Hachette RRP: $37.99 Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux published by Penguin Random House Audio

Christchurch based singer-songwriter, Karra Rhodes, chats her latest release, a modern country-pop track 'Why Can't I Love You Less'. The Scottish-born, Aotearoa-based polymath, not only writes a song… Audio

Six years spent on board the exclusive private residential ship for millionaires, 'The World', served as the real-life inspiration for former resident turned author, Peter Antonucci. Audio

Doctor turned young adult writer and now adult fiction writer, Eileen Merriman, has a new book out, 'The Night She Fell'. Audio

We love it when one of Aotearoa's own makes it big and our bookmarks guest today, Luciane Buchanan has done just that. Many will know the Auckland-born actor as one of the stars of the Netflix series… Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden published by Penguin Random House. Audio

"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken. 

Mike in Auckland asks: how much of the price of a book actually goes to the author? VUP publisher Fergus Barrowman lays it all out. Audio

There was a time when logic and evidence were all you needed to win an argument. Aristotle would hardly recognize what we describe as a debate today says strategist and author Michael McQueen. Audio

Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Take Two by Caroline and Vivian Thonger published by CB Editions. Audio

As private corporations invest billions in the space race, tighter regulation of their off-Earth activity is urgently needed, says British philosopher AC Grayling. "If you could put in place a set of… Audio

The loss of a child is unbearable. To lose them in a brutal public beheading, unimaginable. But then to come face to face with their killer?  Audio

We often have famous actors, authors, and media people sharing their favourite things on Bookmarks. But today our guest has a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard University. Professor Kurt Krause shares his… Audio