Books

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews Tremor by Teju Cole published by Faber & Faber. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood published by Allen and Unwin Audio

It ain't hard to tell when you don't communicate well so worth paying attention when you do, says English journalist Ros Atkins. Video, Audio

Patricia Grace is one of Aotearoa's most celebrated Maori fiction authors. She won the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction for Potiki in 1987, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2001 with… Audio

Have you seen the 2024 Ockhams Books Awards longlist? It’s a great big juicy list full of Aotearoa New Zealand writing. Here’s what the experts have to say about longlisted titles in the fiction and…

New Zealand greats Catherine Chidgey, Damon Salesa and Tusiata Avia have all made the cut - with some exciting newcomers in the mix, too. Audio

David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Iris and Me by Philippa Werry, published by Ahoy! Cuba Press, Te Wehenga, by Mat Tait, published by Allen and Unwin Children's NZ, and… Audio

Best known for Fugitive Pieces, Canadian novelist and poet Anne Michaels talks to Susie about her new novel Held. With a cast of characters spanning over a century, in Held Michaels explores favourite… Audio

In May 2022, Kiwi journalist Claire McCall and her partner set off on an epic walking adventure to tackle a freshly minted long-distance trail called the Hexatrek in its pioneer year. The 3034km route…

Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite books from last year.  Audio

How do you build a life after the kids have left home? What if they decide to move to the other side of the world? How do you keep a sense of place when life changes completely?

New Zealand author… Audio

The same families have been visiting Treasure Island Caravan Park in Patua, Northland, for decades. During that time the little kids that zoomed around the camp ground have grown up to become big kids… Audio

Jordan Tricklebank is the brains behind the Maori Literature Blog Instagram page. The page celebrates Aotearoa's rich history of Maori writers by sharing and reviewing both new and classic works… Audio

Last year, for the first time in the 21-year history of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement, all three categories were won by women. Lee Murray picked up the fiction award, the… Audio

In 1973, Tony Simpson - author, historian, and public servant - travelled overseas on what turned out to be an OE like no other.  Audio

Anna Thomas caught up with poet and artist Terry Fitzgibbon about his new book 'Salt: Coastal Connections' published by White Cloud Books. The book features stunning images from award winning… Audio

A photo essay about Aotearoa's most inland surfboard shaper is the kind of content that "falls into the lap" of Laura Williamson, editor of the Southern Lakes print journal 1964. The quarterly… Audio

Poet and literature critic, Kate Camp talks with Kim Hill about Katherine Mansfield – perhaps New Zealand’s most famous literary daughter. Camp won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of… Audio

Siân Davey is a photographer with a background in fine art and social policy. Her book ‘Looking for Alice’, which… Audio