Books
Book review: Where I Slept by Libby Angel
Emma Hislop reviews Where I Slept by Libby Angel, published by Text Publishing Audio
Woman defends train driver blamed for crash that claimed 21 lives
An Otago-born author who researched the train crash which shattered her family 80 years ago says she believes the driver was made a scapegoat for the tragedy.
Wiping library fines encourages teen reading
Good news for the libraries in our capital city. Wellington has seen a 48 percent increase in teenagers using library cards since the scrapping of late fees. Last year Wellington City Councillors… Audio
Book review: Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
Louise Ward of Wardini Books in Havelock North reviews Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi, published by HarperCollins Audio
Chris Stuart on her new crime thriller, The Glasgow Smile
On a cold Melbourne night, the body of a woman is found in a grimy, graffiti-riddled alleyway. But the position she's found in - and the giant mural she's found beside - makes the hairs on Detective… Audio
Afternoons book quiz for 31 May 2023 (part 1)
Former RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his last book quiz for Afternoons. Audio
Book review: Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
Ralph McAllister reviews Going Zero by Anthony McCarten, published by Pan Macmillan. Audio
'Nothing I write is real, but everything's true'
Motueka police officer Stefen Harris leads a double life as a frontline responder and an award-winning writer and film director who's worked with Mel Gibson, Mark Hadlow and Jed Brophy, among others… Video, Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Shy by Max Porter, Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro and For They Great Pain Have Mercy on Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie. Audio
Book review: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
Dani DeLuka reviews Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro, published by Allen & Unwin Audio
Book review: August Blue by Deborah Levy
Kiran Dass reviews August Blue by Deborah Levy, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Prize-winning horror writer picks up first Kiwi award: 'It does feel momentous'
Lee Murray is the winner of this year's New Zealand Society of Authors Cuba Press Laura Solomon Prize.
Book review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Happy Place by Emily Henry, published by Penguin. Audio
Book review: Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo
Louise O'Brien reviews Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book review: There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma
Paul Diamond reviews There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma Espiner, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Bilingual Māori children's book retells legend of Manawatū Gorge's creation
A bilingual Māori children's book is bringing new eyes to the legend of the creation of the Manawatū Gorge.
Book Critic: Catherine Roberston
Today Catherine talks to Jesse about Shy by Max Porter, poetry books Calamities by Jane Arthur and This is a story about your mother by Louise Wallace. Her final book is a memoir called Laughing in… Audio
Book review: Sparrow by James Hyne
Lisa Finucane reviews Sparrow by James Hyne, published by Macmillan Audio
Book review: The Red Hotel by Alan Philps
Cynthia Morahan reviews The Red Hotel by Alan Philps, published by Hachette Audio
'Aotearoa and Bharat' - new manuscript on historical Indian-Maori links
In this episode, we look back at the historical ties between tangata whenua and Indian settlers in New Zealand, through NZOM Professor Edwina Pio's latest research. Audio