Books
Book review: Rambling Man My Life on the Road by Billy
Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews Rambling Man My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly published by Hachette Audio
Book review: Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri
Paul Diamond reviews Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri published by Huia Publishers Audio
Former Tall Black fulfills dream of becoming an author
The journey from professional basketballer to published author isn't the most common pivot you'll see. But thats exactly what Ex Tall Black Nick Horvath has done, fulfilling a dream he says he's had… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Spoiled Fruit, The Vintner's Luck and The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, the artist who creates our critter of week t-shirt art. Audio
Book Review: Bird Life by Anna Smaill
Airini Beautrais reviews Bird Life by Anna Smaill published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
Rachel McAlpine: Is life worth living after 90?
Writer Rachel McAlpine was shocked to the core when her GP predicted she would live to the age of 99. Audio
Long Read: The Badjelly Chronicles
By Gemma Gracewood: How New Zealand developed an unique obsession with the baddest witch in all the world. Audio
Review: His Favourite Graves, Paul Cleaves
With books translated into more than 20 languages, Paul Cleave's fans include crime fiction superstars like Lee Child, Meg Gardiner, Tom Wood and Mark Billingham, writes Greg Fleming.
Book review: Divine Might by Natalie Haynes
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Divine Might by Natalie Haynes published by Macmillan. Audio
Book Review - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Bee Sting by Paul Murray published by Penguin Books Audio
Bookmarks with Mona Williams
Our Bookmarks guest today has brought the gift of storytelling, reading and writing to thousands of tamariki in Aotearoa over the past four decades. Audio
Book review: The Future by Naomi Alderman
Catriona Ferguson reviews The Future by Naomi Alderman published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine reviews a mix of genres, one crime novel, one memoir and an historical novel. The books are, The Seven by Chris Hammer, A Foragers Life by Helen Lehndorf and The Seasonwife by Saige… Audio
Book review: Guy Wilson Creating Golf Excellence: The Genesis
Mark Leishman reviews Guy Wilson Creating Golf Excellence: The Genesis of Lydia Ko & More Stars by Bruce Miller published by Pacific Trust Holdings NZ. Audio
Book review: The Crewe Murders by James Hollings & Kirsty Johnston
Sally Wenley reviews The Crewe Murders by James Hollings & Kirsty Johnston published by Massey University Press. Audio
Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch turns 50: 'It's medicine for the brain'
The story of Badjelly the Witch, who can turn children into sausages and policemen into apple trees, is much loved in NZ, even if the daughter of author Spike Milligan finds that a little strange. Audio
The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
From lighthouse keepers to taxi drivers: publishing lesser read voices with Adrienne Jansen
There are many books about lighthouse keepers. And many iconic images of lighthouses on our coastline. Yet the lighthouse keeper was pretty much made extinct in the 1970s in New Zealand when… Audio
Libraries are more than just books
When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of… Audio
Festival indulges poets' most cringeworthy tendencies
This weekend, Wellington's Verb Festival hosts its annual worst poet wins event which rewards aspiring writers for indulging their most cliched, cringeworthy tendencies.
Harry Ricketts is a poet… Audio
