Books
Book review: The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review: Do Let's Have Another Drink by Gareth Russell
Gina Rogers reviews Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Gareth Russell, published by Harper Collins. Audio
Book review: The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi
Martin Fisher reviews The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher, published by BWB. Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Fludd by Hilary Mantel, the new RNZ Cookbook and Dame Fiona Kidman's book of essays/memoir called So Far, for Now. Audio
Book review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Sally Wenley reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King, published by Hachette. Audio
The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future
What will the world look like in 2050? What will be our biggest challenges and the major issues shaping our world? And what countries will have the biggest economies? Hamish McRae is one of Europe's… Audio
Free children's book released for Fijian Language Week in NZ
It is Fijian language week here in Aotearoa New Zealand and I am speaking to Fijian author Paulini Turagabeci about her children's books series. Audio
Book review: All The Broken Places by John Boyne
Kim Pittar from Muirs Bookshop in Gisborne reviews All The Broken Places by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Anne Fletcher: the women Antarctica left behind
Captain Robert Scott's last diary entry, as he lay freezing and starving to death on an ill-fated South Pole journey, concludes: "for God's sake look after our people". Uppermost were the three women… Audio
Book review: Abominations by Lionel Shriver
Louise O'Brien reviews Abominations by Lionel Shriver, published by HarperCollins Publishers. Audio
Book review: He Reo Tuku Iho: Tangata Whenua and Te Reo Maori
Paul Diamond reviews He Reo Tuku Iho: Tangata Whenua and Te Reo Maori by Awanui Te Huia, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Audio
Bookmarks with Sheryl Mai
Today's Bookmarks guest is one of a number of long-serving mayors around the country hanging up their mayoral chains. Sheryl Mai has served as Whangarei Mayor for the past three terms - a job her… Audio
The Art of Entertaining - Coming Soon!
Dinner etiquette is dead...BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK! Audio
Robbie Burton: taking writing above the bushline
Robbie Burton has been at the helm of independent publishers Potton & Burton since 1990, when it was called Craig Potton Publishing. Having published countless non-fiction titles over the decades… Audio, Gallery
Johanna Emeney and Sarah Laing: picturing Auckland’s famous bird lady
The life and work of Sylvia Durrant, otherwise known as Auckland's Bird Lady, is celebrated in a new book which is part graphic biography part environmental handbook authored by Johanna Emeney and… Audio, Gallery
Prof Daniel Pick: the fascinating history of thought control
Psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick explores the intriguing world of mind-control in his book Brainwashed: A New History of Thought Control. Audio
Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel dies at 70
Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy and winner of two Booker Prizes, has died aged 70. Audio
Book review: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
Cynthia Morahan reviews The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book review - Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things
Nicky Walker reviews Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things by Noor Murad and Yotam Ottolenghi, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
