Books
Book review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird
Sally Wenley reviews The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Campbell, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Anthony Horowitz: Licensed to thrill
One of Britain's most successful contemporary writers, Anthony Horowitz' work spans books, TV, films, plays and journalism. He's perhaps best known for Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, his Sherlock… Audio
Book review: Don't Worry by Shunmyo Masuno
Cynthia Morahan reviews Don't Worry by Shunmyo Masuno, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Carole Brungar's Vietnam saga reaches its end
A five-novel series about the impact of the Vietnam war on veterans and their families has just wrapped up with the release of Carole Brungar's book The Return.In the last book, she's thinking about… Audio
Writer Mahyar Amouzegar examines gifts from the gods
Eight interlinked stories of ordinary people whose lives are touched by the gods make up a new collection by Iranian/American/Kiwi writer Mahyar Amouzegar. The Hubris in an Empty Hand is his fourth… Audio
Book review: The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier
Quentin Johnson reviews The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier, published by Penguin Random House.
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Book review: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
Leah McFall reviews The Palace Papers by Tina Brown, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about her recent trip to the Brisbane Writers Festival and the outdated perception that people in the Pacific region don't read books from other countries. She also talks… Audio
Book review: Book of Night by Holly Black
Louise O'Brien reviews Book of Night by Holly Black, published Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
The Game Chef on his new cookbook
A successful restaurateur turned celebrity chef, Angelo Georgalli - also known as the Game Chef - has over 25 years experience in cooking, with a particular passion for hunting, fishing, archery and… Audio, Gallery
Book review: Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
Book review: How to Loiter In a Turf War Jessica Hansell a.k.a.Coco Solidok
Paul Diamond reviews How to Loiter In a Turf War by Jessica Hansell a.k.a. Coco Solid, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards' top fiction prize goes to Whiti Hereaka
The winners of this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have just been announced in Auckland.
Bookmarks with Murdoch Stephens
Joining us on Bookmarks today is refugee advocate and novelist Murdoch Stephens. Murdoch launched the Doing Our Bit campaign in 2013, successfully advocating for New Zealand to double its refugee… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine's talking about the depressing lack of sales of NZ fiction books. She explains that sales in New Zealand have only risen 5% here compared with Australian of their fiction sitting at 30… Audio
Book review: A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon, published by Simon and Schuster Bronwyn says: Another wonderful novel by Joanna Cannon (who is a… Audio
Book review: Fish + Game Cookbook by Angelo Georgalli
Angelo Georgalli, aka The Game Chef, teams up with Fish & Game New Zealand for his new cookbook. The Fish + Game Cookbook is an intriguing collection of "wanna-be bush tucker meets Grey Lynn polish"… Video, Audio
Self-publishing - advantages, and pitfalls to avoid
Finalist lists for pretty much every major New Zealand book award these days usually feature several self-published authors. And contrary to the preconception that these are all newbies who can't get… Audio
How to Loiter In a Turf War, by Coco Solid
Charlotte Ryan talks to Jessica Hansell aka Coco Solid about her new book published by Penguin “How to Loiter In a Turf War”
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Book review: Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan is Okay by Weike Wang, published by Text Publishing. Audio
