Books

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

Quentin Johnson reviews The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier, published by Penguin Random House.

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Leah McFall reviews The Palace Papers by Tina Brown, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews Book of Night by Holly Black, published Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan is Okay by Weike Wang, published by Text Publishing. Audio

Should conservationists try to save all threatened species, or do there have to be sacrifices? In a new book Tickets For The Ark : From Wasps to Whales - How Do We Choose What to Save? Rebecca Nesbit… Audio

Joanna Ludbrook of the Chicken and Frog Bookstore in Featherston reviews The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey, published by Penguin Puffin. Audio

Panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Allan Blackman discuss the 'wicked bible', and what they have been thinking. Audio