Books

Rob Kelly reviews The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone, published by Hachette New Zealand Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, published by Penguin Audio

Auckland's famous madam Flora MacKenzie has now inspired a trilogy of crime novels by writer Jen Shieff. The first two in the series The Gentleman's Club and The Vanishing Act were both finalists in… Audio

Whether or not you believe in an afterlife, chances are you've imagined what it might be like. In Auckland writer Patricia Bell's novel The Library of Unfinished Business, we join recently deceased… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books Auckland reviews The Recent East by Thomas Grattan, published by Macmillan Its 1989, the Berlin Wall is freshly down when an East German defector receives news… Audio

From "alternative facts" to the most outlandish fringe conspiracy theories - we're now living in the age of disinformation. We all became familiar with Russian groups using Facebook to spread fake… Audio

Joanna Ludbrook of Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade Robinson, published by Duck Creek Press Audio

Ed Amon is a Master of Indigenous Studies Candidate at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, a columnist at his local paper: Hibiscus Matters, and a Stand-up Comedian. He's today's Bookmarks… Audio

RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio

Today librarian at Diocese School for Girls in Auckland, Catherine Ross, talks about books with a New Zealand author theme. Audio

Rebecca Jones from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

Jo Morgan is a mountaineer, avid motorcyclist, adventurer, trader, philanthropist, grandmother, and now author. She's written a memoir about her adventure-filled and unconventional life, which begins… Audio, Gallery

David Hill reviews The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

All children deserve to see themselves in a book, but in Aotearoa this isn't always happening. That's the key point made in the acceptance speech by the country's most recent winner of the Storylines… Audio

A new novel invites us to fast forward four years. State surveillance is everywhere in Aotearoa, and if you dare to search for evidence of government corruption you could end up on the Kill List… Audio

On the islands off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz there's an ancient belief the winds can possess you, causing illness or disease.Hoda Afshar has been visiting the islands since 2015 and… Audio, Gallery

John Duke from Unity Books reviews Mothers, Fathers, and Others by Siri Hustvedt, published by Sceptre. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews 30 Queer Lives by Matt McEvoy, published by Massey University Press. Audio

Reviewer Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about Joan Didion's non-fiction collection, Political Fictions. Audio