Books

Gina Rogers reviews We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, published by Harper Collins Audio

Andris Apse is one of our leading landscape photographers, world-renowned in his field. His new book The Deep South - from the Wilds of the South Island to Antarctica is the latest in a series… Audio, Gallery

Paul Diamond reviews Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner, published by Hachette Audio

Kiran Dass reviews Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond, published by Massey University Press Audio

Ray Shipley from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Sonja De Friez reviews Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 by Yuval Noah Harari, published by Penguin Random House Audio

A decision to leave New York behind to settle on Stewart Island, has helped to provide the inspiration for Jessica Howland Kany's first book, A Runner's Guide to Rakiura draws on her love of fitness… Audio

This week's guest is Zane Lowe. He's a hugely successful New Zealand DJ who's currently Apple Music's global creative director and co-head of artist relations. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Ancestry by Simon Mawer, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Geologist Bruce Hayward's latest book Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders takes the reader around the motu. It tells of the history and geology of… Audio

An artist is bringing some of our lesser-known endangered animals to the fore. In her beautifully illustrated book Tiaki  designer and native-bird enthusiast Jean Donaldson shifts the focus from… Audio, Gallery

Phil Vine reviews Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, published by HarperCollins Publishers Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino, published by Hachette Audio

Cynthia Morahan reviews Life: What Nat to Do by Nat's What I Reckon, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Ruby Jones is today's Bookmarks guest. Her illustrations have graced the pages of TIME and Vogue magazines, thanks to the powerful images she created following the 2019 mosque attacks. She has also… Audio

What would you do, if you arrived home to find your wife naked - but for an apron - bleaching a stain from the carpet that only she can see? It's the set-up for Fiona Sussman's latest page-turning… Audio