Books
Chris Price & Bruce Foster: the life of the mysterious lobster
The lobster is a creature that likes darkness, preferring to live its days being hidden away from sight. But the enigmatic crustacean undergoes a thorough literary, historical, artistic, and… Audio, Gallery
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: the story of how we haunt each other
Doireann Ní Ghríofa's prose debut A Ghost in the Throat eludes easy definition: at once a memoir, a piece of scholarship and autobiographical-fiction. The book combines Ní Ghríofa's own story with her… Audio
Wellington Fijian community launch language book
The Fijian community in Wellington gathered to launch a unique book celebrating their language and culture. Audio
Unity books review - The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon
Briar Lawry from Unity Books Auckland reviews The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon, published by Allan and Unwin. Audio
Book review - AUP New Poets 8
Chris Tse reviews AUP New Poets 8 by Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha and Modi Deng, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Book review: The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books in Nelson reviews The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn, published by Lolli Editions Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine looks at work of a friend of hers, Dave Roberts, who's written one novel and five non-fiction books. You can find his work on his website, daverobertsbook.com. Audio
Book review: The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith
Quentin Johnson reviews The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith published by Harper Collins Audio
Second hand bookshop review: Mort by Terry Pratchett
Matthew Morris from Wellington second-hand book store Arty Bees reviews Mort by Terry Pratchett published by Penguin Random House Audio
Isa Pearl Ritchie and the characters of The Seekers' Garden
A widow, a rock star, a would be novellist and her anxious teenage daughter - these are among the strangers that Isa Pearl Ritchie beings together in new novel, The Seekers' Garden. Different paths… Audio
Poet Tim Grgec and All Tito's Children
Tim Grgec's grandparents escaped communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, and came to Aotearoa as refugees. Tim's debut poetry collection weaves some of their memories into the story of two siblings who… Audio
Petone's Schrödinger's Books is the NZ Bookshop of the Year
Opening a bookstore in late 2019 looks like the worst possible timing, given what happened over the next 18 months. But Schrödinger's Books in Petone has not only survived Covid, it's taken out the… Audio, Gallery
The Reading Revolution taking Aotearoa by storm
There's a reading revolution happening in Aotearoa; a community initiative where people are coming together (albeit by Zoom right now) to read literature aloud and chat about whatever a story or poem… Audio
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
Whitcoulls' Top 50 children's books for the school holidays
Whitcoulls' book manager Joan Mackenzie talks to Jesse about the Whitcoulls' Top 50 kids books, as chosen by kids. Audio
Book review - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, published by Harper Collins. Audio
Book review: Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books Petone reviews Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
Guiness World Records 2022 edition compiled
The deepest dive into water. The most targets hit with a blowgun while blindfolded.
The fastest five-metre race on a scooter, by a cat and a dog.
Those are some of the Guinness World Record winners… Audio
New book reflects on challenges for Pasifika tamaiti
A new book reflects on Pasifika tamaiti and the challenges they face growing up in Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio