Books
Bookmarks with Giselle Clarkson
Giselle is best known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and environmental issues. Her latest work is included in Joy Cowley's book The Tiny Woman's Coat. Audio
Book review: Conversātiō: In the company of bees by Anne Noble with Zara Stanhope and Anna Brown
David Hill reviews Conversatio: In the company of bees by Anne Noble with Zara Stanhope and Anna Brown, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks about Life's Edge: The search for what it means to be alive by Carl Zimmer and Goodnight, Melancholy' by Xia Jia from Broken Stars: Sixteen Stories from the New Frontiers of Chinese… Audio
New book details the lives of young gay men in New Zealand
Mark Beehre has spent a decade working on his latest book - a collection of photos and stories of 27 young, gay men born after the passage of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. He started the project… Audio
Book review: The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz
Leah McFall reviews the The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Annette Lees: exploring the enchanting nights of Aotearoa
Annette Lees has long had a love affair with the night time. As a child she found it both scary and enchanting, and as an adult she revels in the sense of wonderment found in swimming under the stars… Audio
Book review: The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Adrian Hardingham from Unity Books Wellington reviews reviews The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (translated by Philip Boehm). Published by Pushkin Press Audio
Coven theme for Wellington's 2021 Verb literary festival
The programme for November's Verb Reader's and Writer's Festival has been released today - and this year the festival comes with a special theme. Audio
Book review - This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes
Quentin Johnson reviews This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Elias Kanaris on leading from the stop: Lessons from 9/11
The horror of the September 11 attacks unfolded as Elias Kanaris was flying halfway across the Atlantic Ocean on his way from London to Chicago. Air space across the US was hurriedly shutdown - and… Audio
Book review: Butcherbird by Cassie Hart
Michelle Rahurahu reviews Butcherbird by Cassie Hart, published by Huia Publishers. Audio
Piles of paperbacks in the post as Auckland goes level 3
It's not just Netflix Aucklanders have been eyeballing over lockdown, there's been a rush on for ebooks as well.
In fact the weekly demand for online ebooks almost doubled in Auckland libraries… Audio
Book Critic - Catherine Ross
Librarian at Diocesan School for Girls, Catherine Ross has another amazing list of books for young people to read this week. Her theme this week is 'Remixes'. Audio
Emily Benefield - The joy of collage
The thought of chopping up books may sound like sacrilege to many of us readers, but what if it was for art? Wellington collage artist and librarian Emily Benefield has been doing just that for her… Audio
Book review: The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
Louise O'Brien reviews The Women of Troy by Pat Barker, published by Hamish Hamilton. Audio
Jenn Louis: Chicken soup for the world
There are some dishes that are ubiquitous around the globe. Every culture taking its own spin. Portland chef and activist Jenn Louis has spent several years exploring our relationship with chicken… Audio
An insider's story of China's communist party elite
Hong Kong-raised businessman, Desmond Shum's book Red Roulette is a no holds barred account of the life he lived as a wealthy businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist in China in the 1990's and… Audio
Book review: The Silence Of Scheherazade by Defne Suman
Laura Caygill reviews The Silence Of Scheherazade by Defne Suman, translated by Betsy Göksel and published by Head of Zeus. Audio
Book review: Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967-75 by Richard Thompson
Harry Ricketts reviews Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967-75 by Richard Thompson, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio