Books
Ralph Hope: Whatever happened to the Grey Men?
When the Berlin Wall came down how did over 100,000 Stasi officers manage to disappear? In his book The Grey Men, former FBI agent Ralph Hope investigates what happened to the former East Berlin… Audio
Book review: Temporary by Hilary Leichter
Briar Lawry from Unity Books reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter, published by Faber. Audio
Frightening for Fun
Horror writer and RNZ studio engineer, Denver Grenell makes his debut on Nights as our horror fan. Audio
Book review - Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton
Harry Broad reviews Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Book review: Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones
Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP. Audio
Book Critic - Claire Mabey
Claire Mabey reviews The Believer by Sarah Krastnostein, Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, The Mirror and the Palette by Jenny Higgie, and Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller. Audio
Book review - At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
Kiran Dass reviews the 2021 International Booker Prize winner At Night All Blood is Black, written by David Diop, published by Pushkin. Audio
Book review: Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver
David Hill reviews Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver, published by Harper Collins. Audio
Nicola Daly says children can handle complex - even confronting - books
Can young readers deal with complex themes, issues and feelings? The judges for the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults say yes, and writers are crediting their readers with… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
Sally Wenley reviews Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan, published by Macmillan. Audio
Book review - Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews 'Before You Knew My Name' by Jacqueline Bublitz, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Afternoons Quiz - win a book with Jesse's quiz today
RNZ producer Robert Kelly is is on leave so can't do his weekly literary quiz. Instead Jesse will come up with a link between three books for listeners to guess and win a book from our stash in the… Audio
Book review: The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey, published by Allen & Unwin Audio
Book Critic - Lisa Glass
This week Lisa Glass looks at three books whose protagonists are on the Autism spectrum. She reviews, The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea, The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion and Odd Girl Out by Laura… Audio
How to Write: a guided reading book
For today's how to write feature, Yolanda Soryl talks to Jesse about writing guided reading books. Yolanda talks to Jesse about how they are different from books designed to be read to a child. Audio
Book Review - The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso
Gail Pittaway reviews The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Book review - Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare
Reviewer for Unity Books Wellington John Duke reviews Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare, published by Fourth Estate. Audio
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison, published by Gollancz Stella's review: Damp and mysterious, M.John Harrison's award winning novel… Audio
Book review: Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden
Dean Bedford reviews Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden, published by Simon and Schuster Audio
David Gilmour's son Charlie on fatherhood and raising an orphaned magpie
Charlie Gilmour spent his childhood trying to understand how his biological father could abandon the family. He writes about his upbringing and the power of love in his memoir, Featherhood: A Memoir… Audio
