Books

Today Pip Adam follows on from her last review looking at Art Writing and Publishing. She talks about the writing of Arihia Latham in a new book that publishes graffiti and poetry to celebrate… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, published by Milkweed Press. Audio

Murray Edmond joins us to talk about his book Time to Make a Song and Dance: Cultural Revolt in Auckland in the 1960s. The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially… Audio

Last week we spoke to a photographer and poet who produced a book based on his walkabouts around Te Anau. Today, Mosgiel's the inspiration for a local who's turned his musings into a bespoke hardcover… Audio, Gallery

A butterfly researcher finds himself trapped in Paradise - in Samoa to be exact - despite his increasingly desperate efforts to get home to New Zealand. That's the setup of a new novel called Both… Audio

Holly Walker reviews Loop Tracks by Sue Orr, published by VUP. Audio

The first ever Pasifika children's books written, edited, illustrated, designed and published by an all Pasifika team have been released in New Zealand. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Helen Kelly by Rebecca Macfie, published by Awa Press. Audio

David Hill reviews The Frontiers of Knowledge by A.C. Grayling, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Tauranga author, Lee Murray, has been internationally recognised for her work in the Bram Stoker Awards. Audio

Harry Ricketts reviews Things OK with You? by Vincent O'Sullivan, published by VUP. Audio

Writer Kerry Harrison delves into her memories of taking part in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests for her latest novel, Hold the Line. In the book, she introduces legal student Beth who joins in… Audio

Briar Lawry from Unity Books reviews the YA debut New Zealand novelist Cristina Sanders' Displaced, published by Walker Books. Audio

Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop Dunedin reviews Mrs Death Misses Death by Selina Godden, published by Canongate. Audio

Former editor in chief of Elle magazine in Australia, Justine Cullen, shares candid stories of life working for a glamour magazine.  Audio

Luke Finnegan reviews Unsheltered by Clare Moleta, published by Simon and Schuster. Audio