Books

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey, published by Allen & Unwin Audio

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

Gail Pittaway reviews The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

Reviewer for Unity Books Wellington John Duke reviews Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare, published by Fourth Estate. Audio

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

Dean Bedford reviews Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden, published by Simon and Schuster Audio

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

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