Books

Briar Lawry from Unity Books reviews Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes, published by Orion. Audio

Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley, published by Hachette NZ. Audio

Chris Tse reviews Felt by Johanna Emeney, published by Massey University Press. Audio

Niva and Yotam Kay have produced what's being welcomed as a "go-to guide to gardening". Their book The Abundant Garden will be appreciated by established as well as budding food growers. Audio

Today's how to write looks at what should be included in a foreword in a book. Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to talk about what a foreword is, who should write one and how to. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin, published by Doubleday, Ralph says: this is a heart rending story of a relationship which is expressed through… Audio

Māori Philosopher Dr Krushil Watene grew up in South Auckland, achieved her PhD in Scotland and is now part of global leadership network working towards a better planet and sustainable futures. Audio

It's ironic - you spend years researching a book, it wins acclaim and awards when it's published, and then it generates new information that you wish you'd been able to include in it. But the good… Audio, Gallery

Michelle Rahurahu Scott reviews How Did I Get Here by Ben Brown, published by The Cuba Press. Audio

Kathryn meets Waikato vet, farmer, mother, and romance writer Danielle Hawkins. She has four bestselling rural romantic fiction books in print, and her new book Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail - is a… Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews Fossils from Lost Worlds by Damien Laverdunt. Published by Gecko Press. Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Mirror Book by Charlotte Grimshaw, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Claire Mabey reviews Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, Tranquility & Ruin by Danyl Mclauchlan and A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Alison Wong and Paula Morris. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Hinemihi: Te Hokinga - The Return by Hamish Coney and Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera, published by Rim Books. Audio

Reality and fable combine in Te-Ping Chen's dazzling short-story collection exploring the lives of Chinese people and how they can get caught up in the gears of history and politics.

David Hill Reviews Spellbound by Catherine Robertson, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret Macmillan, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio