Books
Book review - The Madman's Library
Fascinating, beautiful and not a little disquieting, this is a generously illustrated overview of unusual, rare and remarkable books. Selected from many different cultures and times, these books are… Audio
Book Critic Lisa Glass
Lisa revisits some key feminist books of the 1990's They Didn't See Us Coming - Lisa Levenstein Backlash - Susan Faludi The Beauty Myth - Naomi Wolfe Audio
Book review: My Rock n Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn
Kiran Dass reviews My Rock n Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn, published by Canongate. Audio
How the New Zealand Wars affected Māori life
As a sociologist of education, Dr Joanna Kidman travels the country to learn about how the New Zealand Wars impacted papa kainga. She shares her latest work and research on Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Thriller set among Kiwi vineyards
Vineyards are the setting for a new Aotearoa based thriller. Blood on the Vines is by Swedish migrant Madeleine Eskedahl who's now based in Auckland. The first in a planned trilogy, "The Matakana… Audio
Book review: Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book review: Time to Remember by Janna Ruth
Zoe Fletcher reviews Time to Remember by Janna Ruth, published by Janna Ruth. Audio
Book review - The Divines by Ellie Eaton
Laura Caygill reviews The Divines by Ellie Eaton. Published bv Hachette New Zealand, Audio
A trilogy of historic novels looks at colonial Aotearoa
Three historical novels that address the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa, told from the perspective of nine generations of a Maori whanau... That's a pretty big challenge that respected historian… Audio
The English aristocrat in the Syrian desert
In 1853, wealthy widow Jane Digby found herself crossing the Syrian desert - not only because she had a healthy sense of adventure and love for the Arabian people, but to escape scandal back in… Audio
Book review - The Death of Francis Bacon
Unity Books' Briar Lawry reviews The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter. Audio
Book Review - Kate Edger: The life of a pioneering feminist
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Kate Edger: The life of a pioneering feminist by Diana Morrow. Published by Otago University Press. Audio
Author Harlan Coben on turning his books into must-watch TV
American author Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. His 33 mystery and thriller novels, including Tell No One, Missing You and the 11-book Myron Bolitar series, have been… Audio
Hitchhiking to the Antarctic
In 1970 the US Antarctic Research Programme needed a woman to assist a US scientist scheduled to work on the ice cap. They called on the NZ Alpine Club for suggestions. Julia Millen was working at the… Audio
Book Review - The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Louise O'Brien reviews The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Published by Hachette New Zealand. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine talks about books she's come across which feed into her obsession with mending and creativity. She reviews, Almost Lost Arts: traditional crafts and the artisans keeping them alive by… Audio
Book review - The Auschwitz Photographer
Sally Wenley reviews The Auschwitz Photographer by Luca Crippa and Maurizio Onnis. Audio
Blockchain reaction: A new book examines how technology is upending the Chinese countryside
Technologist and writer Xiaowei Wang examines the drive of capitalism into the Chinese countryside, for better or worse.
Book Review: The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Harry Broad reviews The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
Meihana Durie: Mātauranga Māori at the Interface
Professor Meihana Durie defines Mātauranga Māori as Māori knowledge that can be applied to contemporary realities. In a conversation with Justine Murray explains how this knowledge eco-systems can… Audio
