Books
Book review: Life as a Novel: A biography of Maurice Shadbolt Volume Two 1973-2004 by Philip Temple
David Hill reviews Life as a Novel: A biography of Maurice Shadbolt Volume Two 1973-2004 by Philip Temple. Published by David Ling. Audio
NZ's Shark Man to host Blue Planet II Live
Dr Riley Elliott is a marine scientist who has dedicated his life to the conservation of sharks. Through this passion he has authored a book, and filmed countless Shark Week shows for Discovery… Audio
Book review - Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80
Paul Diamond reviews Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80 by Hamish Thompson. Published by Hamish Thompson. Audio
Book review: Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks
Harry Ricketts reviews Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks. Published by VUP. Audio
Auckland libraries poised to ditch fines entirely in bid to increase patronage
As part of an effort to entice readers back to libraries, Auckland Council is planning to forgo up to $1 million a year by abolishing late fees - a change the change many think is well overdue.
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip reviews Secret Art Powers by Jo Randerson, Red by Chase Berggrun and Motherhood by Sheila Heti. Audio
Book Review - Later Stephen King
Quentin Johnson reviews Later by Stephen King. Published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review - Her Say: Stories by Jackie Clark and The Aunties
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Her Say: Survivors of Domestic Abuse Tell Their Own Stories by Jackie Clark and The Aunties. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Author David Coventry: On arriving at things later in life
David Coventry always knew he wanted to be a writer - but says, like many things in his life, it took a while for him to get there. His award-winning debut novel The Invisible Mile, published in 2015… Audio
Son's death spurs book idea to help children with loss
A woman whose son was killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks has written a children's book to help them deal with loss and trauma.
Bringing mātauranga Māori (customary Māori knowledge) into the world of academia
Linda Waimarie Nikora – a Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Auckland – talks to Justine Murray about growing up in Rotorua, her early dreams of being a 'fireman' and how the field… Audio
Novelist Stephanie Johnson offers two views on change
In Stephanie Johnson's new novel Everything Changes we meet Colette, who's addicted to change, and her husband Davie who simply goes along with her plans. These include leaving Auckland after an… Audio
Book review - No one is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Ash Davida Jane of Unity Books Wellington, reviews No one is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae
Lisa Finucane reviews The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae, published by Huia. Audio
Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz answers. Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Book review - The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison
Leah McFall reviews The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
The problematic pictures of Dr Seuss
Is the move to stop publishing six Dr Seuss books another example of cancel culture - or an acknowledgement that we've moved on from a more insensitive past? Audio
Book Critic: Laura Dooney
Laura Dooney's managed to read a few novels on a recent holiday. She talks to Jesse about FOUR books, Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, Talking Animals by Joni Murphy, The Penelopiad by Margaret… Audio
Book review - Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger’s Books, Petone, reviews Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy. Published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio
