Books
Hooked on Books!
Melissa Wastney from Read NZ joined us to explain what the Online Platform, Hooked on Books can do for young New Zealand readers and reviewers. Audio
Book review - Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore
Marcus Greville from Unity Books, Wellington, reviews Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. In 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore… Audio
In praise of Wellingtonians
Wellington blogger Lucy Revill is crowd funding to publish a book about the city she loves and some of its dynamic and interesting residents. She founded the blog The Residents five years ago… Audio, Gallery
Book review - In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan. Published by Simon & Schuster. Wonderfully crafted short stories, written with a fresh original voice… Audio
Mikey Robins: wonderfully awful people from history
Australian author and comedian Mikey Robins tells stories of wonderfully awful people in his new book, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour. It's as funny as it is horrifying. Audio
Book review - Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Carole Beu, The Women's Bookshop, reviews Dominicana by Angie Cruz, published by Flatiron Books. Short-listed for this year's prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction. Ana is 15, obliged to marry a man… Audio
Book review - Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Kiwi School Days: Interviews and Memoirs
Leilani Tamu reviews Kiwi School Days: Interviews and Memoirs 1927-2019. A multi-cultural perspective, Volume 3 by Ross Sutton. Published by Ross Sutton. Audio
Author leaps barriers to write bestsellers
Kaipara author Steff Green discovered a way to live her dream writing bestselling paranormal, romance and fantasy novels Audio
Kate's Klassics: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
"I am an invisible man....I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids- and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see… Audio
Book review - When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
Sally Wenley reviews When She Was Good by Michael Robotham, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne
Elisabeth Easther reviews A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books, Christchurch, reviews Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Pip Adam - books on the complexity of love
Pip Adam reviews three books that demonstrate how complicated love and compassion can be, particularly within families. Audio
Book review - Lost Souls by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman
Quentin Johnson reviews Lost Souls by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Christopher McDougall - running with donkeys
Christopher McDougall is best known for his super-popular book Born to Run about the natural joy of running, the science of sport and super athletes. Audio
Book review - Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
John King reviews Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
NZ's first sci-fi WorldCon goes virtual this week
It reads like a classic sci-fi scenario - a deadly pandemic strikes just as an massive international convention is about to open in New Zealand, throwing everything into chaos. Audio
