Books
Book review - Fire Country
Paul Diamond reviews Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Save Australia by Victor Steffenson, published by Explore Australia Publishing. Audio
Trump deliberately played down virus, Woodward book says
President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the US but wanted to play down the crisis, according to a new book.
Book review - The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte
Anne Else reviews The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte, published by HarperCollins. Audio
The Spirit of the 60s: the photography of Michael Cooper
A new exhibition in the Wairarapa is looking at the fashion and culture of the 60s through the lens of fashion photographer Michael Cooper. Masterton bookstore owner and publisher David Hedley of… Audio
Pip Adam on haunted books
Creative writing teacher, novelist and book critic Pip Adam discusses the attraction of scary books. Today she reviews Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson; Sisters by Daisy Johnson and Black Sand Beach: Are… Audio
Book review - Searching for Charlie by Tom Scott
Harry Broad reviews Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC & Bar by Tom Scott, published by Upstart Press. Audio
Book review - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Laura Caygill reviews The Mothers by Brit Bennett, published by Hachette. A lyrical story of lives and friendships built on chance decisions and connections. Audio
Alan Titchall's novel sees 1960s New Zealand through the eyes of an 11-year old boy
Alan Titchall taps into his childhood memories for the setting of his first novel. He grew up in a small hydro village in the early 1960s, on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In While The Fantail… Audio, Gallery
NZ studio secures rights to Badjelly The Witch
A local animation company is celebrating after securing the rights to Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch. Audio
Book review - The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer, published by Scribe. Audio
Book review - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah
John King reviews The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Bookmarks with Mandy Myles of Bookety Book Books
Mandy Myles is the founder of a new online indie bookstore, Bookety Book Books, which she decided to set up during the first Covid-19 lockdown. She's today's Bookmarks guest. Audio
Book review - Summer by Ali Smith
Phil Vine reviews Summer by Ali Smith, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Reading in anxious times
The Panel speaks to Jo McColl, the owner of Unity Books in Auckland, to find out what people are reading in anxious times. Audio
Laura Dooney's book choices
Laura has recently been reading personal essays. Today she's selected three very different collections, all by women. Today she reviews The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang, We are never… Audio
Book review - Battle of Britain by Simon Pearson
Quentin Johnson reviews Battle of Britain: The pilots and planes that made history by Simon Pearson, published by Simon Pearson. Audio
Book review - The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
David Hill reviews The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Not in Narrow Seas by Brian Easton
Max Harris reviews Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Brian Easton. This book is published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Two years with an ancient oak tree
James Canton talks with Kathryn Ryan about the two years he spent visiting and studying an 800 year old oak tree in Essex. Audio
