Books
Book review - The Undying. A Meditation on Modern Illness by An
Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer, published by Allen Lane. Audio
Why friendship is good for your health
When English writer CS Lewis wrote that "friendship has no survival value" he wasn't quite correct, says science journalist Lydia Denworth. Friendship is, in fact, as important for your physical… Audio
Book Review - Wayfinding by Michael Bond
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews Wayfinding: The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way by Michael Bond. This book is published by Pan Macmillan. Audio
Mario Livio uncovers the science deniers
The sun never revolved around the earth, Galileo knew it and paid the price for saying so. Fast forward 400 years and there's something that does keep going around and around the world, science… Audio
Book Review - Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
Ralph McAllister reviews Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon, published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
Book review - Ripiro Beach by Caroline Barron
Holly Walker reviews Ripiro Beach: A Memoir of Life after Near Death by Caroline Barron, published by David Bateman Limited. Audio
Ruth Shaw - Manapouri's "Two Wee Bookshops"
Ruth Shaw has lived life on the high seas, worked with sex-workers in Sydney's infamous King's Cross, and spent decades fighting for the environment. She and her husband Lance spent 16 years operating… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk, published by Penguin Books NZ. Audio
Children's Book Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced this morning. Audio
Book review - Inland by Téa Obreht
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Inland by Téa Obreht, published Hachette NZ. Audio
Quake-prone Wellington Library to be refitted, council decides
Wellington councillors have made refitting and strengthening the existing library their preference, rather than building a new one.
Book review - Justice & Race by Oliver Sutherland
Leilani Tamu reviews Justice & Race by Oliver Sutherland, published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa. Audio
How to navigate the future
A former CEO says we should be more like artists when managing our lives and big organisations as the best way to be resilient and prepared for challenges in an uncertain age. Audio
Book review - Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker
Airini Beautrais reviews Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
The library borrowings of Joyce, Hemingway, Mansfield and Stein
Shakespeare & Co ran a lending library in Paris with a very famous clientele at a time English language books were hard to find in Paris. The shop closed in 1941, but now Princeton University has… Audio
Marolyn Krasner
A novel written in part to help the author makes sense of the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. Born in Los Angeles, Marolyn Krasner is now living in Palmerston North. Her novel's called… Audio
Romancing the tome: Te Puke author on the NYT bestseller list
Covid-19 has ravaged many industries, but romance novel sales have been soaring through the lockdown period, including titles from Te-Puke based mother of four Joanne Wadsworth. Audio
Lionel Shriver on lockdown, Brexit and her latest book
Bestselling author Lionel Shriver doesn't write stories about noble characters who breeze through adversity without breaking a sweat and her readers thank her for it. Audio
Robert Kelly's book quiz
Every week Robert Kelly puts some questions linked to books to the audience. Audio
