Books
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
A new novel about the early settlers of the Far North
Life was extremely tough for isolated settlers trying to survive in the kauri forests of the Far North. This is where Joanna Orwin has set her latest novel, Shifting Currents, bringing together two… Audio
Reimagining the American West: How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
C Pam Zhang has produced a brilliant debut novel which imagines the American West through the story of a Chinese gold mining family.
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Book review - The Dominant Animal by Kathryn Scanlan
Hera Lindsay Bird of Unity Books reviews The Dominant Animal: Stories by Kathryn Scanlan. Published by Faber Factory. Forty surgically concise short, short stories fold neatly into this gorgeous new… Audio
Book review - A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
Anne Else reviews A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville, published by Text. Audio
Afternoons Book Quiz with Robert Kelly for 22 July 2020
Afternoons Book Quiz with Robert Kelly. Audio
Book review - The Quick and the Dead by Cynric Temple-Camp
Harry Broad reviews The Quick and the Dead: True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist by Cynric Temple-Camp. Published by Harper Collins. Audio
Claire Mabey on books
Claire Mabey reviews Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam and Handiwork by Sara Baume. Audio
Book review - The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
Louise O'Brien reviews The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde. Published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Author Max Brooks on zombies, Yeti and disaster preparedness
Max Brooks has published three zombie-themed books, including the hugely successful World War Z - where a highly infectious virus breaks out in China and sweeps the globe, turning humans into… Audio
Book Review - Remain Silent: (Manon Bradshaw, Book 3)
Remain Silent: (Manon Bradshaw, Book 3) by Susie Steiner Published by: HarperCollins RRP: $35.00 Reviewed by Laura Caygill. Audio
'Dances with Death' - recounting a lifetime of reporting in the Middle East
After decades spent reporting on Israel-Palestine conflict, Tuma Hazou, the former BBC and ABC journalist has lived in Auckland since the late 1990s. This month, Tuma, 85, finally published his… Audio
Science fiction and fantasy fosters our future - researcher
Sci-fi and fantasy may help young people cope, especially with the stress and anxiety of living through Covid-19, a US researcher says. Audio
Science fiction helps build mental resilience in young people
Historically, those who read sci-fi and fantasy have been stigmatised as nerds, but research by Professor Esther Jones shows sci-fi and fantasy may help young people cope, especially with the stress… Audio
Book review - The Gospel of the Eels by Patrik Svensson
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews The Gospel of the Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson. Published by… Audio
Book review - Shifting Currents by Joanna Orwin
David Hill reviews Shifting Currents by Joanna Orwin, published by Joanna Orwin. Audio
Kevin Kwan - Crazy Rich Asians author
Seven years ago Kevin Kwan's first novel Crazy Rich Asians became an instant New York Times number one best seller, translated into thirty languages, and then made into a hugely successful movie. Audio
Pathologist writes about how many varied and unusual ways people die
Palmerston North pathologist, Dr Cynric Temple-Camp, has seen it all when it comes to dying. His latest book, The Quick and The Dead, looks at some of the unlikely, extraordinary and tragic way humans… Audio
Book review - Awatea and the Kawa Gang by Fraser Smith
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Awatea and the Kawa Gang by Fraser Smith, published by Huia. Audio
