Books

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Halibut on the Moon by David Vann, published by Text. Shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. Audio

Mystery crime-writer and forensic anthropologist Dr Kathy Reichs speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her double-life as a scientist and best-selling author. Kathy's first novel Déjà Dead was a New York… Audio

Linda Burgess reviews Grandmothers: Essays by 21st-Century Grandmothers edited by Helen Elliott, published by Text. An Australian collection of essays written by.....grandmothers. Excellent for… Audio

Claire Mabey, Director of Verb Wellington, reviews three lockdown reads. Audio

Phil Vine reviews Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books, Christchurch, reviews The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting. This book is published by Hachette. Audio

New Zealander Andrew Rhodes runs a yacht charter business out of Denarau in Fiji. He joins the show to discuss how things have changed in the past week after the country confirmed five Covid-19 cases.

Christchurch-based author Belinda O'Keefe has just been announced as the winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon award for her book A Recipe for Disaster. She joins the show to discuss winning the… Audio

In his book Empty Planet, author Darrell Bricker bucks conventional wisdom by asserting a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species. Bricker believes human population will… Audio

Is your family in the clutches of Covid-19 cabin fever? We have some suggestions for simple indoor fun from Myfanwy Jones and Spiri Tsintziras' award-winning book Parlour Games for Modern Families. Video, Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Hello Strange by Pamela Morrow, published by Penguin Books New Zealand. A fast-paced, future-fiction action romance, from an Aotearoa New Zealand author with a… Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, published by Headline Publishing Group. Audio

Lisa shares some new ways to find books during the lockdown.

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Quentin Johnson reviews The Watermill by Arnold Zable, Text Publishing. Audio

Harry Broad reviews Aspiring by Damien Wilkins, published by Massey University Press. Audio

Set on Vanuatu immediately after Cateogry 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015, Mikaela Nyman's novel Sado is the story of an isolated community and its residents coping - and not - when put under… Audio

A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio

Hannah August reviews The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel, published by HarperCollins. The wheel of fortune turns for Thomas Cromwell in this conclusion to Mantel's brilliant trilogy about the… Audio

Do you find yourself with more reading time suddenly? What can you get your hands on to keep the kids occupied?  Audio