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Book Review: The Quiet People by Paul Cleave
Mary Fawcett from Schrödinger's Books reviews The Quiet People by Paul Cleave published by Upstart Press. Audio
The self-delusion of brilliance and why being average is ok
Celebrate being average. After all, it's not terrible. Audio
Dividing up the domestic mental load
In many homes around the world there is a division of duties; Dad takes out the rubbish, and Mum does most of the worrying. This is what Harvard PhD candidate Allison Daminger found in a recent study.
…Book review: The Calling
Joanna Ludbrook from the children's bookstore Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews The Calling by Fleur Beale published by Penguin Random House, $20. Audio
Paul Greenberg on ways to make carbon footprints smaller
Climate change isn't up for debate anymore, but what to do about it is. Science writer Paul Greenberg wants to get people off the sidelines to become game changers on this issue. He explains this to… Audio
Book Critic - Catherine Roberston
Today Catherine Robertson introduces the Rivers of London series. Audio
How to Write a Wikipedia entry
Mike Dickison was New Zealand's first Wikipedian at Large from 2018 to 2019. He's also a Wikipedia editor, as well as a museum curator and zoologist. Today's he talks to Jesse about how to write an… Audio
Book Review - Let's Do It
Leah McFall reviews Let's Do It: the authorised biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees, published by Hachette. Audio
Book Review: Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
Rae McGregor reviews Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
How Pip Adam's first job as a hairdresser helps her structure a novel
Pip Adam discusses her novel Nothing to See - one of the most talked-about books of 2020 - with Carl Shuker in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
The conclusion of Philip Temple's biography of Maurice Shadbolt
He wrestled with demons, including depression and alcohol, for most of his life. But writer Maurice Shadbolt still managed to produce several seminal New Zealand novels, as well as some outstanding… Audio
Travelling to countries that do not officially exist
For various reasons, there are a number of countries around the world that do not officially exist. But that didn't stop Brazilian author Guilherme Canever trying to visit them all. He's written about… Audio
Why our brains solve problems by adding things
We're told that we shouldn't complicate matters, but a new study from the University of Virginia shows that our brains tend to default to addition rather than subtraction when it comes to finding… Audio
Maye Musk, mother of Elon, on her memoir, A Woman Makes A Plan
She's got her own story to tell in a memoir titled "A Woman Makes A Plan". Audio
Book Review: The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
Anne Else reviews The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson, published by Harper Collins NZ. Audio
The Gardener's Journal
It's more than a decade since Margaret Long's first edition of the Gardener's Journal was published, and the publication has proved so popular the ninth volume is now out. Margaret Long's passion for… Audio
Book Review: Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe
Harry Ricketts reviews Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe, published by Mangakino University Press. Audio
How to 'adult' a guide from Julie Lythcott-Haims
Adulting is a new verb with a new list of challenges, and it's more complicated now than in the past according to Julie Lythcott-Haims. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip looks at how writing intersects with art. She talks about Dwelling in the Margins,edited by Katie Kerr Gloria, 'Hooked Up to Monadic Device' from the 15 April 2021 Pantograph Punch written… Audio
How to write a movie review
For many years Dominic Corry was an entertainment writer and movie critic living in LA. He shares his tips on how to write a movie review, especially if a film is rubbish, and you're moving in the… Audio