Books & Authors

American author Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. His 33 mystery and thriller novels, including Tell No One, Missing You and the 11-book Myron Bolitar series, have been… Audio

In 1970 the US Antarctic Research Programme needed a woman to assist a US scientist scheduled to work on the ice cap. They called on the NZ Alpine Club for suggestions. Julia Millen was working at the… Audio

Melissa Harrison is a novelist and nature writer whose podcast documenting the natural world and changing seasons during lockdown was a runaway success. Each week from April to October last year, she… Audio

Author and regular book reviewer, Pip Adam, is in for this week's How to Write feature, talking about how to write a love scene! Audio

Technologist and writer Xiaowei Wang examines the drive of capitalism into the Chinese countryside, for better or worse.

Award-winning UK chef Anna Jones has a new book of one-pot dishes - One: Pot, Pan, Planet has simple recipes for less waste and amazing taste. Audio

Harry Broad reviews The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio

What could the internet look like in the future, and how closely might it resemble what users in China experience?Kathryn speaks to James Griffiths, a Hong Kong-based journalist who has taken an… Audio

Professor Meihana Durie defines Mātauranga Māori as Māori knowledge that can be applied to contemporary realities. In a conversation with Justine Murray explains how this knowledge eco-systems can… Audio

Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has discovered that our friendships are governed by secret rules. He joins the show to discuss friendship and his new book, Friends: Understanding the Power of… Audio

From a childhood fascination with cooking, to possum trapping and living off the land as a hunter and forager, Annabel Langbein has always been obsessed with food. A 2020 Word Christchurch highlight.

A novel about bluffing, evasion and the decline of humanities in universities - you can't say Christchurch writer Patrick Evans is scared to tackle the big subjects! Bluffworld is set in a world… Audio

Ngai Tahu author Nic Low knows the Southern Alps intimately. He's been on 15 treks through the mountains, following historic routes. Now Nic's working on a book about that history called Uprising. But… Audio, Gallery

In 2017 Julie Zarifeh lost her husband Paul to cancer. Then just 16 days later her son, Sam, died on a rafting trip. Grief on the Run is her story of using active grieving to help move on with life… Audio

Dr Riley Elliott is a marine scientist who has dedicated his life to the conservation of sharks. Through this passion he has authored a book, and filmed countless Shark Week shows for Discovery… Audio