Books & Authors

M.I.T Professor Sherry Turkle is that angel on the shoulders of the people who create new technology, whispering reminders about the human consequences of what we create. She explains this all to… Audio

Headquartered in Seattle, Amazon is the second-biggest private workplace in the United States behind Walmart, employing more than 800 thousand people. It's CEO, Jeff Bezos, is the richest person… Audio

The Barbizon Hotel in New York City opened its doors in 1928, and over more than five decades was home to a slew of famous women including Rita Hayworth, Grace Kelly, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Ali… Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Divines by Ellie Eaton. Published bv Hachette New Zealand, Audio

Three historical novels that address the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa, told from the perspective of nine generations of a Maori whanau... That's a pretty big challenge that respected historian… Audio

In 1853, wealthy widow Jane Digby found herself crossing the Syrian desert - not only because she had a healthy sense of adventure and love for the Arabian people, but to escape scandal back in… Audio

If you're going to read one book on human origins, Oxford professor and former Dunedinite Tom Higham's new book, The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins should… Audio

 In her new book, This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help, science journalist Helen Thomson debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help to discover how we can… Audio

Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist at Wellington Hospital. Her training in forensics at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is the subject of the memoir Working Stiff: Two Years… Audio

George Saunders won the Booker Prize for his 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. For the last 20 years, he has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his students at Syracuse University. He… Audio

Mark Carney is the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Finance Adviser for COP26. He was Governor of the Bank of England until last year, and prior to… Audio

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