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Book review: Spellbound by Catherine Robertson
David Hill Reviews Spellbound by Catherine Robertson, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Peter Frampton: 'Living in the limelight was never for me'
Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!' album made him one of the biggest names in rock history. But it wasn't all beer and skittles. He joins the show to discuss his incredible musical career and… Video, Audio
“Great poetry gives us back the Wow!” – Bill Manhire on the power of the art form he has mastered
New Zealand's leading poet of this generation, Bill Manhire, talks to John Campbell in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Writers Spring Festival. Audio
Catherine Robertson and the Gabriel's Bay trilogy
The fictional New Zealand seaside town of Gabriel's Bay is the setting for a third novel by Hawkes Bay based author Catherine Robertson. The central theme explored in Spellbound is power, from family… Audio
Poet Johanna Emeney: exploring the felt realm
Poet Johanna Emeney says that Felt, her new collection of poems, explores teaching, animals and how emotions and "the things that have hit me hard over the past decade" are felt in the body. Audio
John Baker: The search for Stalin's wine cellar
The hunt for a wine collection believed to have been hidden in a remote Georgian winery during the Second World War is at the centre of a new book, Stalin's Wine Cellar. First owned by Nicholas II… Audio
Book review - War: How Conflict Shaped Us
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret Macmillan, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing
Turid Revfeim has spent her career on and around the stage. She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1980, leaving to spend four years with a company in Germany before rejoining in 1986. She rose to… Audio
Book review - The Madman's Library
Fascinating, beautiful and not a little disquieting, this is a generously illustrated overview of unusual, rare and remarkable books. Selected from many different cultures and times, these books are… Audio
Fiona Murphy: The Shape of Sound
Fiona Murphy is an award winning poet and essayist whose new memoir The Shape of Sound explores her experience of being deaf. She was in her first year of school when a hearing test confirmed she was… Audio
Wendyl Nissen's quest to uncover her mother's secrets
Wendyl Nissen and her mum had a difficult relationship. That all changed when her mother got Alzheimer's and she starting spilling out family secrets. Audio
Book Critic Lisa Glass
Lisa revisits some key feminist books of the 1990's They Didn't See Us Coming - Lisa Levenstein Backlash - Susan Faludi The Beauty Myth - Naomi Wolfe Audio
How to send condolences
When writing a message of condolence, the most important thing is to keep at the front of your mind who you're writing to and who you're writing about, says funeral celebrant and podcaster Timothy… Audio
Book review: My Rock n Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn
Kiran Dass reviews My Rock n Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn, published by Canongate. Audio
How the New Zealand Wars affected Māori life
As a sociologist of education, Dr Joanna Kidman travels the country to learn about how the New Zealand Wars impacted papa kainga. She shares her latest work and research on Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Stevie Van Zandt: 50 years of brotherhood with Bruce Springsteen
There isn't much E Street Band guitarist, activist and actor Stevie Van Zandt hasn't done in the world of entertainment. The man formerly known as 'Miami Steve' is in the throes of completing his… Audio
A dingo called Sue speaks, but what she has to say is not pretty
Philip Armstrong's poetry and Laura Jean McKay's award-winning novel The Animals in That Country feature animals as significant characters. The authors talk at 2020 Word Christchurch. Audio
Thriller set among Kiwi vineyards
Vineyards are the setting for a new Aotearoa based thriller. Blood on the Vines is by Swedish migrant Madeleine Eskedahl who's now based in Auckland. The first in a planned trilogy, "The Matakana… Audio
Book review: Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney, published by Penguin Random House Audio
From child refugee to trailblazing journalist: Hella Pick
Hella Pick was just 10 years old when she arrived in Britain from Vienna in 1939 as part of a kindertransport for Jewish children following Hitlers annexation of Austria. Her mother managed to get a… Audio