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How to Write: A Recipe with Nadia Lim
Every Tuesday we look at "How to Write" different topics. This week we speak to acclaimed food author and My Food Bag co-founder, Nadia Lim about how to write a recipe, especially for novice cooks! Audio
Book review - Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger’s Books, Petone, reviews Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy. Published by Little, Brown Book Group. Audio
Melbourne gangland barrister who turned police informant
An intriguing tale from the Melbourne underbelly. ABC investigative journalist Josie Taylor talks to Kathryn about the trail leading to lawyer Nicola Gobbo, who represented an infamous list of… Audio
Looking in-depth into the disappearance of flight MH370
Seven years after Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared into the night, never to be seen again, questions remain about what happened to the 239 passengers and crew. Hong Kong based Investigative… Audio
Book review - A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet
Melanie O'Loughlin reviews A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet, published by W.W. Norton & Company. Audio
New novel: the tale of real-life goldfields heroine, Kitty K
Margaret Mills has just published her first novel at the age of 91, based on the life of Kitty Kirk. Kitty was born in Ireland in 1855 and shipped with her mother to the Protestant settlement of… Audio
“She does break all the locks on the door to her soul” – author Elizabeth Knox on The Absolute Book
Elizabeth Knox talks to Noelle McCarthy about her most recent novel The Absolute Book. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
Gabriel Byrne: 'We all walk with ghosts'
Hollywood leading man Gabriel Byrne has played some memorable roles in his prolific film career, but his new autobiography, Walking With Ghosts, could be considered his boldest and most dramatic work… Audio
Isabel Allende: The Soul of A Woman
Best-selling author Isabel Allende has a brand new book - The Soul of A Woman - a meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a woman. As a child, Isabel Allende watched her mother… Audio
Materials: Fact or Fiction - The Stillsuit from Dune
Associate Professor Geoff Willmott, MacDiarmid Institute Deputy Director for Commercialisation and Industry Engagement, and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland gives us his… Audio
Book review - The Crooked Tree by Una Mannion
Kiran Dass reviews The Crooked Tree by Una Mannion, published by Faber. Audio
How life changed when Stuart Watson started listening
Everything changed with Stuart Watson stopped talking and started listening. He now hosts a podcast called ManListening fand a new book, What She Said, What I Heard: How One Man Shut Up and Started… Audio
Book review - The Prophets by Robert Jones Jnr
Ralph McAllister reviews The Prophets by Robert Jones Jnr, published by Quercus. Audio
Frances Glessner Lee and the birth of forensic science
Forensic science is now baked into the way we solve crimes, and the way we think about crimes being solved. This century there have been thirty four seasons of CSI alone, and the process of crime… Audio
Ockham Book Awards 2021 finalists revealed
Finalists for the country's top book prizes are out this morning.
Sixteen works have made it on to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards finalist list for fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and… Audio
Book Critic - Claire Mabey
Today Claire reviews Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason: Brilliant novel essentially about mental health, family, relationships and concepts of what a good mother is/should be. Claire also talks about her… Audio
Book review - Stranger in the Shogun's City by Amy Stanley
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Stranger in the Shogun's City by Amy Stanley. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Bernice Tuffery on her long battle for a good night's sleep
In New Zealand, 25% of all adults can only dream about getting a good night'ss sleep. Bernice Tuffery was one of them. She shares her experience in a new book, Sleep Easy. Audio
Book review - Tranquility and Ruin by Danyl McLauchlan
Holly Walker reviews Tranquility and Ruin by Danyl McLauchlan, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
"Courage is very related to hopelessness" - author Behrouz Boochani
Hosted by John Campbell, some of Word Christchurch's most distinguished writers respond to the theme of courage: Behrouz Boochani, Laura Jean McKay, and Witi Ihimaera. The second of two hours. Audio