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Michael Cooper on the best wines to buy for 2021
Independent wine reviewer Michael Cooper has today released his 2021 Michael Cooper's Buyers Guide. He talks to Jesse about the best wines for the festive season. Audio
Baby on the Way, Hannah Davison
Hannah Davison is the co-founder and author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for children aged two and up.
She talks to Phillipa Tolley about Baby on the Way, a picture book for… Audio
Book review - A Long Time Coming by Martin Fisher
Jonathan West reviews A Long Time Coming: The story of Ngāi Tahu's treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown by Martin Fisher. This book is published by Canterbury University Press. Audio
Shilo Kino, The Pōrangi Boy
Shilo Kino has written a novel for young adults, which, she hopes, their parents will read too. Journalist with TVNZ current affairs show Marae, Shilo's first book is The Pōrangi Boy, about Northland… Audio
Legally blind illustrator, Richard Fairgray
Richard Fairgray is a creator of comics and picture books and he's been making his own books since childhood. Growing up in Auckland, the award-winning author now spends his time between Canada, and… Audio
Institute suggests Xmas book list to better inform people's views
The Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) has decided to get into the Christmas spirit early with a list of books the Prime Minister might like to dip into during the summer break.
Book review - The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette. A poignant, hilarious, joyful novel of ageing as you like it. Adventure… Audio
What the nose tells the mind
Why does coriander smell like soap to one person, but fragrant and delicious to another? Professor Ann-Sophie Barwich is a cognitive scientist, empirical philosopher and science historian who… Audio
A defence of maps at the start of books
Rob Kelly thinks that sometimes a book warrants a map at the start, but only if they're clever and match the book. Audio, Gallery
Book review - Xstabeth by David Keenan
Kiran Dass reviews Xstabeth by David Keenan, published by White Rabbit Books. Audio
Vincent O'Sullivan on his long awaited portrait of Ralph Hotere
It was 2005 when one of New Zealand's most important artists, Ralph Hotere, asked his friend, the writer, poet and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan, to write his life story. Audio
Supply-chain chaos has booksellers reading between lines this Xmas
Booksellers are facing a return to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas, by having to trust their instincts, and stock up on the books they think people will want to read.
Book review - The Searcher by Tana French
Laura Caygill reviews The Searcher by Tana French, published by Penguin Random House. Tana French, the queen of Dublin Murder, goes Western in her new novel. Audio
Friends inDEED: Assistance dogs and the crucial role they play
Dogs have long been called man's best friend - but some go far beyond that: providing a critical role in helping people live their lives. Author Sue Allison's new book Friends inDEED looks at how… Audio
Booksellers relying on gut instinct for Christmas orders
Booksellers are returning to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas.
Trusting their instincts, and stocking up on the books they think people will want to read.
Gelays in the global supply… Audio
Publishers and booksellers hit by difficulties before Christmas
Publishers and booksellers are having to do Christmas differently this year. The global supply chain which sees books end up on the shelves has developed a few kinks.
Space on shipping freight and in… Audio
Lifting the lid on the rise and rise of organised crime in NZ
In his new book, Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs, paying particular attention to the constantly-growing… Audio
Sir Michael Parkinson on fatherhood: 'He's a better man than I ever could've been'
Sir Michael Parkinson and his youngest son Mike open up with no hold backs on the fathers they had, the fathers they were, and the ones they are trying to become. Audio
250 Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook
Alice Te Punga Somerville joins us to talk about her new book: '250 Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook'. Audio
Book review - Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael Sandel. This book is published by Allen Lane. These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an… Audio
