Books & Authors

NUKU is celebrating indigenous wāhine of Aotearoa through kōrero paki or storytelling.  Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke, published by Hachette. Audio

Beloved author Witi Ihimaera joins Jesse to talk about his new book in which he retells traditional stories for the 21st century. It's called Navigating the Stars: Māori creation myths. Audio

This week in our How to Write series, Jesse speaks to writing teacher Janice Marriott founder of Go Write Now about the art of writing picture book scripts. Audio

Upper Hutt libraries have ditched late fees for overdue books. Audio

Dean Bedford reviews The Captain's Run: What it Takes to Lead the All Blacks by Gregor Paul, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Novelist Paula Morris takes us on a road trip with photographer Haru Sameshima to rediscover writer Robin Hyde. Audio

One of the country's most loved magazines is back after publication was halted during lockdown.  Audio

Rae McGregor reviews The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor, published by Hachette. Audio

New Zealander Linda Collins has lived every parent's worst nightmare - the death by suicide of her 17-year-old daughter. Her life was shattered when she woke one Monday morning to find her daughter… Audio

We think of New Zealand literature as matter of fact, no-nonsense, social realism territory. But beneath the stoic surface we seem to have an extraordinary fantasy life. Margaret Mahy, The Vintner's… Audio

Writer Jenny Robin Jones - like so many people - was always fascinated by the United States - just the idea of it intrigued her. And like anyone who's even passed through the country, you soon… Audio

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse's latest book, What Is Life?, explores the question of what we as humans share with all other living things on this planet.  Audio

Jodi Picoult admits she was initially terrified about publishing her new novel, The Book of Two Ways, during a pandemic. But this book - her 27th - has rejigged itself in her mind to become what she… Audio

Iranian-born Golriz Ghahraman arrived in New Zealand with her parents as a 9-year-old. In 2017 she made history when she became the first New Zealand MP with a refugee background. She studied human… Audio

Hera Lindsay Bird of Unity Books reviews Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, pictures by Jon Klassen, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

The centenary of one of our most influential design and advertising studios is being celebrated in a very beautiful new book from Te Papa. Railways Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build… Audio, Gallery

Humanity stands at a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with the climate emergency - and failure to act risks catastrophe. Climate scientist and conservationist Professor Tim Flannery doesn't… Audio