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Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure
Kate De Goldi, one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, shares the latest books she's been reading. Audio
Life Hacks from the Buddha
Dr. Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist, sleep specialist and ordained Buddhist monk. His new book explains how to be calm and content in a chaotic world. Audio
The Story of a Heart - the medical miracle of organ transplants
Dr Rachel Clarke's new book is the account of a nine-year-old girl, who suffered a catastrophic brain bleed in a car accident, and the boy who received the lifesaving gift of her heart. It explores… Audio
Elif Shafak - There are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. Her latest book, There are Rivers in the Sky, has just hit the shelves. Audio
New book celebrates one of NZ's most prolific hymn writers
New Zealander Shirley Erena Murray is considered one of the country's most influential international hymn writers of our time, with many of her 400 pieces published in the US and Europe. She was… Audio
Photographer Leslie Adkin: A portal back into the land of milk and honey
Leslie Adkin was a geologist, ethnographer and father living in Levin whose legacy of self-taught photography left an incredible record of family life in Aotearoa. Audio
Ladies! Don't be 'nice'!
Underneath the niceness society expects of women is a fiery independent nature that's buried deep says Lisa Marchiano. She's a licensed social worker, podcaster and author. She says traits like… Audio
Bookmarks with Vincent O'Malley
Vincent is one of New Zealand's leading historians and co-founder and research director of HistoryWorks. He's written extensively on our colonial history, the relationship between Maori and Pakeha… Audio
Book review: Frankie by Graham Norton
Jane Westaway reviews Frankie by Graham Norton published by Hachette. Audio
'Books that made us want to keep on reading':The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist
RNZ executive editor of specialist news Jeremy Rees has been following the Booker, and joins Emile Donovan. Audio
The worldwide illegal trade in eels
They're not dealing drugs, they're dealing eels. Audio
The odd and unexpected Booker Prize finalist list
Some expected favourites have not made the cut, five of the six novels are by women and all the books are short.
Kiwi thriller writer Catherine Lea
First came Tartan Noir, then Outback Noir...now author Catherine Lea is helping to fuel the rise of Northland Noir with her series of crime thrillers set at the top of the country. Audio
Book review: Paris In Ruins by Sebastian Smee
Quentin Johnson reviews Paris In Ruins by Sebastian Smee published by Text Publishing. Audio
Lloyd Jones on telling parts of his life through poetry
Lloyd Jones is well known for his numerous novels including Mister Pip which won the Commonwealth Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the Man Booker. Audio
Stories of kindness
People are fundamentally good and the internet can be a tool to unite people rather than divide them. That's not just wishful thinking for Gabe Reilich and Lucia Knell. They work for a media platform… Audio
The Mixtape: Musician and entertainer Anika Moa
Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is broadcaster, singer and author Anika Moa. Starting her music career over 20 years ago, Anika is one of Aotearoa's most loved musicians. She has written some of our… Audio
Rumaan Alam: Entitlement
Best-selling author, Rumaan Alam, is turning the spotlight on wealth in his new book Entitlement. This follows his pandemic hit, Leave the World Behind, which was shortly followed by a movie… Audio
Feature interview: The American stories we miss
Zaid Jilani is something that feels very unusual in the United States right now. He's a journalist who doesn't want to tell stories that fit into narratives on the left or the right. Fiercely… Audio
Understanding the human soul
Historian and writer Paul Ham has traced how our definition and understanding of the human soul has changed over thousands of years. Audio
