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Book review: Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
Laura Caygill reviews Woo Woo by Ella Baxter published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Mum, dad and five sons on their lives at sea
Jon and Barbara Tucker raised their five sons on the yacht they built themselves, and sailed around the Pacific. Audio
Book review: The Worsener's Tale by Robert Edeson
Sally Wenley reviews The Worsener's Tale by Robert Edeson published by Fremantle Press Audio
Elena Kostyuchenko's brave and stark depiction of her homeland and its people
"Fascism can grow on any soil". That is the warning from Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko after being exiled from her home country, which she labels a fascist state. Audio
Champion Lisa Carrington launches new book for children
As if our most decorated Olympian, Dame Lisa Carrington hasn't done enough, she's about to release her first children's book. Audio
Bookmarks with Emily Perkins
Emily Perkins is an award-winning novelist; these are her bookmarks. Audio
Olympian inspiration
As if our most decorated Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington hadn't done enough to inspire the up-and-coming generation, she's now poised to release her first children's book. Audio
Finding your feet in a new land, father son conversations
Maxwell Mkoki was born in Zimbabwe and moved to New Zealand almost 20 years ago when his son was four. Inspired by conversations with his son, he's written a book about the challenges and… Audio
Book review: The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
Ralph McAllister reviews The Voyage Home by Pat Barker published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Is Maths Real? The author debunking mathematical myths
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has set out to rid the world of 'maths phobia,' asking simple questions to uncover deeper understanding. Audio
A woman's lifelong fascination with mermaids
At home, in the bathtub, writer Megan Dunn tried to imagine her own mermaid tail forming. She's gone on to pen a new book, The Mermaid Chronicles. Audio
What goes on at a smut book club meeting?
A romance readers' book club in Auckland meets each month to break down a steamy novel pick.
The Mixtape: David Merritt's life in poetry
The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth
Zoological correspondent and author Jules Howard on the revolutionary story of eggs. Audio
Book review: Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori,
Paul Diamond reviews Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori, Honouring the Treaty by Avril Bell published by Auckland University Press Audio
Robin Woodsford: Why Boomers should fight for the future
It was the greatest generational shift the world had seen. Audio
Daniel Handler and the power of the 'transcribed consciousness' of literature
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket's, latest book is a celebration of his life-long love of books and words. Audio
Book review: Age Less by Greg Macpherson
Cynthia Morahan reviews Age Less by Greg Macpherson published by Upstart Press Audio
Feature interview: Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket
For 25 years, Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket has taken young readers into strange and wonderful worlds of his creation in books like A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Bad Beginning. Audio
Book review: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne published by Allen & Unwin Audio
