Books & Authors

Mark Sweet grew up in Hawkes Bay and has drawn on his childhood and upbringing to shape his writing. After a career in property and hospitality, Mark Sweet is now writing full-time : his titles… Audio

Best-selling Australian children's author and illustrator Matt Stanton shares tips for busting lock-down boredom blues with Kathryn Ryan. Matt is co-creator of the hit picture books 'There Is a… Audio

Most other organisms instinctively know how to eat a balanced diet, so why aren't humans better at eating what's good for our bodies? With David Raubenheimer, Simpson has been studying animal… Audio, Gallery

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Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi specialises in understanding the bearing nutrition and lifestyle have on our immune system.  She describes immunity as our "sixth sense"… Audio

Lisa Glass reviews three dystopian reads. Audio

David Hill reviews What Stars are Made Of by Sarah Allen, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Graphic novelist, poet and academic Michael Frizell is researching and writing the new comic book version of Netflix's super popular true crime series 'Tiger King'. Set in the world of private zoos… Audio, Gallery

Holly Walker reviews What Sort of Man by Breton Dukes, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

Two very different books celebrate the importance of scent and sensory experience in coming to terms with loss. The authors Laurence Fearnley and Long Litt Woon talk with Jessie Bray-Sharpin. Audio

Like many other New Zealanders, beloved food writer Allyson Gofton has been baking a lot recently. She shares with us two recipes from her "latest and probably last book" - The Baker's Companion. Audio

 Alain de Botton says that while it is natural  to worry, the truth is that Homo sapiens are a resilient species that have been through extraordinary cycles of suffering and joy. He says one of the… Audio

Superman and his descendants launched a fascination with technological superism that continues today. Iwan Rhys Morus is professor of history at Aberystwyth University in Wales and has recently… Audio

Author Neil Gaiman has been coming to NZ for appearances for years now, but he never envisaged he'd be locked down here for the better part of a month along with his wife, musician Amanda Palmer and… Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry, published by Faber. Follow-up to the multi-award-winning Days Without End, this novel is on a par with that. Narrated by… Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth, published by HarperCollins. A hilarious read about friendship, motherhood, relationships and social media. Raucous and painfully relatable. Audio

British novelist Patrick Gale is the author of 19 books, including 'Rough Music', 'A Perfectly Good Man', the Costa-nominated 'A Place Called Winter' and the emmy award winning TV drama, 'Man in an… Audio

In this special live online event, Robbie talks about how they created the project, plays the first episode, then follows with a live online Q&A.

Dr Seuss as you've never heard him read before. Audio