Books & Authors

Cindy Kiro reviews The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Audio

Doug Wilson is a medical academic, former pharmaceutical executive, writer and the author of Ageing For Beginners. He takes an active interest in how we age, and what people are doing about it. He… Audio

Wendy S. Walters' early career majored on poetry but as her writing career continued she found herself getting drawn more and more towards non-fiction. Her 2015 collection Multiply/Divide: On the… Audio

We don't remember their names, sometimes we don't even know they existed, but whistleblowers have exposed some of the biggest scandals in history.  Audio

Isa Pearl Ritchie drew on her own childhood experiences and got some help from her daughter to write Awa and the Dreamrealm – a book  about a 13-year-old girl who doesn't know that what she's… Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Beautiful Ones by Prince. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Dean Bedford reviews Rugby Folklore by Matt Elliott, which is published by HarperCollins New Zealand. Audio

British journalist Jonathan Rugman details what happened to Jamal Khashoggi and what it reveals about the regime of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.  Audio

Sally Wenley reviews The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Dan Piepenbring was living his life, writing for The Paris Review, when he got a call from a music legend seeking his help to write a memoir. But then Prince died.  Audio

Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Neon Daze by Amy Brown. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio

Linda Trubridge and her husband David, the renowned designer, decided in 1982 to sell their home and business and take their two sons, aged one and four, on a sailing trip around the world. The family… Audio, Gallery

Who we as New Zealanders isn't just shaped by our history, it is revealed by it. Award winning author Mandy Hager looks at four pivotal events in our past to see what they reveal about our cultural… Audio

They're our national bird but they aren't faring too well out in the wild. Kiwi are numbers are in rapid decline and require the help of teams across New Zealand to survive. Audio

Gail Pittaway reviews Rick Stein's Secret France. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Her bolshy, white, odd-eyed SPCA special cat, Jiffy, is the subject of the latest book from Catherine Chidgey. hHer four other white odd eyed cats are a bit jealous that hes been singled out. Audio, Gallery

Sir Michael Hill is in the Musical Chair this morning, talking to Jim about 40 years in the jewellery business, continuing to strive and dream big, his new book, his beloved golf course and the… Audio