Books & Authors

Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews The Rich Man's House by Andrew McGahan. Published by Allen & Unwin.  Audio

Waking up to Dr Matt Morgan at your bedside means something has gone seriously wrong. Perhaps a with vital organ, or you've been caught up in a serious accident, or you've undergone a major operation.

Author Lynley Hood, whose book A City Possessed argued that the child abuse trial of Peter Ellis was deeply flawed, hopes a final appeal will still be heard by the Supreme Court. Peter Ellis served… Audio

Most of us think of our immune system as our own army waging war on the stuff that makes us sick. But it's so much more than that ... Audio

Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The Nancys by R.W.R. McDonald, which is published by Allen & Unwin. Audio

Tatiana Schlossberg is on a mission to help the world better understand what it all means. The environment journalist (and daughter of Caroline Kennedy) has just written her first book Inconspicuous… Audio

Dylan Jones has been captivated and inspired by the song, The Wichita Lineman for decades and now he's devoted a whole book to it - The Wichita Lineman - searching in the sun for the world's greatest… Video, Audio

Rae McGregor reviews Native Son by Witi Ihimaera, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Linda Burgess is the award winning author of three novels, three non-fiction titles and one collection of short stories. Audio

BJ Miller has learnt a lot about how to live well and how to die well from his patients. He shares compassionate and practical advice in the new book A Beginner's Guide to the End. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, which is published by Hachette NZ. Easily one of the best of the year. Funny and touching, an adolescent struggles with growing up and falling… Audio

In her third novel The ash, the well and the bluebell, Canterbury writer Sandra Arnold tells a story that spans three centuries. Audio

Dr Alex Pang is the author of the best-selling book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less. He explains why Darwin was a slacker and you probably should be too.  Audio

Craig Potton is an acclaimed landscape photographer, conservationist, traveller and publisher. He is also the Chair of the Nelson Suter Art Gallery. He is currently working on two books, one taking a… Audio, Gallery

Salman Rushdie was catapulted to literary fame when his second novel Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981.His controversial 1988 book, The Satanic Verses, inspired in part by the life of… Audio

One of the most famous cookbook authors in the Southern Hemisphere, Donna Hay, is coming to New Zealand to chat about her life.  Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews The Art of Racing in the Rain by Gareth Stein, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

Living part of the time in France, part in New Zealand, Wellingtonian Jennifer Andrewes shows it is possible to live the dream. Putting the breaks on the daily grind and stepping off the corporate… Audio, Gallery

Imagine a bunch of tourists walking into your house uninvited. It's not unusual for the residents of Dunedin's Baldwin St, one of many overcrowded attractions in New Zealand and around the world.  Audio