Books & Authors

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

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry, which is published by Canongate. Audio

Journalist Tom Bradby is ITV's News at 10 anchor and the author of seven books. He's had various roles over his career, covering the troubles in Ireland and reporting from Asia. He was also ITV's… Audio

Journalist Rachel Monroe looks at four women who became fixated on real crimes to uncover why the attraction is more than just morbid curiosity in Her new book, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of… Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Secret Hours by Santa Montefiore, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Colson Whitehead has based his book The Nickel Boys on the horror happenings that have come to light since a Florida reform school closed. The Dozier School for boys closed in 2011 and subsequently 50… Audio

According to Joe Norman remembering what you love is a key part of revising for exams, acing essays and doing well at school. Joe Norman has been a tutor of children aged 10 - 13 for fifteen years to… Audio

This week on Lately Book Club we hear from contributing writer for The Guardian, Marianne Eloise, who has written an article with some useful tips about how to get back into reading. Audio

We talk to Michael King Writers Centre Chair, Melanie Laville-Moore, about their 2020 Writers in Residence Programme. Audio

Lani Wendt Young is a Samoan author and Pacific Laureate. She's challenging what she says is the 'white castle' of publishing in New Zealand. Audio

Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews two or more islands by Diana Bridge. Published by Otago University Press. Audio

With plenty of unique and incredible stories to tell, his friends told him to write a book. Multiple-award winning wildlife cameraman of over 30 years, Gavin Thurston tells Lynn Freeman about his… Audio, Gallery

Economist Allison Schrager talked to legal sex workers, surfers and papparazzi for lessons on managing risk. She says a few key principles these risk takers follow can be applied to financial… Audio

David Hill reviews A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds. Published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

A genealogist is hunting for as yet untold personal stories of World War Two. Renée Hollis is working on the project for the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, After all the researching and writing… Audio

It's taken a year to get from bright idea to a plan of action. But the new Coalition for Books is holding its inaugural meeting at the Booksellers Association Conference in Auckland this weekend. Audio

Ayham al-Ahmad became famous after playing his piano in the rubble of Syria's Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus. He has also written a book, The Pianist of Yarmouk. Audio

Poet and writer Kate Camp is in to talk about Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, the 1977 novel by the renowned American author who died earlier this month. The book won the National Book Critics… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar. Published by Picador.  Audio