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Kate's Klassics: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
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
Book review - Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar. Published by Picador. Audio
Book review - Fleishman is in Trouble
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. This book is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
The Mosquito. Our Deadliest Predator
If you've just gone to bed the humming buzz of a Mosquito is really quite annoying, but this minor torment is nothing to what it's capable of! It's been estimated that, over the course of human… Audio
Is TV as good as the movies?
Binge watching your way through the latest Netflix series doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure. For years, TV has been considered the candy floss to the meatier offerings at the cinema. Audio
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Ali Ventura reviews the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play showing now at Melbourne's Princess Theatre. Audio
Book review - Crossings by Alex Landragin
Phil Vine reviews Crossings by Alex Landragin, which is published by Pan Macmillan. Audio
Coining a genre: Wasteland Fiction
Recovering bookseller and RNZ producer Robert Kelly has been thinking about why deserts and frozen wastelands make such good settings for fiction. Audio
A history of cities and how they've evolved
More than half the world's population live in urban areas and cities around the globe are getting larger and more congested. Through an archaeological lens, UCLA professor of anthropology and… Audio
Book review - The Mister by E L James
Leah McFall reviews The Mister by E L James, which is published by Penguin Random House. An erotic romance from the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Audio
Lawless: From US beauty queen to Kabul lawyer
Just over 10 years ago Kimberley Motley swapped a life of practising law in one of America's most dangerous cities, for legal work in one of the world's most dangerous places. She was 32 years old at… Audio, Gallery
US Lawyer taking on stalkers pervs and trolls
Carrie Goldberg heads a New York law firm helping the victims of revenge porn, take on their attackers. The crusade is personal for Carrie as she was text stalked by an obsessive former partner. Her… Audio
Steve Biddulph and The New Manhood
Toxic masculinity was not part of our vocabulary 20 years ago when family therapist and educator Steve Biddulph first starting talking about how the challenges of modern manhood were making men… Audio
Book review - Lapse by Sarah Thornton
Laura Caygill reviews Lapse by Sarah Thornton, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio
Dr Lauren Rosewarne - Sex & Sexuality In Modern Screen Remakes
Dr Lauren Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne has written a new book, Sex & Sexuality In Modern Screen Remakes which raises questions about how women are seen on screen now. Audio
A Woman Like Her
In 2016, Pakistan was rocked by the murder of its first internet celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who had been dubbed the country's Kim Kardashian. She selfied her way to social media stardom but faced… Audio
Book review - The Boyfriend by Laura Southgate
Anne Else reviews The Boyfriend by Laura Southgate, which is published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Concern over Amazon's evolution to everything store
The work practices and ethos of online selling giant - Amazon has been attracting criticism from many quarters for years now. Author and Bloomberg News technology editor, Brad Stone's previous book… Audio
Book review - Nailing Down the Saint by Craig Cliff
Ralph McAllister reviews Nailing Down the Saint by Craig Cliff, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Lately Book Club: The Oldest Student at the Sorbonne
From high flying lawyer to being homeless, author Russell Hodge speaks to Karyn about what happened and the book he's written about it,The Oldest Student at the Sorbonne. Audio