Books & Authors

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews two new releases by Toby Faber today: Close to the Edge, and Faber & Faber: The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House. These books are published by Muswell… Audio

There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your looks, but being confident about the things you can do is what will really make you feel positively towards yourself, says Turia Pitt. The Australian… Video, Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews The Accusation by Wendy James, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

Conspiracy theorists date back to ancient Rome, but social media has given them a vector to distribute their unusual and sometimes dangerous ideas. Audio

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Years by Annie Ernaux, which is published by Fitzcarraldo. Audio

Kathryn speaks with award-winning British journalist Angela Saini, whose latest book exposes and challenges race science, which she says is making a subtle come-back. Angela Saini has been described… Audio

Gail Pittaway reviews The Guest Book by Sarah Blake, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Alison Roman is one of the hottest food writers in the world right now. Her recipes have the three ingredients that are essential for success in the crowded cookbook market today; they're cookable… Audio

Louise Ward reviews young adult novel Meat Market by Juno Dawson, which is published by Hachette Children's Books. Audio

Award-winning Australian writer and journalist Matthew Condon's latest book, The Night Dragon looks into a 40-year-old cold case murder in Queensland. He examines the criminals and corrupt police that… Audio

Being able to talk about how you feel without getting emotional is an important skill for everyone in a workplace, says Liz Fosslien, co-author of No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing… Audio

Oamaru's largest book sale, Rotary organised Bookarama is an annual fundraiser with as many as 35,000 books on sale for the price of a gold coin. One of the hard-working volunteers behind Bookarama is… Audio

Novelist, short story writer and essayist Paula Morris (Ngati Wai, Ngati Whatua) is this year's Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, allowing her to live for six months in Menton, in the south-east… Audio

Sarah Gaitanos is a writer, researcher and social historian. Her latest book, Shirley Smith: An Examined Life is a detailed biography of the distinguished lawyer and tireless human rights advocate. As… Audio

North Koreans are not "robots brainwashed by their weird leader", just ordinary people trying to make ends meet, says award-winning New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. She lifts the curtain on… Audio

Ian Telfer reviews The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman, which is published by Macmillan.  Audio

They chopped, they cooked, they bickered, they drank and camped up our TV screens; a book about Peter Hudson and David Halls has just won an Ockham New Zealand Book Award. Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Lost and Wanted by Nell Freudenberger. This book is published by Knopf Publishing Group. Audio

Jenna Todd reviews Memories of the Future by Siri Hustvedt, which is published by Sceptre. Audio