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Book review: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Lynn Freeman reviews The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride published by Hachette Audio
Kiwi booksellers start website to take on Amazon
In bookshops throughout the country, a small band of booksellers has decided to take on Amazon in their very own David v Goliath fight.
Paul Lynch on his Booker shortlisted novel Prophet Song
Irish novelist Paul Lynch's latest book Prophet Song was shortlisted last month for this year's Booker Prize. The novel is set is a dystopian version of Dublin, after an unspecified crisis has tipped… Audio
Auē! The story behind a modern literary classic
In this extract from Everything I Know About Books Mary McCallum, of Mākaro Press explains how she came to publish a modern New Zealand classic - Auē! by Becky Manawatu.
Book review: Don Binney: Flight Path by Greg O'Brien
Sonja de Friez reviews Don Binney: Flight Path by Greg O'Brien published by Auckland University Press Audio
How failing well can lead to important discoveries
Failure happens. It's not a glitch, but an inevitable part of life. But most of us fail to learn from failure, letting fear and shame get in the way, says Harvard Business School professor Amy… Audio
How to move through change with 'rugged flexibility'
To be resilient in the face of change, we need to hold on to our core values while cultivating adaptability, says writer and human performance expert Brad Stulberg. He speaks to Jesse Mulligan about… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Claire Maybe reviews Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh; Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder; Articulations by Henrietta Bollinger. Audio
Book review: The Twat Files by Dawn French
Cynthia Morahan reviews The Twat Files by Dawn French published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Sam Low: the modern Chinese Masterchef
Since winning Masterchef in 2022, Sam Low has been figuring out what's important to him as a chef in the New Zealand media. In the new recipe book Modern Chinese, he honours both his cultural heritage… Audio
Book review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
Louise O'Brien reviews The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa published by Penguin Random House Audio
Rebecca Priestley: navigating end times
Rebecca Priestley's new memoir End Times moves between recollections of teen punk nihilism and a flirtation with born again Christianity, to a modern day climate anxiety-fuelled South Island road… Audio
Cristina Rivera Garza: grief demanding justice
It took Mexican scholar, novelist, and poet Cristina Rivera Garza 30 years to be able to write about what happened to her younger sister. Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her abusive boyfriend in… Audio
Book review: Transposium by Dani Yourukova
Melissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Transposium by Dani Yourukova, published by Auckland University Press. RRP $30.00 Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Roberston
Writer and book critic Catherine Roberston intriduces us to three new books today: 'Emergency Weather' by Tim Jones, 'Secrets of the Land' by Kate Mahony and 'Tarquin the Honest: Ocian's Elven' by… Audio
Authors' work used to train AI without permission
Authors have been shocked to find out their books are being used to train AI. Alex Reisner, an American journalist with the Atlantic, acquired a data set of nearly 200,000 books known as "Book3"… Audio
When pushing for achievement becomes toxic
Modern kids are getting caught up in the "grind culture" of the adult world and not developing a sense of inherent self-worth, says American journalist Jennifer Berhenti Wallace. Audio
Michael Palin's New Zealand connection: My great uncle Harry’s life and death in WWI
Actor, comedian, broadcaster and author, Michael Palin, has documented the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry in latest book Great-Uncle Harry: A… Audio
Otto English: History's fake heroes
Andrew Scott is a political journalist who goes by the pen name of Otto English. His latest book, 'Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History' dives into the hidden lives… Audio
Ethan Kross: How to master your inner voice
How you talk to yourself can mean the difference between a good day or a day spent wallowing with your head under the covers. Award-winning Professor of Psychology and Management at the University of… Audio