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Book review: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown published by Simon and Schuster Audio
Sid Marsh - close encounters with wild tigers
Sid Marsh is a writer and artist who has spent the last 13 years seeking close encounters with Asian wild tigers in India and Malaysia. Audio
Kathy Lette: 'Revenge is not only sweet, it's totally non-fattening'
Dubbed "deliciously rude and darkly funny", "chick lit" author Kathy Lette has a new book out which wreaks revenge. The Revenge Club features four best friends approaching their sixties, feeling… Audio
The legend you've never heard of
The Japanese art forms that have shaped more of the West's story telling than you may realise Audio
The Seduction of the Honeybee book
A new photography book, The Seduction of the Honeybee offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of bees. Audio, Gallery
Rainbow Storytime event cancelled after threats from Destiny
Rainbow storytellers, whose Rotorua library event was cancelled after threats from Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, say kids and their parents love their performances.
Rotorua Lakes Council… Audio
Book review: Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
Phil Vine reviews Until August by Gabriel García Márquez published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Making the right choices using new ethics tools
It's getting harder and harder to be good in a world where choices that once seemed straightforward are now moral quandaries. Decisions like what to eat or which car to buy are connected to global… Audio
The real-life cousins of Dune’s magnificent sandworms
With the second part of Denis Villeneuve's film franchise of Frank Herbert's fantasy novel, Dune, currently in cinemas, we ask if the fictional worms in the movie share anything in common with real… Audio
Should adult Harry Potter fans 'grow up' and 'get over it'?
Analysis - For many millennials, Harry Potter is part of their identity, writes the BBC's Yasmin Rufo.
Ann Patchett: writing books that speak 'to how good people are'
Ann Patchett is one of the world's most acclaimed, prize-winning novelists and non-fiction writers. She was named one of Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' and is a regular… Audio
New book highlights how noticing 'small moments' can enrich your life
How often do you pause to notice the small but affecting moments in an otherwise ordinary day? Writers Willow Older and Deborah Huber created the book Today I Noticed as a way to inspire people to… Audio
Iwi representives gather at Te Papa Marae for book launch
More than 140 iwi representatives from across the motu have gathered at Te Papa marae in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington today for the launch of a very special book.
Te Ata O Tu the New Zealand Wars… Audio
How to vanquish languishing and flourish
It's not depression. It's not burnout. Languishing is a sense of low-grade mental weariness. It's a term coined by sociologist Dr Corey Keyes during the pandemic when so many people felt like we were… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about three very different books, The Grimmelings by Rachael King, Plastic by Stacey Teague and The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns. Audio
Book review: Small Hours by Bobby Palmer
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Small Hours by Bobby Palmer published by Hachette. Pub by: Hachette RRP: $37.99 Audio
How to be a friction fixer in the workplace
Rambling emails and inefficient rules; these are the kind of things that make employees go spare. They're forms of friction that chip away at initiative and grind down workers says Stanford University… Audio
Book review: Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux
Louise O'Brien reviews Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux published by Penguin Random House Audio
Karra Rhodes: My Latest Track
Christchurch based singer-songwriter, Karra Rhodes, chats her latest release, a modern country-pop track 'Why Can't I Love You Less'. The Scottish-born, Aotearoa-based polymath, not only writes a song… Audio
Peter Antonucci: Life aboard "The World"
Six years spent on board the exclusive private residential ship for millionaires, 'The World', served as the real-life inspiration for former resident turned author, Peter Antonucci. Audio