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Eileen Merriman's new novel 'The Night She Fell'
Doctor turned young adult writer and now adult fiction writer, Eileen Merriman, has a new book out, 'The Night She Fell'. Audio
Hanging Out, a new book from Sheila Liming
Doing nothing has become something we just don't do anymore in our over-scheduled, always online world. But the simple act of hanging out with other people could be the solution to the epidemic of… Audio
Bookmarks with Luciane Buchanan
We love it when one of Aotearoa's own makes it big and our bookmarks guest today, Luciane Buchanan has done just that. Many will know the Auckland-born actor as one of the stars of the Netflix series… Audio
Sheryl Beaumont on her new novel The War Photographers
Sheryl Beaumont's latest novel weaves together two pivotal points in 20th century history: efforts to crack the enigma code during World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The War Photographers… Audio
Book review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Quentin Johnson reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden published by Penguin Random House. Audio
How the Bluestockings dared to imagine independent lives
"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken.
…Big names compete for top fiction prize
Four award-winning authors are in the running for the $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.
Shower Thoughts: How much do authors get paid?
Mike in Auckland asks: how much of the price of a book actually goes to the author? VUP publisher Fergus Barrowman lays it all out. Audio
How to get people to change their minds
There was a time when logic and evidence were all you needed to win an argument. Aristotle would hardly recognize what we describe as a debate today says strategist and author Michael McQueen. Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today our book reviewer Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about Vincent Bevin's book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. Audio
Book review: Take Two
Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Take Two by Caroline and Vivian Thonger published by CB Editions. Audio
How to start noticing the good around us again
Boredom is one of our defining features as human beings.Harvard law Professor Cass Sunstein and neuroscientist Tali Sharot say there is a way to regain sensitivity that helps us identify the bad and… Audio
AC Grayling: Who owns the Moon?
As private corporations invest billions in the space race, tighter regulation of their off-Earth activity is urgently needed, says British philosopher AC Grayling. "If you could put in place a set of… Audio
Colum McCann and Diane Foley: 'American Mother'
The loss of a child is unbearable. To lose them in a brutal public beheading, unimaginable. But then to come face to face with their killer? Audio
Is getting married the answer to happiness?
Happy wife, happy life. That's not completely off base according to Brad Wilcox a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He says there are too many voices, mostly on the left, claiming… Audio
Bookmarks with Dr Kurt Krause
We often have famous actors, authors, and media people sharing their favourite things on Bookmarks. But today our guest has a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard University. Professor Kurt Krause shares his… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Mt Roskill Grammar Library Manager Catherine Ross is along to talk about great books for younger readers. Her theme this week is 'Challenging Topics.' Audio
Journalist's decade-long, cross-continental hunt for origins of the feijoa
Kate Evans is an award-winning journalist and regular contributor to National Geographic, and she's also a self-proclaimed feijoa fanatic. But for the tangy and gritty fruit, New Zealand is not home -… Audio
The Magic of Masks - Live podcast from Q Theatre
Earlier this month, Here Now went live in front of an audience at the Podfest at Q. Producer and host Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to thespians Jacob Rajan and Pedro Ilgenfritz all about the magic of… Audio
Kate De Goldi: reading for pleasure
Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. Audio
