Books & Authors

Just released, Henrietta Bollinger’s debut essay collection, Articulations published by Tender Press speaks to their experiences as queer, disabled and as a twin.. Audio

In his new novel Lola in The Mirror, Trent Dalton brings to life the experience of homelessness in his usual compelling and strangely uplifting style. The Australian writer talks to Kim Hill about… Audio

For too long, women have been constrained by a set of ancient biblical rules that define what it means to be "good", says writer Elise Loehnen. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about her new book Our Best… Audio

Ah the 80s! Big hair, bright clothes, and some very risque advertising. It was also a time of some big political, social and economic changes in New Zealand: The Springbok Tour, Rainbow Warrior… Audio

Holly Walker reviews Beatrix & Fred by Emily Spurr published byText Publishing Pub by: Text Publishing RRP: $38.00 Audio

Wallace and panellists Ian Taylor and Georgie Stylianou discuss an upcoming auction of rare books; how much would you pay for a first-edition copy of 'Sense and Sensibilty'?  Audio

Catherine Ross is the library manager at Mt Roskill Grammar School and shares her librarian picks! For Ages: 10/11+ Years A Game of Fox & Squirrels - By Jenn Reese, Published in 2020 For Ages 11/12+… Audio

It's always a dilemma when you're moving house to decide what to keep and what to let go. Many people find books and magazine collections particularly hard, especially when those magazine collections… Audio

Michelle Rahurahu reviews Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen published by Massey University Press Pub by: Massey University Press RRP: $75.00 Audio

Author Heather Morris has penned a new book that focuses on the experiences of a group of Australian Army nurses who were taken prisoner by the Japanese as they tried to sail from Singapore in 1942… Audio

Little kids have big feelings. And one of the hardest and most important things a child can learn is how to manage them. The fancy name for that is executive function. For bestselling author and… Audio

Now in its second year Together We Read is Aotearoa's biggest online book club, with thousands of readers joining reading the same book between September 27 and October 11. This year, the novel is… Audio

Nicky Walker reviews The Fraud by Zadie Smith published by Penguin Random House Audio

We may never solve the question of what happens when our hearts stop and electrical activity in our brain flatlines, but science is giving this a good go now. Dr Sam Parnia is a British associate… Audio

How can we bring more happiness into our lives? How do we translate a yearning for happiness into the sort of action that will enable us to grasp it? How do we live, now, in a less-and-less happy… Audio