Books & Authors

A now infamous kiss has arguably over-shadowed Spain's magnificent victory in the 2023 Women's World Cup. President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and vice president of the Union of European… Audio

Lily Duval, has drawn 50 of the critters we've talked about over the years and put them in a book that's being released next week. It's called Critters of Aoteaora. Lily speaks to Jesse. Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Biography of X by Catherine Lacey, published by Granta. Audio

A Waikato regional food magazine's been thriving in spite of the tough times and has been so popular there's now a book of recipes available. Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler published by Bloomsbury Audio

 The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Abba; so many artists who recorded at Abbey Road have had their stories told. Now it's Abbey Road's turn. Legendary music journalist David Hepworth documents the 90 plus… Audio

Author Saige England has taken on a rather uncomfortable subject in her new book about the early days of colonial New Zealand. During research for Ngai Tahu's land and fisheries claim before the… Audio

Ash Davida Jane reviews Strong Words 3: The best of the Landfall Essay Competition Selected by Lynley Edmeades and Emma Neale published by Otago University Press Audio

Steve Braunias back again to announce the annual winners of the Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award for 2023. This year's long list was made up of eight women and four men,whittled down from… Audio

Phil Vine reviews Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

50 years ago the first commercial wine grapes were planted in Marlborough. Local journalist and wine writer Tessa Anderson has written a historical account of the Marlborough wine region. She speaks… Audio

When Brendan Watkins was a child, he was told he had been adopted through a catholic welfare agency in Melbourne in the 1960s. As an adult, he eventually tracked down his biological mother, and was… Audio

Mount Erebus is an ultra mountain and the planet's southernmost volcano. Sheathed in ice, with hundreds of ice caves and a lava lake, its name is synonymous with the tragic 1979 air accident. Polar… Audio, Gallery

Elisabeth Easther reviews Tom Lake by Ann Patchett published by Bloomsbury Audio

David Keenan turned from music journalism to writing relatively late in his career - but did something unusual with his first book. After completing it, David Keenan fulfilled a vow he'd made to… Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby published by Oratia Audio

Psychology Professor Daniel Simons and co-author Christopher Chabris say we shouldn't feel bad about getting taken in and explain how to avoid it in their book "Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and… Audio