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Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Mt Roskill Grammar library manager, Catherine Ross, talks to Jesse about books for youngsters to read with the theme of 'conflict stories. She's reviewing the following: For 10/11+ War Stories… Audio
Relationships with Hannah Korrel
Hannah Korrel is a neuropsychologist and author. She's written a book: How to Break Up with Friends as well as spent over a decade becoming an expert in why the brain makes us do the things we do (and… Audio
Vogueish virtues weaken democracy, says author
Humility, authenticity and vulnerability sound great, but these qualities have turned too many people into virtue signaling, self-absorbed narcissists says Lucinda Holdforth. Audio
Book review: Good Vibes by Alby Hailes
Harry Broad reviews Good Vibes by Alby Hailes published by HarperCollins NZ. Audio
How to talk to kids about fatphobia
The word 'fat' has been weaponised against people living in bigger bodies and it's time we stripped away its negative connotations, says American journalist Virginia Sole-Smith. She helps parents… Audio
Richard von Sturmer: a year walking and dreaming in the Waikato
A travel guide like no other, combining poetry, photos and history, Walking with Rocks - Dreaming with Rivers - My Year in the Waikato is the result of Richard von Sturmer's year as writer in… Audio
From cage fighter to writer: Airana Ngarewa
Airana Ngarewa left school to become a cage fighter. He hated English. Now a teacher, he's being described as a major new literary talent. His first novel is The Bone Tree. Born and raised in Patea… Audio
Book review: Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi
Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi published by Bloomsbury Audio
A Memoir : Dawn Mauldon on being raised by deaf parents
In her book Unheard Voices, Dawn Mauldon reflects on her own experience as a CODA - child of deaf adults, growing up in post war Melbourne. She also delves into the experiences of her mother's… Audio
Book review: Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Ralph McAllister reviews Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead published by Hachette. Audio
Taken hostage and negotiating her release: Dr Alia Bojilova
Within minutes of the compound windows breaking, Dr Alia Bojilova and her two UN colleagues, were staring down the barrels of multiple guns ... and into the faces of the Syrian Free Army. It was 2013… Audio
Hannah & Huia: A novel aimed at demystifying mental health
Author Charlotte Lobb's debut novel details life in a mental health unit - and the impact a stranger can have on someone's life. Audio
Book review: Far North by David White and Angus Gillies
Lynn Freeman reviews Far North by David White with Angus Gillies published by Upstart Press Audio
Labour of Love: 50 years of midwifery
Joan Skinner has been a midwife for 50 years, and during that time it's fair to say, she's seen it all. Since starting in the profession in 1976, midwifery has undergone extraordinary change; both in… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about author Isabel Waidner and their work including a number of podcasts as well as books. Audio
Blair McMillan on his debut novel Here Upon the Tide
Two teens. Two tragedies. And an unlikely friendship. Christchurch author Blair McMillan opens his novel with the escalating war in Syria, and the plight of Amir and his family. His surgeon father… Audio
Book review: House of Longing by Tara Calaby
Gina Rogers reviews House of Longing by Tara Calaby published by Text Publishing Audio
Humans are the only ones who can clean up the messes they make
We designed the world around us, the world with the growing climate problems and inequality, and we are the only ones who can fix it, professor Don Norman says. Audio
Colson Whitehead’s novel about slavery “had to be really brutal just to be realistic.”
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Colson Whitehead has written The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and Harlem Shuffle. He talks to Kim Hill at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Audio
Prof John Plotz: finding new meaning in old books
Among his varied interests, leading Victorian literature scholar and prison educator Professor John Plotz revisits forgotten novels, giving them a second life, and explores the redeeming value of… Audio
