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Poetry Yearbook
The Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023: Afterburn was released on Thursday.... featuring 150 new poems. It's the country's longest running poetry magazine - first published in 1951. Dr Tracey Slaughter is… Audio
Children's writer David Hill
It's a regular concern among teachers and parents - getting young people, particularly boys, to start reading. One writer who's done just that in this country for 40 years is acclaimed author David… Audio
Book review: Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Hamish Hamilton. Audio
Book review: Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa
David Hill reviews Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand by Matthew Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley (eds), published by Otago University Press. Audio
Book review: Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
Louise O'Brien reviews Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Short list announced for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The short list has been announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards with 16 books making the final cut.
That's been whittled down from a longlist of 44 books, chosen from a record 191 entries -… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna talks to Jesse about Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life by Eric Hobsbawm and Susan Sontag Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963. Audio
New book examines 'crisis of democratic capitalism'
It's never been an easy marriage, the union between democracy and capitalism. But neither can survive without the other and they are in jeopardy says preeminent financial journalist, Martin Wolf. Audio
'I can spend the next few months concentrating entirely on writing my next book'
The average New Zealand author only earns about a third of their income from writing, but for the select few writer in residencies programmes provide financial support and a physical space to write.
Ta Pou Temara on Tuhoe's role in the Battle of Orakau
Today on Mapuna we revisit the Battle of Orakau in the Waikato in 1864. More than 1400 British troops laid siege to the fortified pa at Orakau defended by a few hundred Maori. At one point the… Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified? Audio
Book review: The Marriage Act by John Marrs
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews The Marriage Act by John Marrs, published by Macmillan Audio
Book review: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor, published by Hachette Audio
Book review: A Horse at Night On Writing by Amina Cain
Kiran Dass reviews A Horse at Night - On Writing by Amina Cain, published by Daunt Audio
Inflammation: the ‘silent fire’ burning within us
One of our body's greatest weapons again illness and injury can also be a cause of diabetes, depression and cancer. Inflammation is sometimes an insidious force in our bodies, destroying healthy… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine Ross talks about books for young people with an animal theme. For ages 11 -12 she reviews, When The Mountain Roared by Jess Butterworth, The Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson and Maybe… Audio
Book review: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Anne Else reviews I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai, published by Hachette Audio
Helen Lehndorf's memoir, A Forager's Life
When Helen Lehndorf forages along paths in parks in the city, or in the wild spaces of the Manawatu, she gets some greens for her dinner, and solace for her soul. She shares her personal story as… Audio
Book review: Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory
Shaun Barnett reviews Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory by Janet Malcolm; introduced by Ian Frazier; afterword by Anne Malcolm, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Lydia Millet: 'You have to seek out hope by engaging with the world'
Inter-generational anger is "virtuous, righteous and well-deserved" when it comes to environmental mismanagement, says award-winning American writer Lydia Millet. "We've co-evolved with all these… Audio
