Books & Authors

We know what Frances Haugen did. She's the Facebook whistleblower who smuggled 22-thousand documents out of the tech giant's Silicon Valley headquarters. She speaks to Jesse about her book on why she… Audio

Jenna Todd from Time Out Books reviews In Memoriam by Alice Winn published by Penguin Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews Traced by Catherine Jinks, published by Text Publishing. Audio

Hannah Pick-Goslar knew Anne Frank as the girl next door and co-conspirator in the pranks they pulled on the adults before the war. The two would both end up in the same concentration camp. Hannah… Audio

It's harder than ever to be a teenager – and it's hard to be a parent of a teenager, too. In the past 25 years, we've become afraid to let teens experience the stress and disappointment that's a… Audio

If you're in Auckland, you may have walked past one of the worlds most valuable and important books without realising. A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio lives in a glass case in the public… Audio

Scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week, he's examining the role dystopian novels play in politics. The conservative… Audio

Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her family on a three-year voyage around the world. Three years turned into a decade, with little formal schooling and many tensions between Heywood and… Audio

Harry Broad reviews It Doesn't Take a War: A Life Forever Changed by the Hyde Railway Crash written and published by Elizabeth Coleman. Audio

Once upon a time, there was an enterprising West Australian boy who decided to write a book to plus-size his pocket money. Bodie Howland tells us about his debut book The Love Hearts Explore Exmouth.

Celebrity has become a "weapon of mass distraction" that takes away from real heroism, says Landon Jones, former managing editor of People magazine. He explores how Americans became so… Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews My Friend Anne Frank by Hannah Pick-Goslar, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Studying the science of happiness doesn't always make you happy. Gretchen Rubin is considered a global expert on happiness, with her podcast and books about finding ways to be happier. But she felt… Audio

American futurist Kevin Kelly talks to Jesse Mulligan about the 450 proverbs in his new book Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. Audio

The $7 trillion dollar wellness movement has encountered a backlash in recent times with many asking if the wellness craze is giving us a new lease on life or is it just an easy way to empty our… Audio