Books & Authors

Gina Rogers reviews We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, published by Harper Collins Audio

Andris Apse is one of our leading landscape photographers, world-renowned in his field. His new book The Deep South - from the Wilds of the South Island to Antarctica is the latest in a series… Audio, Gallery

Paul Diamond reviews Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner, published by Hachette Audio

When it comes to creativity, the quantity of your ideas is more important than the quality, says Stanford University professor Jeremy Utley. “If you want good ideas, generate more ideas, and if you… Video, Audio

Kiran Dass reviews Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond, published by Massey University Press Audio

Ned Barraud is an award-winning author and illustrator who has produced a huge range of children's books centered around our native environment. Ned talks to Jesse about his latest work. Audio

Ray Shipley from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Golden Bay freelance journalist and author Gerard Hindmarsh is back with his latest collection of stories, with a focus on Golden Bay's West Coast and Kahurangi National Park. Audio

Today we have the acclaimed and Oscar nominated actor, Richard E Grant in the Auckland studio.  He's bringing his deeply personal show An Evening with Richard E Grant to Auckland's Town Hall tomorrow… Audio

Sonja De Friez reviews Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 by Yuval Noah Harari, published by Penguin Random House Audio

A decision to leave New York behind to settle on Stewart Island, has helped to provide the inspiration for Jessica Howland Kany's first book, A Runner's Guide to Rakiura draws on her love of fitness… Audio

This week's guest is Zane Lowe. He's a hugely successful New Zealand DJ who's currently Apple Music's global creative director and co-head of artist relations. Audio

A writing career spanning 50 years has taken Neville Peat around the world, across Aotearoa, and to the very outer reaches of New Zealand's marine realm. Neville has written more than 40 books over… Audio, Gallery

Ralph McAllister reviews Ancestry by Simon Mawer, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Geologist Bruce Hayward's latest book Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders takes the reader around the motu. It tells of the history and geology of… Audio

Everyone has secrets. Sometimes they impact us in ways we can't predict. Six years ago, author and podcaster Dani Shapiro discovered  the man who raised her was not her biological father. Audio

An artist is bringing some of our lesser-known endangered animals to the fore. In her beautifully illustrated book Tiaki  designer and native-bird enthusiast Jean Donaldson shifts the focus from… Audio, Gallery