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Book review: Matariki by Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo
Rebecca Jones of Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Matariki by Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo, published by Scholastic Audio
Book review: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams
Lisa Finucane reviews Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Mohamed Hassan: being Muslim in the 21st century
Egyptian born New Zealander Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet. He grew up in Cairo before moving to Auckland. His new essay collection How to be a Bad Muslim explores… Video, Audio
Why today's girls are growing too quickly
10 is the new 13 for girls growing up today. There is so much pressure on them to leave their childhood behind well before they hit their teens says Australian journalist and author Madonna King. She… Audio
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Gail Pittaway reviews Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
The Panel with Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson (Pt 1)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson discuss how anti-gang laws, similar to those in Australia, would work New Zealand with Queensland University of Technology… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about the latest book out from Mohamed Hasan. It's called How to Be a Bad Muslim. Audio
'The only thing we have ever got back'- family mystery behind photo on the wall
A family photo on the wall led a Blenheim woman on a mission to discover what happened to her uncle in World War II.
Taking a Publishing Punt
The upcoming Booktown event in Featherston in the Wairarapa has invited three publishers to talk about their experiences in an event called Taking a Publishing Punt. Today Lynn Freeman gets a taste… Audio
How to simplify your time management with the 'rule of four'
Many of us go through life as if one day, eventually, we might get through everything on our to-do lists and satisfy everybody's demands. This is simply impossible, says writer Oliver Burkeman, so we… Video, Audio
'This is Maōri Earth, this is not Middle Earth' - Celebrating Matariki's meaning
The new Matariki holiday sets an indigenous alternative to measuring time for all New Zealanders, says author Witi Ihimaera, who has written a new children's book about the Māori New Year. Audio
Witi Ihimaera: 'the concept of time now has an indigenous alternative'
With the first celebration of Matariki as a public holiday just weeks away one of Aotearoa's most prominent writers, Witi Ihimaera, has written a new children's book about Matariki, Te Kokorangi, The… Audio
Roger Steele: the publisher dedicated to the underdogs
Book publishing is often a risky business, but no more so than when you go out of your way to represent the underdog. Truly a publishing phenomenon, Steele Roberts Aotearoa is the combined effort of… Audio
Laurence Fearnley: beauty of MacKenzie Country in fiction
The striking landscape of the MacKenzie Country provides the backdrop to Winter Time, the new novel from award-winning author Laurence Fearnley. Audio
Francis Fukuyama: can Western liberal democracy be rescued?
In his new book, Liberalism and its Discontents, American Political scientist Francis Fukuyama argues that liberalism is threatened not by a rival ideology, but has been pushed to new extremes by both… Audio
Booklovers flock to secondhand sale
National Geographics, books about art and rock music were in the sights of the hardy crowd turning out for a popular annual secondhand book sale in Palmerston North today. Our Manawatū reporter Jimmy… Audio
Book review: Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
Tessa Duder: "We need to do better for teens"
An award winning author young adult books are not given the prominence they deserve by publishers and reviewers, and the next generation of readers is suffering the consequences. Tessa Duder is the… Audio
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults Shortlists Announced
The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults shortlists are announced today - we talk to finalist and former judge Steph Matuku. Audio
Book review: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, published by Penguin Random House UK. Audio
