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Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine's talking about the depressing lack of sales of NZ fiction books. She explains that sales in New Zealand have only risen 5% here compared with Australian of their fiction sitting at 30… Audio
Book review: A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon, published by Simon and Schuster Bronwyn says: Another wonderful novel by Joanna Cannon (who is a… Audio
Book review: Fish + Game Cookbook by Angelo Georgalli
Angelo Georgalli, aka The Game Chef, teams up with Fish & Game New Zealand for his new cookbook. The Fish + Game Cookbook is an intriguing collection of "wanna-be bush tucker meets Grey Lynn polish"… Video, Audio
Self-publishing - advantages, and pitfalls to avoid
Finalist lists for pretty much every major New Zealand book award these days usually feature several self-published authors. And contrary to the preconception that these are all newbies who can't get… Audio
Elizabeth Economy: 'You never see China step up'
Chinese political expert Dr Elizabeth C. Economy's new book, The World According to China, details China's role in the world and explains Beijing's ambition to sit atop a new international system as… Audio
How to Loiter In a Turf War, by Coco Solid
Charlotte Ryan talks to Jessica Hansell aka Coco Solid about her new book published by Penguin “How to Loiter In a Turf War”
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Book review: Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan is Okay by Weike Wang, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Can't Save Them All - Rebecca Nesbit
Should conservationists try to save all threatened species, or do there have to be sacrifices? In a new book Tickets For The Ark : From Wasps to Whales - How Do We Choose What to Save? Rebecca Nesbit… Audio
Book review: The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey
Joanna Ludbrook of the Chicken and Frog Bookstore in Featherston reviews The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey, published by Penguin Puffin. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Allan Blackman and Julia Hartley Moore
Panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Allan Blackman discuss the 'wicked bible', and what they have been thinking. Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna talks to Jesse about On Wanting to Change, written by Adam Phillips. Audio
Pirate Queens, Rebecca Simon: the women who ruled the waves
Dr Rebecca Simon's research and writing charts the rise and fall of pirates, from ancient times to a "golden era" spanning the 16th and 17th centuries, which, together with Treasure Island spawned a… Audio
Book review: Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
Laura Caygill reviews Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Being pākehā means being in a state of permanent lively discomfort, says Alison Jones
What does it mean to be Pākehā today? Prof. Alison Jones from the University of Auckland talks to the University of Canterbury's Jeanette King in this highlight of WORD Christchurch 2021. Audio
Robert Sullivan poetry examines his Maori and Pakeha? sides
He's kept us waiting for more than a decade but writer Robert Sullivan has just published a new poetry collection in which he examines both his Maori and Pakeha lineage. The poems in Tunui Comet are… Audio
Award-winning novelist Brannavan Gnannalingam explores marriage in the age of Covid
When a marriage is seriously in trouble, especially where there are children involved, the stakes are incredibly high. In his latest novel, award winning writer Brannavan Gnannalingam leads the… Audio
Why time has always been against us
In his new book, About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks, time expert and historian David Rooney paints a horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing… Audio
Poignant legacy illustrated in new cookbook
The idea behind Sophia's new book, Rob's Kitchen, was to create a special legacy project that would honour her mother, Robyn, who loved cooking with fresh, organic ingredients and sharing her… Audio
How your mindset can change your world
David Robson's new book, The Expectation Effect, sets out to help people harness the mind-body connection that can improve their lives. Robson discusses the role the brain plays in both expectations… Audio
Magic Wands
Dr Natalie Plank, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physics at Victoria University of Wellington investigates the power of the magic wand and we learn some great… Audio
