Books & Authors

Michelle Rahurahu reviews Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, published by Huia Publishers Audio

Sally Wenley reviews Picture You Dead by Peter James, published by Macmillan Audio

Tim Saunders writes about his life and work on the land, the lessons handed down from his ancestors and the challenges of present day farming. The family sheep and beef farm at Glen Oroua, near… Audio

Two linguists delve into the mysteries of English grammar with their new book on more than just misplaced apostrophes - asking fundamental questions like what is good grammar or correct form anyway… Audio

Award-winning investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe paints deeply human portraits of victims and vigilantes alike in his latest page-turner, Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels… Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books in Havelock North reviews The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, published by Macmillan Audio

In 1944, a young Slovakian man achieved the near impossible – he escaped the horrors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Walter Rosenberg, later known as Rudolf Vrba, was desperate to warn… Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Eddy, Eddy by Kate De Goldi, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

After a career in palliative care nursing, a decade raising children and an English literature degree, Lisa Adler is now an award-winning bookseller. Audio

Philosophy professor and Pulitzer-nominated writer Chloé Cooper Jones's new memoir confronts a topic she's never written about before: her own experience of disability. She was born with sacral… Audio

Dr Katy Milkman is a pioneering behavioral scientist whose work identifies how to change. She's a best selling author and host of the podcast Choiceology. She shares her science based tips for making… Audio

Robert Kelly reviews Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim, published by Harper Collins Audio

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

The latest book by historian James Belich, The World The Plague Made, explores how the Black Death of the 14th century not only halved populations but also helped bring about Europe's rise. Audio

In early 2021, during the Covid lockdowns, teenager Dov Forman started posting videos to social media with his great-grandmother Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor. Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan by Katherine Chen, published by Hodder Martene says Chen's Joan is a retelling of a familiar figure in European history. The novel is a… Audio

There was a time when Dr Ruja Ignatova was like a rock star, with fans flocking to Wembley arena to hear her talk about Onecoin, her cryptocurrency she said would kill Bitcoin. Now she's on the FBI's… Audio

Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews The Wrong Weather, a 6 - 10 year old chapter book in the Princess Olivia Investigates series by Lucy Hawking. Published by Penguin… Audio