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Book review - Giving for Good
Harry Broad reviews Giving for Good: The History of the J R McKenzie Trust by Stephen Clarke, published by J R McKenzie Trust. Audio
Three writers on stereotypes, identity and the Asian-Kiwi experience
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand introduces three new literary voices exploring Asian experiences and identities in Aotearoa. A highlight of Verb Wellington 2021. Audio
Dr Norman Swan: practical advice on how to stay younger longer
Dr Norman Swan's new book So You Want To Live Younger Longer? is filled with practical information on how to stay at your peak no matter what your age, while debunking money and time-wasting myths. Audio
David Trubridge: ‘the other way’ to the world’s furthest reaches
From sleeping on a ledge high above the Grand Canyon to paddleboarding the Baltic sea, artist and designer David Trubridge has journeyed far and wide, camera in hand. Audio, Gallery
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Our book critic, Catherine Robertson gives a shout-out to NZ's independent publishers. She also gives her verdict on the latest novel by Cristina Sanders, "Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General… Audio
How to judge a book by its cover
The finalists in this year's Publishers Association of New Zealand Book Design Awards were announced on Tuesday.
Convenor of the judging panel, book seller Jenna Todd, told she judges books by their… Audio
Kaz Staples: Cereal Entrepreneur
Writing a book about your own life is not for the fainthearted, says entrepreneur Kaz Staples. She writes about business-building, cancer and the difficult decision to sell her high-end cereal company… Audio
'A taonga': Bone People manuscript set to benefit Māori writers
Author Keri Hulme's final wish was that her original manuscript should be auctioned so that the proceeds could support other Māori writers, her nephew says.
Book review: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen, published by Queensland University Press. Audio
Book review: Between Me and Myself
Paul Diamond reviews Between Me and Myself: A Memoir of Murder, Desire and the Struggle to Be Free by Sandra Willson, published by Text Publishinglson. Audio
Book Critic: Lisa Glass
Today Lisa talks to Jesse about three non-fiction books which are loosely connected on the basis of the worst possible things happening. The books are: When The Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope, Doom… Audio
Dr Carol Shand: 5 decades championing women's health
Dr Carol Shand has spent her professional life advocating for women's health. She was a GP in Wellington for 56 years and in that time devoted herself to fighting for change - to maternity care… Audio
Book review: The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
Catriona Ferguson reviews The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
This is Assisted Dying
A memoir of a doctor's first year providing assisted dying in Canada has just been released. Dr Stefanie Green shares some of the most profound moments she has witnessed with the people she has… Audio
Book review: The Hitchhiker by Gerwin van der Werf
Emma Hisiop reviews The Hitchhiker by Gerwin van der Werf (translated from the original Dutch by David Colmer), published by Text Publishing Audio
Book review: Back in the Day by Melvyn Bragg
Ralph McAllister reviews Back in the Day by Melvyn Bragg, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Crime novelist Tess Gerritsen on best selling "Rizzoli & Isles"
Bestselling Crime novelist Tess Gerritsen has sold millions of books around the world. Her popular duo of homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are back after a five-year… Audio
Book review: Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley
Bronwyn Wylie Gibb of University Bookshop, Dunedin reviews Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley, published by Penguin NZ. Audio
The history of real-life dinosaur hunters
Dinosaur hunters are real. Not the sort who battle them in the flesh like in Jurassic Park. In the early 20th century, finding the greatest dinosaur of all, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, became the obsession… Audio
