Books & Authors

Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard. Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of… Audio

In her new science-based book, Influence Is Your Superpower: How to Get What You Want Without Compromising Who You Are, Dr Zoe Chance explains the new rules of persuasion and the science of… Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Larry and Viv by Graeme Lay, published by Renaissance Publishing Audio

Airini Beautrais reviews Home Theatre by Anthony Lapwood, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press . Audio

Today's Bookmarks guest is Jacob Rajan, co-founder of Indian Ink theatre company. He joins Wallace to talk about what he's reading, watching and listening to in his spare time. Audio

Paul Caffyn is an absolute legend of sea kayaking. His first big trip was in 1977 when he circumnavigated the South Island over four months. That was just the start. Over the coming years he… Audio, Gallery

Nancy Armstrong is an award winning executive producer whose husband and three children have ADHD. She wants to change the way we think of it from disorder to secret power. So she made a documentary… Video, Audio

Today marks 140 years since our first export of frozen sheep to the UK - a lot has changed since then. Ali Spencer has co-authored a book. It's called Meeting Change: the NZ Red Meat Story 1997-2022… Audio

Sally Wenley reviews The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Campbell, published by Simon & Schuster Audio

One of Britain's most successful contemporary writers, Anthony Horowitz' work spans books, TV, films, plays and journalism. He's perhaps best known for Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, his Sherlock… Audio

Just as the world is starting to go into the first of many lockdowns, reporter J David McSwane tagged along on a private jet with a businessman on a mission to buy medical face masks for the… Audio

Cynthia Morahan reviews Don't Worry by Shunmyo Masuno, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Eight interlinked stories of ordinary people whose lives are touched by the gods make up a new collection by Iranian/American/Kiwi writer Mahyar Amouzegar. The Hubris in an Empty Hand is his fourth… Audio

In Dr Arika Okrent's latest book, Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme - and Other Oddities of the English Language, the linguist examines the weirdness of the English language… Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier, published by Penguin Random House.

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Leah McFall reviews The Palace Papers by Tina Brown, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Wil Wheaton  is best known for his roles as Gordie Lachance in Stand By Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He talks to Jesse about… Audio