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Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about her recent trip to the Brisbane Writers Festival and the outdated perception that people in the Pacific region don't read books from other countries. She also talks… Audio
Book review: Book of Night by Holly Black
Louise O'Brien reviews Book of Night by Holly Black, published Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
The Game Chef on his new cookbook
A successful restaurateur turned celebrity chef, Angelo Georgalli - also known as the Game Chef - has over 25 years experience in cooking, with a particular passion for hunting, fishing, archery and… Audio, Gallery
Book review: Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
Keri Bloomfield on being a Kiwi in Denmark
When Keri Bloomfield upped sticks and planted herself in Denmark - she found it wasn't all hygge and pastries. She'd flown to the other side of the world to join her partner, with the four-month-old… Audio
How nihilism can be used as a weapon
Nihilism has existed in one form or another for hundreds of years, and it's back in fashion. Writer Wendy Syfret joins the show to discuss her new book, The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can… Audio
Whiti Hereaka: 'This is my version of it' - How a Māori legend won NZ's top book award
Novelist and playwright Whiti Hereaka received the top prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this week for her novel Kurangaituku. Audio
Mike McCartney: famous for more than being Paul’s brother
Paul McCartney's younger brother, Mike, has just received a British Empire Medal for his services to the community of the Wirral, the peninsula across the Mersey from Liverpool. Video, Audio, Gallery
Book review: How to Loiter In a Turf War Jessica Hansell a.k.a.Coco Solidok
Paul Diamond reviews How to Loiter In a Turf War by Jessica Hansell a.k.a. Coco Solid, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Wellington novelist wins Jade Medlicott Acorn prize
A Wellington novelist and playwright - Whiti Hereaka - has won Aotearoa's richest writing prize.
The Jann Medlicott Acorn prize, worth 60,000 dollars, was awarded at the Ockham New Zealand Book… Audio
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards' top fiction prize goes to Whiti Hereaka
The winners of this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have just been announced in Auckland.
Bookmarks with Murdoch Stephens
Joining us on Bookmarks today is refugee advocate and novelist Murdoch Stephens. Murdoch launched the Doing Our Bit campaign in 2013, successfully advocating for New Zealand to double its refugee… Audio
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
