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Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine Robertson looks at one of her favourite books of the year so far - possibly of all time, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. Audio
Book review: Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins
Sonja de Friez reviews Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Sir Michael Cullen on a distinguished career and Labour's highs and lows
New Zealand politician Sir Michael Cullen died this week aged 76. Last year, the former Labour Party deputy prime minister spoke to Kathryn Ryan about his memoir Labour Saving and what he saw from a… Audio
Book review: Rangikura by Tayi Tibble
Paul Diamond reviews Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, published by VUP. Audio
The incredible master navigators of Pacific voyaging
New Zealand author Jeff Evans' latest book, Reawakened: Traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa tells the stories of 10 master navigators who are leading figures in the renaissance of Pacific… Audio
Richard Thompson-Ford: How we define ourselves through fashion
Stanford Law School professor and author Richard Thompson-Ford details the importance of fashion throughout the centuries in his new book Dress Codes - How the Laws of Fashion Made History. Audio
Ralph Hope: Whatever happened to the Grey Men?
When the Berlin Wall came down how did over 100,000 Stasi officers manage to disappear? In his book The Grey Men, former FBI agent Ralph Hope investigates what happened to the former East Berlin… Audio
Book review: Temporary by Hilary Leichter
Briar Lawry from Unity Books reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter, published by Faber. Audio
Frightening for Fun
Horror writer and RNZ studio engineer, Denver Grenell makes his debut on Nights as our horror fan. Audio
Book review - Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton
Harry Broad reviews Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
999 - The hidden story of the women on the first Jewish transport to Auschwitz
On March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as… Audio
Why 30 is not the new 20
Does it really matter how you spend your 20s? If you treat the decade as "developmental downtime" you're missing an opportunity to get a head start at life, argues Dr Meg Jay, author of the… Video, Audio
New book challenges Kiwi farming stereotypes
Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Audio
Book review: Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones
Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP. Audio
Steve Biddulph: why we need to listen to our gut instinct
Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in… Audio
Book Critic - Claire Mabey
Claire Mabey reviews The Believer by Sarah Krastnostein, Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, The Mirror and the Palette by Jenny Higgie, and Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller. Audio
Book review - At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
Kiran Dass reviews the 2021 International Booker Prize winner At Night All Blood is Black, written by David Diop, published by Pushkin. Audio
Sebastian Junger on what it means to be free
American journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike… Audio
Book review: Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver
David Hill reviews Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver, published by Harper Collins. Audio
Author Suzanne McCourt on her husband's escape from Poland
Australian author Suzanne McCourt, found inspiration for her latest novel from a diary sent to her husband in the post. It had come from his Uncle Kazimierz in Poland, and contained the details of his… Audio