Harry Ricketts
New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa review
Harry Ricketts of NZ Books reviews this year's issue of the New Zealand literary journal Sport. This contains (among much else) fiction by Ashleigh Young and David Coventry, poems by Vincent… Audio
NZ Literature review - A Place To Go On From
'A Place To Go On From: The Collected Poems of Iain Lonie', published by Otago University Press, edited by David Howard and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book Review: HOOPLA series 2015 (poetry)
The HOOPLA series 2015 (poetry), reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book review: Charles Brasch Selected Poems
'Charles Brasch Selected Poems Chosen by Alan Roddick', pPublished by Otago University Press and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book Review: The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs by Greil Marcus. Published by Yale University Press and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book review - Emma
Written by Alexander McCall Smith, reviewed by Harry Ricketts and published by HarperCollins. Audio
WWI Book Club - Contemporary books
A panel discussion about contemporary literature dealing with the First World War involving Harry Ricketts, Kate Camp, Jane Stafford and Matt Elliott. The conversation includes generous readings from… Audio
WWI Book Club - Dispatches from The Front
Literary commentators Kate Camp, Harry Ricketts, Jane Stafford and Kate Hunter look at literature from the front lines, including 'Storm of Steel', 'Testament of Youth' and 'We Shall Not Cease'. What… Audio
War Poetry Under Critical Scrutiny
A panel discussion about the poetry of the First World War involving Harry Ricketts, Kate Camp, Jane Stafford and Dave Armstrong. The conversation includes generous readings from war poets famous and… Audio
Book review: 'Fallout' by Paul Thomas
Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Upstart Press, RRP$34.99. Audio
Book Review - Fighting for Empire
Harry Ricketts reviews 'Fighting for Empire: New Zealand and the Great War of 1914 - 1918 by Christopher Pugsley published by Bateman Audio
Kate's Klassic: The Storm of Steel
Kate Camp discusses The Storm of Steel, the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger's experiences on the Western Front during the First World War. Audio
Book review: Tenderness: Short Stories by Sarah Quigley
Reviewed by Harry Ricketts, published by Vintage, RRP$37.99. Audio
Book review - The Families
Written by Vincent O'Sullivan, P\published by Victoria University Press, reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
Book review - Balancing Act
Harry Ricketts reveiws 'Balancing Act' by Joanna Trollope, published by Doubleday. Audio
Book Review - Ripper
Written by Isabel Allende, reviewed by Harry Ricketts and published by Fourth Estate. Audio
Best Books of 2013 as selected by Harry Ricketts
Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen, (Viking Penguin) - rock memoir. On Warne by Gideon Haigh (Penguin) - cricket. Who is Ozymandias?: And Other Puzzles in Poetry by John Fuller (Chatto & Windus) -… Audio
Harry Ricketts on Bob Dylan
Harry Ricketts takes a look at the language and the songs of Bob Dylan. Audio
You Call This Art? - Part 5
Three leading artists, the composer Gareth Farr, children's writer Kate de Goldi and ta moko expert and haka composer Derek Lardelli - along with Awa Press author Harry Ricketts - talk with Paul… Audio
Book Review - Max Gate
Harry Ricketts reviews 'Max Gate' by Damien Wilkins, published by Victoria University Press. Audio