Books
'We need more writers who can just remember': Ockham-winning wahine professor
A landmark Māori art history book has won Aotearoa's top prize for illustrated non-fiction.
Kiwi writer Graci Kim on getting cancelled
Kim writes fantasy books for kids, but the real world forces sometimes working against her aren't imaginary.
Why award-winning author Catherine Chidgey keeps hustling
The novelist has published four books in five years, but went 13 years without publishing anything.
Graci Kim
Award-winning author Graci Kim on her canceled U.S. book tour amid Trump-era bans—and how Korean resilience and Kiwi optimism made her a New York Times bestseller Video, Audio
Book Critic: new (ish) books for children
This month's theme does what it says on the tin! All these books have been published in the last year and are definitely worth talking about according to Catherine Ross, the Director of Library at… Audio
Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Kiran Dass reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Emma Hislop
Award-winning author Emma Hislop (Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Kāi Tahu) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to her heart. Audio
Book review: Bound: A memoir of making and remaking by Maddie Ballard
Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Bound: A memoir of making and remaking by Maddie Ballard published by Emma Press Audio
How dictators are teaming up to undermine democracy
How today's dictators are forging powerful global alliances to weaken democracies from the inside out. Audio
Medieval tale of Merlin and King Arthur found hiding as a book cover
A rare medieval manuscript containing stories about Merlin and King Arthur has been found hidden within another book in an old English library.
From TV to the smartphone - our addiction to ads: artist Alex Scott
Artist and illustrator Alex Scott's debut graphic novel Episodes has a dedication: "For anyone who's ever fallen for the commercial." Yes, whether it's a catchy theme tune, witty meme, friendly… Audio
Catherine Chidgey: The Book of Guilt
Catherine Chidgey is one of New Zealand's best known and internationally critically acclaimed novelists. She has won pretty much every prize going. Her ninth novel The Book of Guilt is just out. Audio
The Reread with Victor Rodger
Playwright and producer Victor Rodger has reread Alan Hollinghurst's 2004 Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty ahead of interviewing Alan at the Auckland Writer's Festival. Audio
Kiwi author's Sherryl Jordan's final book reveals her methods - and her struggles
New Zealand author Sherryl Jordan's first published book was actually the 13th she'd written: Rocco. Audio
Book review: Te Moana o Reo: Ocean of Languages
Elizabeth Heritage reviews Te Moana o Reo: Ocean of Languages Edited by Michelle Elvy & Vaughan Rapatahana published by The Cuba Press. Audio
Dominic Hoey returns to Grey Lynn for his new book 1985
In 1985 we see the adults through a child's eyes, and the distance of memory, but his is not a one-dimensional lens. Hoey writes about disappointed people coping via escapism.
Book Critic: Clarie Mabey
Claire Mabey reviews Silverborn by Jessica Townsend, The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey and Crooked Cross by Sally Carson. Audio
Dominic Hoey's new book
Dominic Hoey, the author of best-selling novels Iceland, and Poor People with Money joins Jesse in studio to discuss his much anticipated third novel - 1985. Audio
Book review: The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker
Leah McFall reviews The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker published by Canongate Audio
Book review: Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert
Sonja de Friez reviews Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert published by Hachette Audio
