Books
An eye-catching recruitment strategy
Dunedin's Hard to Find (But Worth The Effort) Quality Secondhand Bookshop is looking to hire up to two full-time workers. According to the ad those wanting the job must: love books, be honest and… Audio
Auckland literary festival smashes attendance records
Around 85,000 people attended over 160 events at the Auckland Writers Fest - its biggest showing yet in its 25-year history. Audio
Reading Party recap
We held our very first reading party here in Auckland last night. We reflect with one of the guests and our very own people about how that went. Audio
Book review: Treaty Law: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in Law and Practice
Paul Diamond reviews Treaty Law: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in Law and Practice by Kevin Hille, Carwyn Jones and Damen Ward, published by Thomson Reuters. Audio
The Age of Grievance, why everyone is complaining
Everyone has a complaint about something. Being a victim and feeling resentful has become a form of social currency says New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni. It's driving political division and… Audio
'Unforgettable' novel wins $65,000 book prize
Wellington writer Emily Perkins has taken out the country's top literary prize at the 2024 Ockham Book Awards. Audio
Expert Feature: Warwick Jordan on looking after books
Our expert today knows a thing or two about books - and he should too, seeing he has 1 million of them - yes you heard that right. Audio
Framing a life: Ans Westra
Over almost sixty years, Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra took hundreds of thousands of pictures of life in New Zealand. A new illustrated biography Ans Westra - A life in photography interrogates… Audio, Gallery
Book review: Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney
Ralph McAllister reviews Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney published by Quercus Books. Audio
Emily Perkins: 'We need to prioritise arts in the school system'
Author Emily Perkins says 'radical wildness and imagination' are more necessary now than ever, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.
Book review: Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Phil Vine reviews Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein published by Granta. Audio
Lost in translation: Daniel Hahn on interpreting literary works
Many of us will know the difficulties of travelling and being understood in countries where we don't speak the language. Now imagine taking a great work of literature and translating that - without… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine has the theme for young people books of Verse Novels. For ages 10+ Worse Things by Sally Murphy For ages 11/12+ Alias Ann: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood Starfish… Audio
Hemingway's life reimagined in Auckland lawyer's new novel
It's nearly 63 years since American novelist Ernest Hemingway died, yet his work - and his life - continue to fascinate. It's the subject of Dermot Ross's debut novel Hemingway's Goblet, - about a… Audio
Book review: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson
Kiran Dass reviews Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson published by Fourth Estate. Audio
Book review: Ash by Louise Wallace
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Ash by Louise Wallace published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
'Nobody's coming to save us' - How capitalism became a 'vulture'
Economist Grace Blakeley takes aim at the dominance of corporate economic power in society in Vulture Capitalism. She talks to RNZ's Saturday Morning about what can be done. Audio
Finn McCahon-Jones: letters between best friends
A collection of letters written to and from iconic New Zealand painter Colin McCahon sheds light on a special relationship spanning four decades. McCahon met penpal Ron O'Reilly in 1938, when the pair… Audio
Grace Blakeley: Vulture Capitalism
Grace Blakeley takes aim at capitalism in her latest book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom. In the book, Blakeley asserts that rather than failing… Audio
The sinister side of the man who saved Rwanda: Michela Wrong
It's thirty years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, perpetrated by the Hutu-led government. British journalist Michela Wrong's book Do Not Disturb, The Story of a Political Murder… Audio
