Books
Bookmarks with Sarah Trotman
Sarah Trotman ONZM is the chief executive of Business Mentors New Zealand, a role she's recently returned to following the impact COVID had on businesses. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine has books for younger readers with the theme: Female Perspective History Fiction For readers 10/11+ years there's, Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman and Interned by Pamela Rusby. For 11… Audio
Book review: The Girl in the Water by Joseph Howse
Nicky Walker reviews The Girl in the Water by Joseph Howse, published by Nummist Media Audio
Jacinta Parsons: How to love solitude
After recently separating from her partner, she discovered a new loneliness. Audio
Donaldson's Dairy doppelgangers needed for Hairy Maclary's 40th
Is your dog a dead ringer for Hairy Maclary or one of his canine chums? Penguin Random House NZ is on the hunt for real-life lookalikes for the book's 40th anniversary. Audio
Book review: Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley, published by Oneworld Publications. Audio
Donaldson's Dairy doppelgangers needed for Hairy Maclary's 40th
Penguin Random House New Zealand is on the hunt for real-life lookalikes for the canine chums in Lynley Dodd's iconic Hairy Maclary series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first book. Video, Audio
Book review: Under the Weather by James Renwick
David Hill reviews Under the Weather by James Renwick, published by HarperCollins Publishers NZ. Audio
Bookmarks with Donna Brookbanks
For Bookmarks today we have comedian, actor and writer Donna Brookbanks. Donna Brookbanks is one of the founding member of the hugely successful improve and comedy show, Snort at Auckland Basement… Audio
Book review: So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
Harry Ricketts reviews So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon, published by Penguin. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about Animal Joy: A book of laughter and resuscitation by Nuar Alsadir, Unscripted: The Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B Stewart and Rachel… Audio
Book review: Where I Slept by Libby Angel
Emma Hislop reviews Where I Slept by Libby Angel, published by Text Publishing Audio
Woman defends train driver blamed for crash that claimed 21 lives
An Otago-born author who researched the train crash which shattered her family 80 years ago says she believes the driver was made a scapegoat for the tragedy.
Wiping library fines encourages teen reading
Good news for the libraries in our capital city. Wellington has seen a 48 percent increase in teenagers using library cards since the scrapping of late fees. Last year Wellington City Councillors… Audio
Book review: Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
Louise Ward of Wardini Books in Havelock North reviews Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi, published by HarperCollins Audio
Chris Stuart on her new crime thriller, The Glasgow Smile
On a cold Melbourne night, the body of a woman is found in a grimy, graffiti-riddled alleyway. But the position she's found in - and the giant mural she's found beside - makes the hairs on Detective… Audio
Afternoons book quiz for 31 May 2023 (part 1)
Former RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his last book quiz for Afternoons. Audio
Book review: Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
Ralph McAllister reviews Going Zero by Anthony McCarten, published by Pan Macmillan. Audio
'Nothing I write is real, but everything's true'
Motueka police officer Stefen Harris leads a double life as a frontline responder and an award-winning writer and film director who's worked with Mel Gibson, Mark Hadlow and Jed Brophy, among others… Video, Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Shy by Max Porter, Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro and For They Great Pain Have Mercy on Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie. Audio
