Books
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
Book awards and fast favourites with David Eggleton
Welcome to May and a bumper crop of cultural events - which makes this week's Culture 101 Fast Favourite guest an easy pick, given he embraces all fields, often at once. Otepoti Dunedin's David… Audio
How the CIA's book smuggling helped lift the Iron Curtain
During the Cold War the CIA managed to smuggle ten million books across the Iron Curtain. The banned titles included Hannah Arendt, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, George Orwell, and Agatha Christie. Audio
Kate de Goldi's favourite winter reads
Novelist, children's writer, and Arts Foundation Laureate Kate de Goldi is back with her favourite winter reads. Audio
The name's Rimington. Stella Rimington
What's better than 007? Stella Rimington, of course. She's the former director general of British counter-intelligence and security agency MI5. Audio
'We can never underestimate the value of being able to see ourselves in stories'
Shilo Kino's latest novel 'All that We Know' is about a young woman reclaiming her reo as a disconnected urban Māori.
