Literature
Rory Dean - a rural vet inspired to write
Rory Dean, graduated as a vet from Edinburgh University in 2015, and has already filled a book - Adventures of a Country Vet - full of adventures and experiences as a rural vet in his native UK and… Audio
2004: Kate Camp
Poet and literature critic, Kate Camp talks with Kim Hill about Katherine Mansfield – perhaps New Zealand’s most famous literary daughter. Camp won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of… Audio
2017: Margaret Atwood
Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ was, in 2017, enjoying a resurgence of interest. The… Audio
Richard Flanagan: chain reactions
Booker Prize-winning Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan's new novel looks at the choices we make and the chain reaction that follows. By way of a literary love affair through nuclear physics to… Audio
Word Christchurch with critic Erin Harrington
Can you be a critic in your own backyard? Culture 101 speaks to arts critic and senior lecturer, Erin Harrington, about the latest from the Word festival in Christchurch. Audio
Mediawatch for 16 July 2023
Warnings of a 'mortgage bomb' about to blow up; Australia puts big tech' under more pressure; Mary Holm's 25 years with readers and writers. Audio
Does it pay to be a top author?
How hard is it for New Zealand authors to make a living from their craft? Audio
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist
The long-list for the prestigious Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is out with a record breaking 44 titles. The awards showcase the best of the country's literary talent - covering poetry, prose… Audio
Reading into Margaret Mahy's writings
Yuanyuan Liang's fascination with young adult literature took her down a very niche path of study - following one very celebrated Kiwi writers fantastical stories. She speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar… Audio
Wellington writer Clare Moleta explores the dark side of motherhood in her debut novel
Unsheltered is the riveting story of one mother’s search for her child across a climate-ravaged continent in a dystopian future. Clare Moleta talks with Pip Adam about her inspirations. Audio
'If you don’t get your head out of a book, my girl, you’ll end up on Queer Street'
In a personal address tracing a lifetime of reading, the renowned playwright Renée explores the power of literature, and its role in shaping her own professional and imaginative worlds. Audio
The launch of a literary festival specifically for Māori writers
Rotorua is hosting a literary festival specifically for Maori writers that the organisers hope will in turn encourage Maori readers. Kupu: Nga Ringa Tuhituhi will celebrate past and present Maori… Audio
Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Publisher's employee denies stealing bestseller manuscripts
Filippo Bernardini, 29, is accused of posing as literary editors and agents to steal hundreds of authors' unpublished work.
Booker prize-winning novelist Keri Hulme dies
The accomplished poet and author has died at the age of 74 after facing chronic medical issues. Audio
Fergus Barrowman: Giving writers a sporting chance
Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020… Audio
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: the story of how we haunt each other
Doireann Ní Ghríofa's prose debut A Ghost in the Throat eludes easy definition: at once a memoir, a piece of scholarship and autobiographical-fiction. The book combines Ní Ghríofa's own story with her… Audio
Megan Dunn: Things I Learned At Art School
Following on from her critically acclaimed 2018 debut Tinderbox, Wellington-based author Megan Dunn has returned with new book Things I Learned At Art School. Billed as part-memoir and part essay… Audio
Felix Marquardt: will re-embracing nomadism save humanity?
Felix Marquardt is a French author, former PR consultant and senior advisor to world leaders and CEOs, some he admits shady. His first book The New Nomads boldly proposes the future of humanity and… Audio
