Author Interview

Booker Prize-winning Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart speaks with Kathryn Ryan about his new novel, Young Mungo which is breaking hearts. Young Mungo develops into a romance between two teenage boys… Audio

Four women have decided it's time to say no more often. They've written a book, Jesse speaks to one of the authors, Laurie Weingart. Audio

Maori astronomer Professor Rangi Matamua and journalist Miriama Kamo have come together to create a new book, Matariki Around the World, which explores the origins of the Matariki cluster through nine… Audio

In his new book, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop, Bob Stanley, who is a member of English indie/dance crossover band Saint Etienne, tells the definitive story of the birth of Pop music, from 1900… Audio

When Wendy Davis was attacked at work the incident wasn't taken seriously. Like so many women of her generation, she'd been told never to make a fuss. Her attacker, Bradley Robert Edwards, would go on… Audio

Nina Hall, Assistant Professor in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University joins us once again to chat about her new book, Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era, and give us her take on… Audio

 Dr Michael Slepianstudies secrets at Columbia University. Hiding secrets is hard work, living with a secret is even harder.  His book is called The Secret Power of Secrets. Audio

Dr Maya Shankar's life took an unexpected turn after becoming a violin prodiy as a child.  She's now a cognitive scientist who studies how we cope with change. Audio

In 2016, Auckland-based journalist Hazel Phillips found herself disillusioned with life in the big smoke. She packed up her all her belongings, except for a tramping pack, boots, and ski gear and… Audio

Egyptian born New Zealander Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet. He grew up in Cairo before moving to Auckland. His new essay collection How to be a Bad Muslim explores… Video, Audio

10 is the new 13 for girls growing up today. There is so much pressure on them to leave their childhood behind well before they hit their teens says Australian journalist and author Madonna King. She… Audio

Many of us go through life as if one day, eventually, we might get through everything on our to-do lists and satisfy everybody's demands. This is simply impossible, says writer Oliver Burkeman, so we… Video, Audio

The striking landscape of the MacKenzie Country provides the backdrop to Winter Time, the new novel from award-winning author Laurence Fearnley. Audio

In his new book, Liberalism and its Discontents, American Political scientist Francis Fukuyama argues that liberalism is threatened not by a rival ideology, but has been pushed to new extremes by both… Audio

The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults shortlists are announced today - we talk to finalist and former judge Steph Matuku. Audio

For seven years, from the early days in the Cavern Club, to that last recording session, Mal Evans was the road manager, bodyguard and personal assistant to the Beatles. His story is finally being… Audio

Real pirates don't wear boots or puffy shirts or carry cutlass swords in their mouths. But some kept diaries that describe in detail their adventures. Writer and artist Keith Thomson has turned those… Audio

Tanya Levin was just 14 when her family joined a small Pentecostal church in the suburbs of Sydney, which went on to become the megachurch Hillsong with branches in 30 countries. She talks to Anna… Audio

Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard. Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of… Audio