Books
A woman's lifelong fascination with mermaids
At home, in the bathtub, writer Megan Dunn tried to imagine her own mermaid tail forming. She's gone on to pen a new book, The Mermaid Chronicles. Audio
What goes on at a smut book club meeting?
A romance readers' book club in Auckland meets each month to break down a steamy novel pick.
Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth
Zoological correspondent and author Jules Howard on the revolutionary story of eggs. Audio
Book review: Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori,
Paul Diamond reviews Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori, Honouring the Treaty by Avril Bell published by Auckland University Press Audio
Robin Woodsford: Why Boomers should fight for the future
It was the greatest generational shift the world had seen. Audio
Daniel Handler and the power of the 'transcribed consciousness' of literature
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket's, latest book is a celebration of his life-long love of books and words. Audio
Book review: Age Less by Greg Macpherson
Cynthia Morahan reviews Age Less by Greg Macpherson published by Upstart Press Audio
Feature interview: Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket
For 25 years, Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket has taken young readers into strange and wonderful worlds of his creation in books like A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Bad Beginning. Audio
Book review: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne published by Allen & Unwin Audio
Megan Dunn's lifelong obsession is turned into a midlife memoir
What is it about mermaids? They appear throughout history, from legends and books to film and even on your Starbucks cup. Audio
Book Critic: Hawke's Bay - land of the bestsellers
Catherine Robertson highlights a Hawke's Bay trifecta of bestsellers. Audio
Book review: A House Built on Sand by Tina Shaw
David Hill reviews A House Built on Sand by Tina Shaw published by Text Publishing. Audio
Life as the lone survivor of a 'fatal inheritance'
Cancer took Lawrence Ingrassia's mother, his three siblings and his nephew. It turned out one thing was to blame.
Amy Neff: Writing her success story
The dream of writers the world over is a debut novel turning into a worldwide publishing sensation - and that's exactly what's happened for Amy Neff, a first-time author from Connecticut. Audio
Senior journalists document history of Pacific media
Senior Pacific journalists are working on a book they hope will capture some of the rich history of the development of media in the region. Audio
Stacy Gregg takes top prize at Children's book awards
The author Stacy Gregg has taken out the top prize at this year's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults held on Wednesday night in Wellington. New Zealand Book Awards for Children and… Audio
A new Kiwi 'classic' picks up top Children, Young Adults book awards
Judges called the novel from Stacy Gregg "a taonga from a masterful storyteller".
The Panel with David Cunliffe and Sally Wenley (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists David Cunliffe and Sally Wenley discuss the potential impacts of the gas shortage, making the most of leftovers, and the non-fiction books that… Audio
Bookmarks with Amalia Hall, Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington
Our bookmarks guest today is Amalia Hall. She's a classical violinist and the Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington. A role she's held since 2016 when she became Aotearoa's youngest concert master. Audio
Book Critic: the best non-fiction for kids
Library director at Auckland Grammar School Catherine Ross has a bevy of awesome non-narrative non-fiction books for ages 10 to 14. Audio
