Leah Mc Fall

Writer and reviewer Leah McFall reckons one of the best endorsements for a book is when your friend borrows it and it never comes back. Leah shares three great non-fiction titles currently missing… Audio

Leah McFall reviews The Palace Papers by Tina Brown, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

Leah McFall reviews Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by David Sedaris, published by Hachette Aotearoa NZ Leah says: A second astringent instalment of diaries from America's foremost humorist… Audio

Leah McFall reviews A Still Life by Josie George, published by Bloomsbury Leah says: Charming, positive and surprising, this book shows what can happen if you choose to live slowly, and fully in the… Audio

Leah McFall reviews the The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

Leah McFall reviews Sinatra and Me: in the wee small hours by Tony Oppedisano, published by Simon and Schuster. Leah says "Inevitably respectful and at times, reverential, this memoir by a confidante… Audio

Leah McFall reviews Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, published by HarperCollins. Sorrow and Bliss is the second novel by ex-pat Kiwi, Meg Mason, compared to Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joan Didion… Audio

Leah McFall reviews Let's Do It: the authorised biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees, published by Hachette. Audio

Leah McFall reviews Inside Out by Demi Moore, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

Leah McFall reviews The Mister by E L James, which is published by Penguin Random House. An erotic romance from the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Audio

Leah McFall reviews How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki, which is published by Penguin Random House. "Despite the marketing, I found nothing revolutionary here but rather a mash-up of… Audio

Leah McFall shares her picks for the best books of 2018. They are Calypso by David Sedaris, The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion by Michelle Dean and How To Own The Room by Viv Groskop. Audio

Wellington writer Leah McFall is "kind of appalled" by her own fascination with the female members of the royal family but fascinated nonetheless. Catherine and Meghan's behaviour is scrutinised so… Audio

Award-winning columnist Leah McFall has been writing a back-page column for Sunday for the past two years, answering such enduring questions as "how do you react when a sex shop opens next to your… Audio

This little object is so small it could fit in your pocket, yet it's a powerful symbol of one woman's courage and activism in very difficult conditions. Audio, Gallery

Leah McFall reviews Meghan: A Hollywood Princess by Andrew Morton, published by O Mara Books. Audio

It's Te Papa's 20th birthday. To mark the anniversary, RNZ is taking a look at some of the treasures in the national museum and what makes them special to 20 New Zealand. Listen to a selection here… Audio

Leah McFall reviews A Pleasure To Be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe by John Clarke, published by Text. Audio