Books & Authors

Harry Broad reviews Tohora: The Southern Right Whale by Ned Barraud. This book is published by Potton & Burton. Audio

Wildlife photographer Lindsay McCrae has traveled the globe from the jungle to the ice, recently spending a year in the company of emperor penguins in Antarctica for David Attenborough's BBC series… Audio

As the number of wildlife sanctuaries and predator controlled areas increase around New Zealand, thanks largely to the efforts of communities, there are also more opportunities for people to go bird… Audio, Gallery

An interesting article in The Spinoff by one of the leading lights of the New Zealand literary scene, Lloyd Jones. He argues that our literary culture is being slowly eroded. Audio

What's your favourite New Zealand book, and why? Audio

When Will Brooker was 13, he borrowed a cassette from his Mum, popped it in his new red Walkman and played music that would change his life forever. Let's Dance became Brooker's introduction to David… Video, Audio

Peak book buying time continues around the country as people trek to their local bookstores ferret out presents But what do you get for the tricky to pick for people in your life? RNZ producer Robert… Audio

Pieced together from evidence in archives, newspapers and family lore, Bettina Bradbury tells the riveting true story of a woman (Caroline Kearney) forced to travel half way across the world with her… Audio

Simon Griffin talks to Kathryn Ryan about his irreverent pocket-sized guide to social etiquette and some of life's biggest irritations, like man-spreading on public transport, using emojiis in… Audio

Focused - A Life Behind the Lens, is a visual feast of photos taken over the forty year career of the Otago Daily Times photographer, Stephen Jaquiery. Stephen joined the ODT in 1979 as a teenager… Audio, Gallery

Writer and reviewer Pip Adam looks at where independent publishing sits within the Aotearoa literary scene and how communities are built up around the publications. Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, which is published by OneTree House. Audio

Sue Pieters-Hawke remembers her father Bob Hawke in her new book Remembering Bob. She joins us on the line from Australia. Audio

Cilka Klein was just 16 when she was sent to Auschwitz. She caught the eye of a Nazi officer and survived the camp, only to be sent to a Siberian prison camp when the war ended, charged with… Audio

After almost 30 years, literary journal New Zealand Review of Books has been forced to close down after Creative New Zealand declined its funding application. Audio

Catriona Ferguson with a round-up of three of the best 2019 crime fiction releases. Audio

New Zealand-born Annette Campbell-White lists collecting books, philanthropy and venture capitalism among her interests. Audio

When pregnant 17-year-old Phyllis Symons's body was found buried in the construction site of Wellington's Mount Victoria Tunnel in 1931 her death and the subsequent trial of her boyfriend for murder… Audio