Books & Authors

Yesterday we were talking books in Twizel - today we're slightly further north but still in Canterbury - speaking to Kit from Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Audio

For today's independent bookseller we're heading to a tiny shop in a tiny town in the Mackenzie District of Canterbury. Audio

Andrew Barnes is on a global mission to shrink the average working week from five days to four.

It's been 18 months since the founder of the trust company Perpetual Guardian offered his staff an… Audio

For today's trip around booksellers of the country, we head to Nelson, to Volume and speak to Stella Chrystostomou. Audio

We go to the main street of Gisborne to speak to Kim Pittar at Muir's Bookshop. Audio

Gillian Candler is a writer who takes her love of nature and conservation to create children's books that teach kids about native wildlife, and how to help protect it. She's released a new book -… Audio, Gallery

How do you build a boat? New Zealand sailor and designer Des Townson spent his life trying to find ways to make and use boats in New Zealand's waters. The journey of his work is both a national story… Audio

Yesterday we spoke to a bookseller in the Wairarapa town of Carterton - and today we're heading about 30 kilometres south to another spot in the region - Martinborough. And we're speaking to Deborah… Audio

Over the summer we'll be talking to people who've made books their livelihood - crossing to them to ask about their shop's place in the community, and what's been popular over the holiday break. Today… Audio

Professor Christopher Breward is a man who likes a good suit. He has one designed by Alexander McQueen which was crafted for him by Savile Row tailors. Audio, Gallery

What is the ONE book, just ONE, that you'd recommend for a summer read? Audio

Turn Ardern campaign turning into another social media bun fight. Audio

Dr Giresh Kanji has been working in pain medicine for more than a decade and is keen on finding ways of treating pain without prescription medication. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, published by Allen & Unwin. A touching tale of friendship, ageing and vulnerability from the author of The Natural Way of Things. Audio

The Booker, The Ockham, Atwood, Knox, The closure of the New Zealand Review of Books, covering up white suprematist posters in Newmarket with Hone Tuwahre's poem 'Rain', and Lloyd Jones' proclaiming… Audio

Dan Eaton is the author of No White Lies - a thriller involving a kidnapping, spies and dodgy journalism. He's also a former national affairs editor of The Press and the recently appointed director of… Audio