Books
Wellington Central Library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui to reopen
Wellington Central Library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui will reopen its doors for the first time in seven years later this month. Krystal Gibbens had a preview. Audio
Ardern on list as Ockham Book Awards finalists revealed
Jacinda Ardern is up for a prize for her memoir, while author Catherine Chidgey could be the first person to win three prizes for fiction in the Ockhams.
Cop It Write - a killer handbook for crime writers
Retired police detective now author, Angus McLean joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Book Critic: A Selection of Crime Novels
Afternoons book critic Catherine Robertson has been binge reading crime novels and joins Jesse to share her thoughts on: City of Vengeance by D.V. Bishop (Pan McMillan) Dead Man's Axe by Bing Turkby… Audio
Book review: Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven, published by Macmillan. Audio
Book review: Kin by Tayari Jones
Gina Rogers reviews Kin by Tayari Jones, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns
Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns, published by Farshore. Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2025
Kiran Dass reviews three of her favourite books from last year. Audio
Book review: My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
Elisabeth Easther reviews My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney, published by Macmillan. Audio
Sita Walker - life's lessons can be learned at lunchtime
Sita's insight comes from spending 20 years as a high school teacher herself. She says in her view: "Most people, most kids are good kids - most of the time. And even the bad kids are good kids… Audio
Book review: The Art of Colonisation by Paul Moon
Harry Ricketts reviews The Art of Colonisation by Paul Moon Audio
M Gessen on Putin, Trump and making sense of the world
Author M Gessen has written extensively about the Trump administration and the regime of Vladimir Putin and the impact of autocracy and totalitarianism.
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Book review: Clawmarks Down the Jetty by Jill Harris
Sally Battson of The Next Chapter Bookshop in Wanaka on what she's been reading. Audio
The post-war world where humans are on an equal footing with AI
Two Iranian-born brothers who now live in Palmerston North and the United States have written a novel about the future artificial intelligence. Audio
Kiwi author Steffanie Holmes on paying the bills with romance novels
Former archaeologist Steffanie Holmes taps out three or four books a year from her solar-and-battery-powered home in the Kaipara Harbour.
Nic Scanlan-Dyas on his new novel 'Remodelling Murder'
Remodelling Murder is a locked-room mystery set in an English country mansion, with a cozy tone that nods to the stylistic voice of authors like Richard Osman, Bob Mortimer and Lucy Foley. Audio
Vampire love stories with blind author Steffanie Holmes
Stepping into the world of medieval sword collections and vampire love stories, Steffanie Holmes is the author of over 50 books and she's legally blind. Audio
Percival Everett: Reimagining Huckleberry Finn with Taika Waititi
When Stephen Spielberg adapts your novel for the big screen you know it's the big time! Audio
This Weekend: The Regent Theatre 24 hour book sale
Convenor of the Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale in Dunedin, Kathleen Wallace joins Emile Donovan. Audio
What to do when grief throws a 'wrecking ball' through your life
Lucy Hone lost her 12-year-old daughter Abi in a car crash. Here's what she learnt.
