Books
Lit mag pulled from Whitcoulls shelves
Founder and editor-in-chief of Folly, Emily Makere Broadmore, joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Book review: Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith
Holly Walker reviews Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Shower Thoughts: What does a ghostwriter actually do?
Margie Thomson discusses how she became a ghostwriter for musician Stan Walker, and mental health advocate Sir John Kirwan and what it all entails. Audio
Booker Prize's 2025 winner's 'bare bones' prose
RNZ's executive editor of specialist news Jeremy Rees has read the shortlist. Is Flesh a worthy winner? Audio
Book Critic: Book things related to 'Hoods Landing'
A few weeks ago Pip Adam was lucky enough to be part of the launch of Laura Vincent's new novel Hoods Landing. Today she chats to Jesse about three book things related to Hood's Landing. Overseas… Audio
Review: Booker Prize winner, Flesh, 'baffling in its blankness'
It claimed one of the biggest literary prizes in the world but readers are split.
Israeli hostage on his near 500-day ordeal: 'Every morning I choose life'
Eli Sharabi spent 14 months mostly in tunnels under Gaza - with often cruel, but occasionally kind captors, little food, no sunlight - and most importantly no knowledge that his British wife and…
'Dark book, but joy to read': Booker Prize winner announced
David Szalay has won the pirze for his novel Flesh, after missing out in 2016 to Paul Beatty's The Sellout.
Book review: Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
Quentin Johnson reviews Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Students help move last books into Wellington's redeveloped library
A group of Wellington students have turned a page on history today, moving some of the last books into the capital's redeveloped central Library. Te Matapihi was forced to close its doors in 2019 when… Audio
Wellington teens do the heavy lifting to help fill the new library's shelves
Dozens of Rongotai College students formed a human train this morning to help move some of the last books into the capital's redeveloped central library.
Booker Prize 2025: Six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts
Ben Markovits's gently melancholic The Rest of Our Lives and Kiran Desai's culturally insightful The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny are among the finalists.
Book review: The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
Lisa Adler of Unity Books Wellington reviews The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: Case Studies: A story of plant travel
Lynda Hallinan reviews Case Studies: A story of plant travel, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Despised, perverse Auschwitz marching band gave some hope of life
"And it was pretty horrendous what they had to do. But they needed concerts on a Sunday for three hours to soothe their jagged nerves."
Bookmarks with New Zealand-Zimbabwean author Rutendo Shadaya
Time for bookmarks, the moment in the week where you get to meet an interesting person and learn about their life, but also when you get to take away some suggestions of what to read, listen to and… Audio
Book Critic with author Catherine Robertson
Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to chat about books she thinks are worth reading: The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume 3 by Philip Pullman (David Fickling Books) 1985 by Dominic Hoey… Audio
What's My Book About: George Lockyer
A retired volunteer firefighter himself, George jumped on his bike to visit fire stations across the country and discovered the history, traditions, and humanity of each brigade. Audio
Martin Pistorius’ remarkable return from silence
When he was 12 years old, Martin Pistorius was stricken by a mysterious neurological illness, known as Locked-in Syndrome. Audio
Hooked Up: GP turned crime-writer on the dangers of reality TV
GP turned award-winning author Fiona Sussman's latest crime novel Hooked Up explores the manipulative nature of reality TV. Audio
