Author Interview

Stanford Law School professor and author Richard Thompson-Ford details the importance of fashion throughout the centuries in his new book Dress Codes - How the Laws of Fashion Made History.  Audio

On March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as… Audio

Does it really matter how you spend your 20s? If you treat the decade as "developmental downtime" you're missing an opportunity to get a head start at life, argues Dr Meg Jay, author of the… Video, Audio

Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Audio

Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in… Audio

American journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike… Audio

Australian author Suzanne McCourt, found inspiration for her latest novel from a diary sent to her husband in the post. It had come from his Uncle Kazimierz in Poland, and contained the details of his… Audio

Mana Tangata: People of Action by historian Dr Stephen Clarke sheds light on Rotary Club's stellar record of community service in New Zealand over the past century. Dr Clarke joins the show to discuss… Audio

Amy Winehouse's best friend Tyler James has spent the last four years writing a book about the star's life, My Amy. Tyler joins the show to talk about his special bond with Amy and why she pushed the… Audio

We humans have been evolving for millions of years, so why do we still have dodgy knees, crooked teeth and need glasses? Alex Bezzerides looks to answer those questions with his debut book. Audio

Was there a link between the brutal attacks on Sir Peter Blake and Captain Pete Bethune in Brazil? In his new documentary, The Garden of Evil, Larry Keating investigates. Audio

Emma John speaks with Lynn Freeman about embracing single life in a world where being in a couple is seen as the endgame. Marital bliss has failed to materialise for Emma, she hasn't found her 'other… Audio

Best selling author Malcolm Gladwell's latest book is called, "The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War. It looks at one of the most deadly strikes of the… Audio

Joanna Grochowicz's new book, Shackleton's Endurance: An Antarctic Survival Story, tells the incredible story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition. Joanna joins the show… Audio

Author Simon Garfield's latest book, Dog's Best Friend, draws upon history, science art and the writer's own personal experiences with his black Labrador retriever Ludo, to dissect the enduring… Audio

The need to belong is hardwired into each of us and successful team leaders need to foster that, says UK-based performance coach Owen Eastwood (Ngāi Tahu). Audio

Charlie Gilmour spent his childhood trying to understand how his biological father could abandon the family. He writes about his upbringing and the power of love in his memoir, Featherhood: A Memoir… Audio

Murray Edmond joins us to talk about his book Time to Make a Song and Dance: Cultural Revolt in Auckland in the 1960s. The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially… Audio

Actor Andrew McCarthy, star of 80's classics like St Elmo's Fire and  Pretty In Pinkwas quite happy to leave that period of his life in the past and never look back. He talks to Jesse about why that… Audio

Last week we spoke to a photographer and poet who produced a book based on his walkabouts around Te Anau. Today, Mosgiel's the inspiration for a local who's turned his musings into a bespoke hardcover… Audio, Gallery