Author Interview

Andi Schmied is an artist who found herself fascinated with the views offered from luxury apartments in NYC. In order to gain access to these premium locations and take some incredible photos, she… Audio

For his new book, Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, has turned his attention to the US's initial response to Covid-19. Audio

Shaun Bythell has run Wigtown's The Bookshop since 2001. It's the largest second hand bookshop in Scotland with shelves spanning nearly two kilometres and containing over 100,000 books. His trademark… Audio

They’re the inspiration for creatures of the science fiction world and have survived more than one mass-extention event. The cephalopod, in particular octopus and squid, are intelligent, gentle and… Audio

Dave Lowe has been warning about the impact of rapid climate change for over 50 years. Both a scientist and a surfer he began to see changes the environment of the southern hemisphere in the 1970s. Audio

Kathryn speaks with Dr Maysoon Salama, whose storybook for children Aya and the Butterfly is a new picture book to help young children come to terms with grief, cope with change, and build resilience… Audio

Rosemary Riddell is a retired District and Family Court judge whose new book provides a rare insight into the life on the bench. She served 12 years full time on the bench, and says she wrote the book… Audio

#live your best life, sounds great until it keeps you from living your real life. There is extraordinary pressure on young adults today to be extraordinary says Rainesford Staufffer, a writer who… Audio

A new book is helping to showcase the wealth of writing talent from Asian writers in New Zealand. The 75 writers featured in A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand have roots… Audio

Come in, we have something we want to tell you. Nothing good ever comes from these words, and for Michelle Langstone, they prefaced the news that her beloved father had cancer. The writer and actress… Audio

Patricia Grace is one of this country's most celebrated writers. She has published seven novels and seven short-story collections, as well as a number of books for children and works of non-fiction… Audio

Nicole Masters has been passionate about nature and the land for as far back as she can remember. An independent agroecologist, she is the founder of Integrity Soils, which is a company specialising… Audio, Gallery

Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Audio

This week Lynn Freeman presents Standing Room Only from our Dunedin studio, in time for the Writers and Readers Festival. New Zealand is of course extremely lucky to be able to hold festivals at all… Audio

Pioneering New Zealand feminist, activist and former Green MP Sue Kedgley first came to public attention in the 1970s as an early, outspoken women's liberationist for femism. Her new book, Fifty Years… Audio

Before coming to public attention as a peanut butter baron Pic Picot had already lived a full and picaresque life. By the time he was 21, he had earned enough from making leather goods to pay for his… Audio, Gallery

For his new book Around the World in 80 Plants, Jonathan Drori traversed the globe, aiming to reveal the science of plants by showing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history… Audio

Christina Sweeney-Baird's debut novel The End of Men is centred around a global virus to which women are immune and which kills 90 percent of the world's men. It all seems very timely, but was… Audio

Today Mary is talking about what's been happening at the Financial Services Complaints conference. Among other things, there are going to be changes to consumer loan laws. Audio

Conspiracy theories and the people who believe in them have been a constant source of fascination during the last few years. But it can be easy to dismiss the people who end up in these worlds. Audio