Author Interview

Hospital radiographer Simone Colwill's series of picture books help young children prepare for a stay in hospital: either a parent's or their own. As a patient and a mother herself, battling a chronic… Audio

Matt Morris's passion for sustainability and gardening served as the catalyst for a PhD on Christchurch's extensive and proud green-fingered history. He has now broadened that out in his new book… Audio

James Suzman is an anthropologist and author who argues we spent too much of our lives working unnecessarily. Audio

As pandemic times encourage Kiwis to rediscover domestic travel and road trips, we talk to writer and auto enthusiast Steve Barnett about his new book Life with Cars: New Zealanders' motoring memories… Audio, Gallery

Best-selling science author Paul Greenberg tells Jesse Mulligan why he decided to ditch his smartphone. Audio

In 'Oscar Garden, A Tale of One Man's Love of Flying', his daughter Dr Annamaria Garden, takes a personal look at both her father's lone adventures, as well as his becoming chief pilot of TEAL, the… Audio, Gallery

Author Lee Child has sold more than 100 million copies of his books about famous protagonist Jack Reacher since releasing the first novel, Killing Floor in 1997. Now, Child is turning the series over… Audio

It feels a bit odd in our current isolated state to be thinking about journeys around the world as a form of self discovery. Audio

Writer Ben Brown held a writing workshop earlier this year at Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo, the Oranga Tamariki Youth Justice Residence facility at Rolleston near Christchurch. He talks to Jesse about the… Audio

Author Laura Bates has investigated the corners of the internet where toxic masculinity and misogyny is flourishing, where men believe women are the enemy and the solution should be violent. Posing as… Audio

NUKU is celebrating indigenous wāhine of Aotearoa through kōrero paki or storytelling.  Audio

Beloved author Witi Ihimaera joins Jesse to talk about his new book in which he retells traditional stories for the 21st century. It's called Navigating the Stars: Māori creation myths. Audio

This week in our How to Write series, Jesse speaks to writing teacher Janice Marriott founder of Go Write Now about the art of writing picture book scripts. Audio

Novelist Paula Morris takes us on a road trip with photographer Haru Sameshima to rediscover writer Robin Hyde. Audio

One of the country's most loved magazines is back after publication was halted during lockdown.  Audio

New Zealander Linda Collins has lived every parent's worst nightmare - the death by suicide of her 17-year-old daughter. Her life was shattered when she woke one Monday morning to find her daughter… Audio

We think of New Zealand literature as matter of fact, no-nonsense, social realism territory. But beneath the stoic surface we seem to have an extraordinary fantasy life. Margaret Mahy, The Vintner's… Audio

Writer Jenny Robin Jones - like so many people - was always fascinated by the United States - just the idea of it intrigued her. And like anyone who's even passed through the country, you soon… Audio

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse's latest book, What Is Life?, explores the question of what we as humans share with all other living things on this planet.  Audio