Author Interview

Is the way we breed and keep pet animals essentially cruel and unethical? Esther Woolfson is an Scottish author and animal lover. Her latest book Between Light and Storm: How We Live With Other… Audio

Kathryn speaks with Oscar Thomas about his passion for birds which started with a primary school trip ten years ago and has earned him an international book deal. A London Publisher has picked up this… Audio, Gallery

Edinburgh University Professor of Evolutionary Ecology Jonathan Silvertown at why laughter is our first langauge and what is certifiably funny and what isn't in his new book, The Comedy of Error: Why… Audio

Ten years ago, writer Jillian Sullivan took a huge leap of faith – leaving a failed marriage and empty nest to build a house from straw in the remote Ida Valley, Central Otago. She talks to Kathryn… Audio

Since the Second World War US military operations have been contaminating the Pacific with toxic substances, including chemical weapons and radioactive material. It's estimated that hundreds of… Audio

We talk to Massey University Emeritus Professor Margaret Tennant, one of the authors of City at the Centre: A history of Palmerston North. Audio

Age has set beloved Australian writer and broadcaster Robert Dessaix free. He travels the world having conversations about ageing to understand not just the. Its all detailed in his new book, The Time… Audio

Bruce Ansley is the author of 11 books, including Coast which won top honours at the NZ Book Awards. But it's his latest book, Down South, which sums up a lifetime's work and fascination for Bruce.  Audio

Change hit Ireland like "an express train" and transformed it from a backward country into one that the Irish are proud of, says one of its most famous sons. Audio

Australian writer and journalist Trent Dalton has just followed up the massive success of his semi-autobiographical debut novel Boy Swallows Universe with a new book All Our Shimmering Skies. Audio

Historian Peter Lineham talks to Kathryn about his book 'Agency of Hope' which chronicles the story of the Auckland City Mission from 1920-2020. Audio, Gallery

Singer-songwriter Stan Walker opens up for the first time about the horrific abuse and neglect he suffered as a child and young person, in the hope of helping other victims. His music career was… Video, Audio, Gallery

Ruth Werner was a spy for the Soviet Union while living the life of a mum with three kids.  Audio

Auckland-based counsellor Kay Douglas has been helping men to deal with violent or abusive behaviour for nearly 30 years. She's written a number of books, including Invisible Wounds: A self-help guide… Audio

Dr Jason Hickel discusses his new book Less is More: How DeGrowth Will Save The World. Audio

Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning Australian educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Since 2016 she has travelled the world interviewing over 100… Audio

Irish poet William Butler Yeats was a member of a clandestine society where spirits were conjured and magic practised - and by his side was the much younger woman who'd later become his wife, Georgie… Audio

When America Stopped Being Great is the latest book from BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant, which follows on the heels of his 2014 title The Rise and Fall of Australia. In his new book, Nick… Audio

The unflinching new book When Darkness Stays by historian Paul Moon is based on the time he spent capturing the oral history of late Tuhoe tohunga, H ¯hepa Kereopa. Dr Moon thought he was "the last… Audio

Multi award-winning New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey is just about to release a new book, Remote Sympathy. It's her sixth book - earlier novels In a Fishbone Church, Golden Deeds, and The Wish… Audio