Author Interview

The research for author Jeanine Cummins' latest book took to her to borderland towns in Mexico, where thousands of people seeking a new life in America gather to try to enter the US. Video, Audio

Getting old doesn't have to mean feeling old. Declines in memory, health and relevance are not inevitable says neuroscientist Daniel Levitin. Audio

American novelist André Aciman authored worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name in 2007. His recently released book Find Me revisits the same characters decades on from the summer romance recounted… Audio

Nature writer Andrew Crowe tells Lynn Freeman about the story of Polynesian voyaging and migration; of finding and re-finding small remote islands and atolls scattered throughout the Pacific… Audio

Andrew Barnes is on a global mission to shrink the average working week from five days to four.

It's been 18 months since the founder of the trust company Perpetual Guardian offered his staff an… Audio

Gillian Candler is a writer who takes her love of nature and conservation to create children's books that teach kids about native wildlife, and how to help protect it. She's released a new book -… Audio, Gallery

Professor Christopher Breward is a man who likes a good suit. He has one designed by Alexander McQueen which was crafted for him by Savile Row tailors. Audio, Gallery

Dr Giresh Kanji has been working in pain medicine for more than a decade and is keen on finding ways of treating pain without prescription medication. Audio

Dan Eaton is the author of No White Lies - a thriller involving a kidnapping, spies and dodgy journalism. He's also a former national affairs editor of The Press and the recently appointed director of… Audio

With so many Christmas parties and so many friends to see, it can be a challenging season for the sober. Audio

From Norse mythology to early Christianity and pagan rituals, Andy Thomas goes behind the sparkle and the merriment with a fascinating look at the social history of Christmas. Audio

Author Rick Reilly has found himself the target of library activists who are hiding his book about how Donald Trump cheats at golf. But their censorship efforts have backfired.  Audio

In the third in his Dan Calder crime novels. Ian Austin has the ex-detective take on a cold case that turns him into the prime suspect. Audio

Wellington's Matiu Somes Island was an internment camp for enemy aliens during both the First and Second World Wars. It's the setting for a new novel by Dunedin author Paddy Richardson. Audio

Divided by our race, gender, and sexual orientation - it sounds like a bigoted society, but controversial British author says it's what is advocated by tyrannical 'wokeness' where our differences are… Audio

British Library curator and author Phil Hatfield has used his knowledge of the treasury of historic maps and illustrations of the world's greatest ocean to put together a wonderful book: Pacific - An… Audio, Gallery