Books
Book review: The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa
Sally Battson from The Next Chapter in Wanaka reviews The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Poto: Spinning New Zealand microfiction in te reo Māori
Some stories taking up just half a page, new anthology Poto features bite-sized stories from some of New Zealand's literary luminaries, including Bill Manhire, Paula Morris and Owen Marshall. Audio
Book review: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte published by Fourth Estate. Audio
Maurice Gee remembered
Historian and Maurice Gee biographer Rachel Barrowman joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the life of one of New Zealand's most beloved and enduring novelists. Audio
Book review: Without Fear or Favour
Dean Bedford reviews Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law by Sir Kenneth Keith published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Audio
Respected Kiwi writer Maurice Gee has died, aged 93
The author penned more than 30 adult and children's novels, and won many, many awards.
Bold Tahitian novelist Titaua Peu connects us back into the Pacific
Located in the centre of the Pacific, Tahiti's closest large land mass is Aotearoa New Zealand. It is where, from Raiatea, Maori migration canoes left in what is thought to be the late 13th Century or… Audio
The terminal decline of the semi-colon
How's your punctuation? A recent study found that semi-colon use in English books has plummeted by almost half - would you know where to put one? Audio
Book dealer sickened by plan to destroy half a million books
Hard To Find Books owner Warwick Jordan says he couldn't sleep last night, thinking about the offers he's made to take the National Library's books.
The National Library set to destroy 500,000 books
Yesterday morning, the National Library of New Zealand began the process of destroying half a million books and says they're going to be shredded and fed back into the recycling system. The library… Audio
The Tear Bottle: A Graphic Story of Love and Things
Elizabeth Heritage reviews The Tear Bottle: A Graphic Story of Love and Things by Annemarie Jutel, self-published. Audio
Book review: Poor Ghost! by Gabriel Flynn
Lisa Finucane reviews Poor Ghost! by Gabriel Flynn published by Hachette. Audio
Dr Greg Walton: How we can achieve big change with small acts
Dr Greg Walton is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. He says a kind word, a tiny shift in thinking or a feeling of belonging can create big, lasting changes in people's lives. His new… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Pip reviews Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton (Coffee House Press), American Precariat: Parable of Exclusion by Zeke Caligiuri (Coffee House Press) and Sound Museum by Poupeh Massaghi… Audio
Book review: Northbound: Four seasons of solitude
Elizabeth Easther reviews Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi Arnold, published by HarperCollins NZ Audio
Fast Favourites with Miriama Kamo at Birdlings Flat
The shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults was announced this week and, among the titles, is a story on the theme of Matariki by journalist and broadcaster… Audio
Kiwi bach mystery novel snares global publishing rights
An idyllic summer holiday on the Kāpiti coast inspired Wellington writer Jennifer Trevelyan's debut novel.
Reading for pleasure with Kate de Goldi
Kate de Goldi is a novelist, children's writer, Arts Foundation Laureate, and the brand-new Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador. Audio
Michelle Duff: Surplus Women
Weaving comedy and truth through her new collection of short stories, award-winning writer and journalist Michelle Duff's new novel Surplus Women explores power and patriarchy through women set in… Audio
John Boyne: overcoming trauma to be a better parent
Multi award-winning Irish author John Boyne is famed for the global phenomenon The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas, which sold more than 11 million copies. His latest is an interlinked quartet of novellas… Audio
