Books
Israeli hostage on his near 500-day ordeal: 'Every morning I choose life'
Eli Sharabi spent 14 months mostly in tunnels under Gaza - with often cruel, but occasionally kind captors, little food, no sunlight - and most importantly no knowledge that his British wife and…
'Dark book, but joy to read': Booker Prize winner announced
David Szalay has won the pirze for his novel Flesh, after missing out in 2016 to Paul Beatty's The Sellout.
Book review: Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
Quentin Johnson reviews Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Students help move last books into Wellington's redeveloped library
A group of Wellington students have turned a page on history today, moving some of the last books into the capital's redeveloped central Library. Te Matapihi was forced to close its doors in 2019 when… Audio
Wellington teens do the heavy lifting to help fill the new library's shelves
Dozens of Rongotai College students formed a human train this morning to help move some of the last books into the capital's redeveloped central library.
Booker Prize 2025: Six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts
Ben Markovits's gently melancholic The Rest of Our Lives and Kiran Desai's culturally insightful The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny are among the finalists.
Book review: The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
Lisa Adler of Unity Books Wellington reviews The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: Case Studies: A story of plant travel
Lynda Hallinan reviews Case Studies: A story of plant travel, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Despised, perverse Auschwitz marching band gave some hope of life
"And it was pretty horrendous what they had to do. But they needed concerts on a Sunday for three hours to soothe their jagged nerves."
Bookmarks with New Zealand-Zimbabwean author Rutendo Shadaya
Time for bookmarks, the moment in the week where you get to meet an interesting person and learn about their life, but also when you get to take away some suggestions of what to read, listen to and… Audio
Book Critic with author Catherine Robertson
Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to chat about books she thinks are worth reading: The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume 3 by Philip Pullman (David Fickling Books) 1985 by Dominic Hoey… Audio
What's My Book About: George Lockyer
A retired volunteer firefighter himself, George jumped on his bike to visit fire stations across the country and discovered the history, traditions, and humanity of each brigade. Audio
Martin Pistorius’ remarkable return from silence
When he was 12 years old, Martin Pistorius was stricken by a mysterious neurological illness, known as Locked-in Syndrome. Audio
Hooked Up: GP turned crime-writer on the dangers of reality TV
GP turned award-winning author Fiona Sussman's latest crime novel Hooked Up explores the manipulative nature of reality TV. Audio
How one man's war on terror became a war on poverty
Aaron Tait was only 17 when he was deployed to Iraq. Now he has written about his inner battle with war - and his search for peace. Audio
Who was Jane Austen's best heroine? These experts think they know
Seven leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate heroine.
Bookmarks with Dr Jeremy Tatere MacLeod
Time for bookmarks and today we're joined by Dr Jeremy Tatere MacLeod. He's the deputy chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (the Maori Language Commission) and founder of indigenous language… Audio
Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
Elisabeth Easther reviews Wreck by Catherine Newman, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Overpaid, oversexed, over here: Olivia Spooner on 'The American Boys'
In her latest book, The American Boys, Olivia Spooner has written a wartime love story inspired by the arrival of the US troops in Wellington in 1942. Audio
New book to focus on Southland's tragic and odd events
The author is historian, columnist, and former Invercargill city councillor Lloyd Esler, who joins Emile Donovan. Audio
