Author Interview

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

What was life really like for Kiwi soldiers serving during World War II, and what secrets might they have harboured? New Zealand author Tom Remiger has drawn on his extensive research from wartime… Audio

Best-selling American author and essayist Eula Biss talks to Kathryn Ryan about her new book Having and Being Had, which looks at the psychological effects of consumerism, and what it means about who… Audio

The founder of the I Quit Sugar has a new book that resulted from her experiences with anxiety and OCD.  Audio

Co-housing advocate Robin Allison has envisioned and built an alternative way of living. Individuals and families live in a kind of curated community, enjoying the perks that come with pooling… Audio, Gallery

Miriam Lancewood's first book, Woman in the Wilderness, told her story of living for seven years in the NZ bush with her husband. Her gripping sequel to the international bestseller, Wild at Heart… Audio

Australian author and screenwriter Craig Silvey's second novel Jasper Jones, released in 2009 sold more than 600,000 copies and was adapted for screen and stage. 11 years on he's just released a new… Audio

Changing minds is not an art, it's science. Chemistry to be exact says Professor Jonah Berger from the prestigious Wharton School of Business at the University of Pensylvannia. He talks to Jesse about… Audio, Gallery