Books
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
Unmanned military tech: Julia Macdonald
Mines, guided missiles, satellites and more recently drones, are just some of the military tech that have been developed over the last few hundred years. A new book The Hand Behind Unmanned explores… Audio
Book review: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq published by Scribe. Audio
The Kiwi women who fought to become doctors
A new book pays tribute to the pioneering women of the medical profession.
Dr Harold Hillman: Living with passion and purpose
Harold is a clinical psychologist who grew up in the projects of Washington DC, studied at Harvard and served as an officer in the United States Air Force - while doing so as a gay man was illegal. Audio
Bookmarks with Annemarie Jutel
Author, former elite runner and now graphic novelist Annemarie Jutel is health professor and world leader in critical diagnosis at Victoria University of Wellington. Audio
What reviewers are saying about Ardern's memoir
The former prime minister's book covers her tenure as well as upbringing, but some reviews say it lacks any direct reflection on her resignation or decision-making outside of crises.
What makes a political memoir a page-turner?
Dame Jacinda Ardern's memoir A Different Kind of Power is the latest in a string of political memoirs. Janet Wilson weighs in on if they're any good. Audio
