Books
Bookmarks with composer John Psathas
Ioannis (John) Psathas is one of Aotearoa's most acclaimed composers. He made a name for himself in 2004 by composing the music for the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics. From there accolades… Audio
A riddle two thousand years in the making
Researcher and author of The Stone Tower: Ptolemy, The Silk Road, and a Two-thousand-Year-Old Riddle' Riaz Dean, joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Feature Interview – The Have and the Have Yachts
There are more billionaires now than ever before. We know their names, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Theil, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. But we don't really know their lives. We share the same planet, but they… Audio
Winner of the National Flash Fiction Day 2025
Sunday the 22nd of June was the shortest day of the year, and as is tradition, the winner of National Flash Fiction Day was also announced. The competition has been running since 2012 and it… Audio
I Am A Dark River: the legacy of trailblazing printer Bob Lowry
Tessa Mitchell never knew her grandfather but he has cast a long shadow. Her film I Am a Dark River is about Bob Lowry - that creative and some would say sometimes outrageous grandfather. It's been… Video, Audio
Pretty and pink: New bookshop dedicated to spicy fiction
Romance novels are having a moment. England's first ever romance-only bookshop opened this week in Notting Hill, London. Audio
Approaching life-changing diagnosis for "missing millions" with ME/CFS
Anyone who has or knows someone with ME, chronic syndrome fatigue or long covid knows that being believed is one of the toughest parts of having the condition. Audio
Lynne Olson - resistance at Ravensbrück
New York Times bestselling author, historian and White House correspondent Lynne Olson's new book The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück tells of defiance in a notorious women-only Nazi concentration camp. Audio
Book review: The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
Roger Christensen of Little Unity Books Auckland reviews The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman published by Walker Books. Audio
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Liam Hehir Part 1
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Liam Hehir. They discuss the scrapping of the Census what it's being replaced by, and how Christopher Luxon's first… Audio
"Don't worry, this won't hurt"
Don't worry, this won't hurt. When has that ever turned out to be true? Parents may try to ease a child's anxiety about a medical procedure with a white lie. But lies that mislead children about their… Audio
Bookmarks with Chris Parker
It was almost 10 years ago that Chris Parker first came on 'Bookmarks'. Back then he'd just won Best Newcomer at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. It's safe to say he's no longer a… Audio
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
