Historical Fiction
Novelist David Mitchell on his new book Utopia Avenue
11 Jul 2020
The author of Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green, and number9dream, David Mitchell, has just released a new novel: his first in five years. Utopia Avenue, is a magical, musical story about '...the… Audio
Author Geraldine Brooks
15 Nov 2015
Geraldine Brooks retells the story of King David - his extraordinary rise to power and his fall from grace, all seen through the eyes of his seer Natan. Audio
The rise of historical fiction
28 Feb 2007
This session brings together the New Zealand writers Rachael King, and Philip Temple, and British writer Emma Darwin to talk about why we can't get enough of historical fiction. Barbara Larson from… Audio