Publishing
Arts Ambassador - Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. To big New Zealand graphic novels out this month: The Dharma Punks by Ant Sang and Sam Zabel… Audio
Carol Dyer: Kāpiti Chorale
The Kāpiti Chorale turned 30 last. Choir member and archivist Carol Dyer has written a book, looking back on the choir's history. Audio
Andris Apse: Photographer
Andris Apse has released a new book titled 'Spirit of the South': a collection of large wilderness photographs of the South Island, chosen from his expansive archive from the past 30 years. Audio
NZ Poetry journal still going strong after 50 years
Poetry New Zealand originated in 1951 and has continued under a range of editors. From this year it is now edited and published by Massey's College of Humanities and Social Science - under creative… Audio
Grahame Sydney: Paintings 1974-2014
London 1973. A frustrated young painter named Grahame Sydney gets an offer from his parents in Dunedin. They will support him for a year while he paints and then reassess. Forty years later the result… Audio
2014 Janet Frame Lecture by Gavin Bishop
In the 2014 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture, Gavin Bishop explores memories from his own childhood, and talks about the business of writing and drawing for children. Audio
New Zealand Geographic
The magazine is celebrating 25 years by looking forward another 25 to the big issues. Editor James Frankham on why we are not 100% pure. Audio
Concerns over the New Zealand Book Awards
Publisher, journalist and chair of the Charitable Trust that's taken over the New Zealand Book Awards, Nicola Legat, responds to criticism of the decision to delay the next awards until 2016. This… Audio
"Extortionate" tactics of research publishers cost taxpayers millions
Universities and government research institutes say big overseas publishing companies are using extortionate tactics to get tens of millions of dollars of taxpayers money. Audio
Ron Sang
We find out how Ron Sang manages to combine a busy career as an architect with being a contemporary art collector, award-winning writer and publisher. Audio
Playing Favourites with Claire Murdoch
Publisher and Multimedia Manager at Te Papa whose biography by Jill Trevelyan, Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer, won best overall book at the 2014 New Zealand Post Book… Audio
Adam Hyde: book sprints and software
Founder of the Book Sprints process, which helps groups create books from scratch in three to five days. He is about to take up a position at the Public Library of Science in San Francisco. Audio
Max Porter: editing and publishing
Editor at Granta Books whose first publishing project was The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. Audio
Ideas for 6 October 2013
This week Ideas looks at the future of publishing in New Zealand. Audio
Ideas for 7 July 2013: Bridget Williams
Bridget Williams has published everything from The Oxford History of New Zealand and The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography to Judith Binney's Encircled Lands and the just-published Inequality: A New… Audio
Spectrum for 10 February 2013
Photographer, artist, publisher and environmentalist Craig Potton looks back on a life of adventure and achievement as he reaches 60 alongside a new young wife and a two year old daughter. Audio
Bestseller eBook
All of her life, Becky Siame has struggled with her weight. She started doing a series of cartoons about her experiences, with a caricature of herself as the central character. But publishers turned… Audio
Feature Guest - Peter Usborne
Peter Usborne is the co-founder of the satirical magazine, Private Eye, and in 1973 he founded Usborne Books - a UK company that publishes simple, 'straight-talking' children's books. Audio
Peter Wells : Colenso's Hungry Heart
Peter Wells has written a new biography on William Colenso, an ill-starred printer who stood up in the tent at Waitangi and told the promoters of the treaty that they were on the wrong track. Audio
Becky Anderson: US Independent Bookseller
An insight into the American book industry with one of the international guest speakers at this weekend's Booksellers New Zealand conference. Becky Anderson is the fifth generation of an Illinois… Audio