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Richard Flanagan: chain reactions
Booker Prize-winning Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan's new novel looks at the choices we make and the chain reaction that follows. By way of a literary love affair through nuclear physics to… Audio
Adrian Edmondson: 'The more you hurt yourself, the more people laugh'
British comedian, actor and writer Adrian Edmondson found fame in the 1980s, playing anarchic medical student Vyvyan alongside Rik Mayall in The Young Ones. They also starred together in Bottom and in… Audio
Michael Rosen: Getting over it, and getting through it
"Passionate linguist, gifted humanist, national treasure and ambassador of gibberish" is a judge's description of this year's PEN Pinter prize winner, Michael Rosen. The British poet, author and… Audio
Long Read: Weighing the Booker Prize shortlist
By Jeremy Rees: I read every book shortlisted for the most prestigious literary award in the world. Here's what I found. Audio
Book review: Rambling Man My Life on the Road by Billy
Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews Rambling Man My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly published by Hachette Audio
Epic: Adventures across Aotearoa
Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer with a lifelong love for the New Zealand backcountry. In the 1990's he completed a solo 80-day traverse of the North Island mountain ranges, and wrote a… Audio
Book review: Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri
Paul Diamond reviews Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri published by Huia Publishers Audio
Former Tall Black fulfills dream of becoming an author
The journey from professional basketballer to published author isn't the most common pivot you'll see. But thats exactly what Ex Tall Black Nick Horvath has done, fulfilling a dream he says he's had… Audio
How comedy connects communities, Jesse David Fox's view
Jesse David Fox says comedy is now a cultural force and an art form. More than entertainment, comedy it connects people and influences politics. Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Spoiled Fruit, The Vintner's Luck and The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, the artist who creates our critter of week t-shirt art. Audio
Meeting the contributors of the Oxford English Dictionary
Linguist, lexicographer, and Oxford professor Sarah Ogilvie discovered the names of the contributors of the very first Oxford Dictionary in a small black book tied with a cream ribbon in the basement… Audio
Book Review: Bird Life by Anna Smaill
Airini Beautrais reviews Bird Life by Anna Smaill published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
How 'the quiet Beatle' left such a large legacy
Novelist and playwright Phillip Norman has written a new biography about George Harrison's life, and how the Fab Four's quietest member ended up being the number one Beatle. Audio
Rachel McAlpine: Is life worth living after 90?
Writer Rachel McAlpine was shocked to the core when her GP predicted she would live to the age of 99. Audio
Long Read: The Badjelly Chronicles
By Gemma Gracewood: How New Zealand developed an unique obsession with the baddest witch in all the world. Audio
Review: His Favourite Graves, Paul Cleaves
With books translated into more than 20 languages, Paul Cleave's fans include crime fiction superstars like Lee Child, Meg Gardiner, Tom Wood and Mark Billingham, writes Greg Fleming.
Book review: Divine Might by Natalie Haynes
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Divine Might by Natalie Haynes published by Macmillan. Audio
Book Review - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Bee Sting by Paul Murray published by Penguin Books Audio
Miriam Margolyes: 'I know my days are numbered'
Miriam Margolyes "can't resist naughtiness". The actor famed for her character roles and her outrageous chat show appearances is described as someone for whom currency is laughter - by any means… Audio
Bookmarks with Mona Williams
Our Bookmarks guest today has brought the gift of storytelling, reading and writing to thousands of tamariki in Aotearoa over the past four decades. Audio