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Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These
Irish novelist and short story writer Claire Keegan was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022 for her book Small Things Like These. It's the story of a coal merchant whose eyes are opened to the… Audio
Viet Thanh Nguyen on being Vietnamese and American
As a child watching the film Apocalypse Now, writer Viet Thanh Nguyen felt split in two - was he one of the Americans doing the killing or one of the Vietnamese being killed? "That moment really… Audio
An artists view of the New York art scene
Bianca Bosker has written a book about her experience of the New York art scene called: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How… Audio
Bookmarks with Deborah Challinor
This week for Bookmarks we speak to one of New Zealand's best selling novelists Deborah Challinor. The talented writer has a knack for writing gripping, accurate historical fiction. Audio
Is big business stifling music creativity?
The same private equity firms that have made leveraged buyouts two words employees have come to dread, are pouring billions of dollars into buying up the music catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Tina… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip looks at suspense fiction. She talks to Jesse about The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith and The Night She Fell by Eileen Merriman. Audio
Book review: The Space Between by Lauren Keenan
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews The Space Between by Lauren Keenan published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Accent discrimination: why we judge people by the way they speak
Dr Rob Drummond is Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. He joins Kathryn to discuss the way we speak. Audio
Book review: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown published by Simon and Schuster Audio
Sid Marsh - close encounters with wild tigers
Sid Marsh is a writer and artist who has spent the last 13 years seeking close encounters with Asian wild tigers in India and Malaysia. Audio
Kathy Lette: 'Revenge is not only sweet, it's totally non-fattening'
Dubbed "deliciously rude and darkly funny", "chick lit" author Kathy Lette has a new book out which wreaks revenge. The Revenge Club features four best friends approaching their sixties, feeling… Audio
The legend you've never heard of
The Japanese art forms that have shaped more of the West's story telling than you may realise Audio
The Seduction of the Honeybee book
A new photography book, The Seduction of the Honeybee offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of bees. Audio, Gallery
Rainbow Storytime event cancelled after threats from Destiny
Rainbow storytellers, whose Rotorua library event was cancelled after threats from Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, say kids and their parents love their performances.
Rotorua Lakes Council… Audio
Book review: Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
Phil Vine reviews Until August by Gabriel García Márquez published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Making the right choices using new ethics tools
It's getting harder and harder to be good in a world where choices that once seemed straightforward are now moral quandaries. Decisions like what to eat or which car to buy are connected to global… Audio
The real-life cousins of Dune’s magnificent sandworms
With the second part of Denis Villeneuve's film franchise of Frank Herbert's fantasy novel, Dune, currently in cinemas, we ask if the fictional worms in the movie share anything in common with real… Audio
Should adult Harry Potter fans 'grow up' and 'get over it'?
Analysis - For many millennials, Harry Potter is part of their identity, writes the BBC's Yasmin Rufo.
Ann Patchett: writing books that speak 'to how good people are'
Ann Patchett is one of the world's most acclaimed, prize-winning novelists and non-fiction writers. She was named one of Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' and is a regular… Audio
New book highlights how noticing 'small moments' can enrich your life
How often do you pause to notice the small but affecting moments in an otherwise ordinary day? Writers Willow Older and Deborah Huber created the book Today I Noticed as a way to inspire people to… Audio