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Immerse yourself in feature stories on books and authors from Aotearoa. Dive into author interviews, articles, extracts, essays and more.
Tēnā, rukuhia ngā paki hirahira o ngā pukapuka me ngā kaituhi nō Aotearoa. Rukuhia ngā uiui kaituhi, ngā atikara, ngā tīpakohanga, ngā tuhingaroa, aha atu, aha atu.
ListenChristchurch-based tramper Hannah-Rose Watt talks about her book Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand on RNZ Nights programme.
24 October 2024
ListenAdrienne Jansen, publisher at Landing Press, reads some of the cutest poems from anthology Now and Then to Susie Ferguson of RNZ.
24 October 2024
InterviewTwo citizen cooks take on Chelsea Winter’s lemon cream pie – a plant based recipe from Tasty.
24 October 2024
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ExtractAn excerpt from 'Fish over Mākara', a short story included in Janis Freegard's new collection Wild, Wild Women, published by AT THE BAY | I TE KOKORU, shared with kind permission.
8 October 2024
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ExtractWe peek into the world of the law, surrogacy and adoption in this excerpt from Karen Zelas' SAFEKEEPING, her second Rebecca Eaton novel, a contemporary legal drama published by Que...
8 October 2024
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ExtractLeslie Adkin (1888–1964) was a Levin farmer, photographer, geologist, ethnologist and explorer, a gifted amateur and renaissance man, of sorts, who used photography to document his...
6 October 2024
InterviewHelen Wadsworth, co-owner of the Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop, chats to Kete about the special activities going on in bookshops all around the motu this Saturday, how readers...
6 October 2024
ListenActress, journalist author and playwright Elisabeth Easther might be a familiar face from her role as Carla Crozier on Shortland Street. She'll also be a familiar voice to audioboo...
3 October 2024
InterviewShilo Kino talks about her main character Māreikura, what makes Māreikura tick, and the significance of Tāmaki as a setting.
26 September 2024
ListenNat Baker reviews the audiobook of Make it Make Sense, a conversational book written and narrated by Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins, famous for the podcast 'Shit You Should Care Ab...
23 September 2024
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InterviewCharity Norman and Vanda Symon, masters of crime writing in Aotearoa, discuss their latest books, how they write, and their cat companions...
10 September 2024
InterviewDavid Riley, the writer and teacher behind the Reading Warrior books, visits schools around the country, helping young people find their voice and write their own stories.
5 September 2024
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InterviewDuffy and the Bullies, written by Jeff Szusterman and illustrated by Ant Sang, is a graphic novel based on one of Duffy Books in Homes' popular theatre shows for children. Duffy Bo...
4 September 2024
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ExtractTina Shaw's award-winning novel A HOUSE BUILT ON SAND, which won the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel in 2023, was released at the end of July and is an exploration o...
3 September 2024
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ExtractHow many of us would like to throw in the day job, and move to France? Maria Hoyle did just that, and Kete is delighted to share this extract from her memoir, published this month ...
2 September 2024
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ExtractSam Shepherd is back! Vanda Symon's newest release, PREY, returns the reader to Sam's world post-maternity leave, investigating a long-unsolved murder of a well-respected church le...
28 August 2024
ListenFresh from her 8th Olympic gold medal win, Dame Lisa Carrington chats with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ's Afternoons about her new book for children.
27 August 2024
ListenKate Coughlan is gripped by the audiobook adaption of Because All Fades by Freddie Gillies.
27 August 2024
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InterviewAngelique Kasmara, author of the award-winning novel ISOBAR PRECINCT, interviews actor and audiobook narrator Eva Seymour on what is good narration, how she became a narrator, and ...
27 August 2024
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ExtractSeriously Delicious is the much-awaited follow up to cookbook Miss Polly's Kitchen. Miss Polly is back! We share this delightful icecream terrine extract thanks to publisher Allen ...
25 August 2024
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ExtractSarah Beck writes about her self-imposed exile from Aotearoa New Zealand and her return fifty years later in her new memoir. As the daughter of writer and publisher Dame Chris Cole...
8 August 2024