Books
The joys of house museums and daily sea swimming: poet Kate Camp
In Kate Camp's new poetry collection Makeshift Seasons she's often to be found in togs, just in or out of the sea. Or, as she writes in one poem, "always driving to coasts in special outfits." Camp… Audio
Kate de Goldi: Reading for Pleasure
Kate de Goldi is back with her latest recommendations: The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing, Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Death at the White Heart by Chris Chibnall. Audio
Wild botanicals with Monique Fiso
Monique Fiso is an awarding-winning chef, writer and visual artist, who has spent time cooking and living in the US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Monique has competed with some of the world's… Audio
A. C. Grayling: defending wokeism
In his latest book British philosopher and author A. C. Grayling looks at the history of cancellation and defends so-called wokeism. Audio
Authors hold protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
Writers chanted "Meta, Meta, book thieves, with one carrying a placards reading "I'd write a sign but you'd steal it".
Wellington takes a dystopic turn in new novel
A new dystopian novel imagines Aotearoa as one of the last nations in the world with clean, drinkable water. Author Jacqueline Owens joins Emile Donovan. Audio
What can writers do about their work being used to train AI models?
Joshua Yuvaraj is the co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Intellectual Property, and a senior lecturer in law at the University of Auckland specialising in copyright and artificial intelligence.
…Sam Neill
Actor, Sam Neill, tells Guyon what it's like to work with Stephen Spielberg and talks about a near death experience while filming Jurassic Park. Plus, his candid thoughts on Jacinda Ardern’s… Video, Audio
Book Critic: Orbital and Ted Lasso and Philosophy
Our reviewer Bill Hastings casts his eye over two books he recommends for good reading.
The books discussed are: Orbital by Samantha Harvey and Ted Lasso and Philosophy. Audio
A life-long passion for making fine cheese
Gabrielle Kervella, now in her 80s, fell in love with cheese making on annual visits to South West France to visit her husband's parents.
Andy Griffiths: The art of writing youth fiction
Australian children's writer Andy Griffiths is perhaps best-known for his phenomenally successful Treehouse series which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Following the retirement of his… Audio
What’s my book about: Naomi Arnold
Author Naomi Arnold spent nine months walking the Te Araroa trail from south to north and experienced painful loneliness, fear, injuries and exhaustion amongst moments of exhilaration. Audio
New Zealand authors books hoovered up by illegal pirate site
It's been revealed the illegal pirate site Lib Gen has hoovered up thousands of books written by New Zealand authors. Some of that work is now being copied by Meta and other AI companies allegedly in… Audio
Book review: Pataka Kai: Growing Kai Sovereignty
Emma Hislop reviews Pataka Kai: Growing Kai Sovereignty by Jessica Hutchings & Jo Smith published by Massey University Press. Audio
New novel digs into a life of reluctant motherhood
Auckland writer Vivienne Lingard's book Mrs Forsythe - a musing on motherhood in the 50s, 60s and 70s Audio
Me, but better: A woman's quest to change her personality
Olga Khazan decided her she needed an upgrade when she realised she constantly noticed the bad things about life.
Are cookbooks dead in a world of free online food advice?
With social media, apps and online newsletters serving piles of delicious recipes, is there still a place for the dirty, dog-eared pages of a cookbook on the kitchen bench?
Five years on: where are the animals now? Dr Laura Jean McKay
Dr Laura Jean McKay is the first New Zealand-based author to win one of the world's top science fiction prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, for her novel The Animals in That Country. Audio
Laila Lalami: The Dream Hotel
Laila Lalami is the author of five books, and her latest work, The Dream Hotel is a gripping speculative mystery about the seductive dangers of the technologies that are supposed to make our lives… Audio
