Books

John Connell was an investigative journalist, documentary maker and author of multiple bestsellers when the creative well ran dry.  Audio

Ken Wylie was guiding climbers on British Columbia's remote La Traviata peak, when an avalanche came crashing down, burying him and 12 others. Seven people died that day in January 2003, but Ken… Audio

Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry published by Canongate. Audio

Kiran Dass reviews Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley published by Serpent's Tail. Audio

This week we talk to fellow broacaster Matt Heath for Bookmarks. Matt's career spans over two decades, and his first book A Life Less Punishing has already sold out it's print run not just once, but… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North published by Hachette. Audio

Kryptonite is a green crystal-like material found on Superman's home planet - Krypton. The radiation from the rock weakens Superman. Professor Bill Williams tells us if there are any real life… Audio

Harry Ricketts reviews Tarot by Jake Arthur published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio

Phrases such as 'Big Brother', 'Thought Police' and 'Double Think' have all made it into our political lexicon, part of the book's darker lessons around mass surveillance and government control. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz published by Penguin Random House Audio

The Philosopher's Stone in the Harry Potter books can change metal into gold and create an elixir of life. Erin Leitao tells Bryan Crump whether either ability is within our reach. Audio

In author Maree MacLean's The No Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober, she writes that just giving up the drink can turn you into a "dry drunk" - leading to a situation where you're sober but resentful of… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews Parade by Rachel Cusk published by Faber and Faber. Audio

Real life for women in midlife shouldn't include comparisons to Jennifer Aniston says health journalist Niki Bezzant. Her new book is called The Everything Guide: Hormones, health and happiness in… Audio

Ōtepoti Dunedin author Laurence Fearnley’s absorbing new novel At the Grand Glacier Hotel is, impressively, her thirteenth.

In its pages Fearnley beautifully articulates the awkwardness and beauty… Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Skeleton House by Katherine Allum published by Fremantle Press Audio