Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Saturday Morning with Kim Hill on Radio New Zealand National
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Saturday 24 January 2015
Guests this week include Helena Smith on the elections in Greece, and high-altitude mountaineering record-breaker Chris Jensen Burke who champions the rights of women and girls in Nepal. Tech blog pioneer Richard McManus has been tracking his health with technology since his diabetes diagnosis, and he’s written a book about it. Mary Kisler looks at gallery extensions in Titrangi and Otago. Ahead of the concert featuring Judas Priest in Auckland, leather-and-chains-clad singer Rob Halford discusses forty years on the road, coming out of the closet, the satanic backmasking trial, and the enduring power of heavy metal. Jamie Brisick used to be a professional surfer; in his new book he writes about Queensland surfing star Peter Drouyn’s late life change to living as a woman, Westerly Windina. And Kate Camp’s Klassic is Testament of Youth, the first volume of Vera Brittain’s memoirs.
8:15 Helena Smith
Helena Smith is the Guardian's correspondent in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. She will discuss the situation in Greece ahead of this weekend’s elections.
8:30 Chris Jensen Burke
Chris Jensen Burke is a high-altitude mountaineer based in Sydney. Previously a partner in two leading Australian law firms, she has climbed to the summit of the world’s tallest peaks on each of the seven continents, and is one of a small group of people who have reached the summit of four 8,000 metre peaks in a 12 month period. She helps raise funds for the Australian Himalayan Foundation and the New Zealand Himalayan Trust, and a portion of profits from sales of her handbook, The Power in Girls, supports health education and welfare initiatives for girls and women in Nepal.
9:05 Richard MacManus
Richard MacManus founded pioneering technology blog ReadWrite.com. He became interested in health technology when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2007, and is the author of Trackers: How Technology is Helping Us Monitor and Improve Our Health (Bateman).
Rob Halford is the singer for Birmingham band Judas Priest, which emerged at the forefront of the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1970s. Judas Priest brings its Redeemer of Souls show to the Westfest event in Auckland (3 March), alongside Soundgarden, Faith No More, and other acts.
11:05 Jamie Brisick
Former professional surfer Jamie Brisick has written for a number of publications, and is the author of four books, most recently Becoming Westerly: the Transformation of Surfing Champion Peter Drouyn into Westerly Windina (Allen & Unwin).
11:45 Kate’s Klassic
Kate Camp has published five collections of poems, most recently Snow White’s Coffin (Victoria University Press). Kate will discuss Testament of Youth, the first instalment (1900–1925) of Vera Brittain’s memoirs, published in 1933.
Producer: Mark Cubey Wellington engineer: Carol Jones Auckland engineer: Jeremy Ansell Christchurch engineer: Andrew Collins Research by Infofind As this is live radio, guests and times may change on the day.
Next week
Next Saturday, 31 January 2015, Kim Hill’s guests will include Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten, and Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden on quantum biology.
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