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.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Nine to Noon - Scheduled interviews and reviews - this week
Justice Minister looking at whether 17 year olds should remain in youth court. We discuss with Mark Henaghan, Dean of Law, Otago University
Should the heliskiing industry provide airbag technology due to the avalanche risk?
The battle against Islamic State for hearts and minds in parts of the Arab world
South America correspondent, Joel Richards
10-11am
The huge challenge of fighting pests and weeds. How are our top researchers responding? Waikato University Professor Bruce Clarkson is the dean of the faculty of Science and Engineering and an authority on ecological restoration
Book Review: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Reading: The Marriage Mender by Sarah Quigley, read by Jennifer Ward-Lealand (in five parts)
11-12pm
Politics with Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams
Longbush Pork and its premium pigs. It has just won the Wellington on a Plate Sustainability Award
Urbanist Tommy Honey talks transport
Tuesday 25 August
9-10am
News and current affairs
US correspondent Susan Milligan
10-11am
The Happiness Industry: Will Davies
Book Review: Rugby:A New Zealand History by Ron Palenski
Reading: The Marriage Mender by Sarah Quigley
11-12pm
Business commentator Rod Oram
Paul Spoonley on the Silver Revolution
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Wednesday 26 August
9-10am
Helen Clark on her talk 'The Promise and Challenge of 2015'
The Dawn Mission to study Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. Mark Sykes is the CEO of the Planetary Science Institute and Dawn mission scientist
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
10-11am
Marion Nestle: Food politics, and food industry conflicts of interest
Book Review: Tender Machines by Emma Neale
Reading:The Marriage Mender by Sarah Quigley
11-12pm
Marty Duda's musical artist of the week.
Andrew Dickeson on tax law: paying GST on Netflix and other online services
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
Thursday 27 August
9-10am
News and current affairs
Salisbury residential school for girls with learning issues says rule changes mean it is no longer getting any new students and may have to close
UK correspondent Kate Adie
10-11am
Munjed al Muderis - from Iraqi refugee to pioneering Australian surgeon
Book Review: The Pale North by Hamish Clayton
Reading: The Marriage Mender by Sarah Quigley
11-12pm
New Technology with Nat Torkington
Parenting with Sarb Johal
Film reviewer Dan Slevin
Friday 28 August
9-10am
News and current affairs
Sleep and Memory: Ted Abel, Director Biological Basis of Behaviour Program, University of Pennsylvania
Pacific news with Mike Field
10-11am.
Businesswoman Diane Foreman has been involved in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, property, recruitment, food manufacturing and charitable organisations. She has a newly-released book In the Arena
Children's Books with John McIntyre
Reading: The Marriage Mender by Sarah Quigley (Final)
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