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 10, 2015
NINE TO NOON - Scheduled interviews and reviews this week
Calls for more support for parents and caregivers of children with foetal alcohol damage
Nobel prize-winning cell biophysicist Erwin Neher on ageing well.
Africa correspondent, Debora Patta
10-11am
Science historian, James Burke on why he's predicting a future of "personal nanofactories"
Book Review: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
Reading: Only Connect written and read by Elspeth Sandys
11-12pm
Politics with Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams.
Nick Brown, the director of Huffman's hot sauce, a company started in Wellington by chef Nick Huffman. It recently won a major prize in the world Hot Sauce awards
Urbanist Tommy Honey on the future of affordable housing in Queenstown
Tuesday 11 August
9-10am
Recreational fishers want to show economic worth of sector to get more quota.
The shock results of the latest census of elephants in Africa.
US correspondent, Susan Milligan
10-11am
Animal behaviourist and advocate Jackson Galaxy on animal cruelty legislation, and how cat videos have overtaken porn on the net.
Book Review: Crooked Rib by Judy Corbalis
Reading: Postman written and read by Elspeth Sandys
11-12pm
Business commentator Rod Oram.
Guy Luscombe an award-winning architect, for the past twelve years he has focused on the ageing sector.
Media Commentator Gavin Ellis.
Wednesday 12 August
9-10am
Dr Eric Martinot, international expert on renewable energy. He talks about how China is tracking ahead of the Paris climate conference later this year.
Cheryl Rickman, who designs t-shirts for girls that feature images usually only found on boys clothes.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton.
10-11am
Helena Whitbread on her three decades spent cracking a lesbian diarist's code.
Book Review: Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham
Reading: Gutter Black by Dave McArtney (part 1 of 6)
11-12pm
Marty Duda's musical artist of the week.
Employment law issues with Andrew Scott Howman
Arts commentator, Courtney Johnston
Thursday 13 August
9-10am
Two Auckland clinical researchers have called for advocacy organisations and academics to abandon industry ties that promote the use of calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent or treat osteoporosis.
UK Correspondent Ann Leslie
10-11am
Maximillian Potter, author of the non-fiction book, Shadows In The Vineyard: The True Story Of The Plot To Poison The World's Greatest Wine.
Book Review: The Pale North by Hamish Clayton
Reading: Gutter Black by Dave McArtney read by Phil O'Brien (Part 2 of 6)
11-12pm
New Technology with Andy Linton
Parenting: Joseph Driessen
Film reviewer, Dan Slevin
Friday 14 August
9-10am
News and Current Affairs
The increasing popularity of adult colouring in books.
Pacific issues with Mike Field.
10-11am
Egyptologist, Salima Ikram is a world expert on the mummification of animals, and even learned to do it herself.
Book review:John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop
Reading:Gutter Black by Dave McArtney read by Phil O'Brien (Part 3 of 6)
11-12pm
Music with Grant Smithies
Sports with Brendan Telfer
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
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