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Local Focus: Books-a-plenty at the Tauranga Moana Book Festival
Words. Lots of words. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Helen Clark reviews Rage: Bob Woodward on Donald Trump
Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark reviews Rage.

Vanessa Branson's autobiography may hold surprises
Richard Branson's sister Vanessa releases her memoir.

Book review: Islands of Mercy, by Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain will delight fans with her new novel.

Jilly Cooper on life, lockdown and her love of political incorrectness
Times: A staple of bookshelves since the early 1970s, Cooper is still in rip-roaring form.

Powerhouse Pasifika poets Tusiata Avia and Karlo Mila
Poetry is a vehicle for empowerment and political protest

Cocaine from the chemist: Helen Clark endorses controversial new book
The former PM and outspoken drug law reformer has lent her support to a bold new scheme.

Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking talks with Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey
Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking talks to Matthew McConaughey about politics, lockdown and life while promoting his new book ‘Greenlights’. Video / Newstalk ZB

Matthew McConaughey on his past, his future and that naked arrest
Times: The Oscar winner has gone rogue again, laying everything bare in his memoir.

Down South: A vast expedition across earthquake country
Bruce Ansley's new book takes him to the South Island in search of the Alpine Fault.

So long, Jack Reacher. Why Lee Child is handing over the series
Times: At the age of 65, Lee Child is hanging up his pen as his brother takes over.

Tusiata Avia: 'I'm keeping my distance from dystopia for a while. These are strange times.'
Tusiata Avia says she's a lucky reader

Book review: Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
Remote Sympathy takes us into the uncertain heart of human complicity

Book review: What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
Elizabeth Heritage reviews What Are You Going Through

Jeanette Goode: like doors, books need to be opened
Author Jeanette Goode on her book, Little Blue and what she's reading

Not the Proust Questionnaire - Catherine Chidgey
Eleanor Black talks with author Catherine Chidgey.

Book review: Nothing Can Hurt You
The repercussions of a murder are at the core of this tale of intrigue.

Of self-discovery, sexy vampires and genre-less writing
New Zealand author Eileen Merriman on the books she plans to read

'I think it's time': Stan Walker opens up about abusive childhood
After surviving cancer, Stan Walker is ready to share harrowing details of his childhood.

'Novels not only thrill but are also a snapshot of society'
Crime author on the best of New Zealand writing

Martin Amis: The Mick Jagger of literature at 71
Amis candidly discusses love, paternity and his prickly relationship with his father.

Gillian Flynn takes her paranoia to television
New York Times: With Utopia, the best-selling novelist makes her debut as a TV showrunner.