Articles

Mary Lynn Bracht on the harrowing, life-changing process of researching and writing White Chrysanthemum.

Including Snoke’s slippers.

Resistance women we want to be.

Where can we get one?!

Practical tips to finding a better balance with The Lagom Life.

Believe it or not, these are real!

Fiona McIntosh on studying 1930’s Britain and India in pursuit of the perfect setting for her latest novel.

Many people know the Manawatu– Wanganui region only as a flat, green slice of provincial quietness that you drive through on the way from Wellington to the Central Plateau.

Read the story being discussed on Jesse Mulligan’s show on Radio New Zealand on 23 November 2017

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In Ask an Astronaut, Tim Peake reveals the niceties of space life.

In The Inner Life of Animals, Peter Wohlleben explores an age-old question.

A hand-picked selection of Richard Branson’s closest calls.

Astronaut Scott Kelly reveals some painful downsides of space travel.

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Jesse Mulligan’s show on Radio New Zealand on 5 October 2017

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Jesse Mulligan’s show on Radio New Zealand on 2 November 2017

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Jesse Mulligan’s show on Radio New Zealand on 19 October 2017

Rusty Young discusses the inspiration that sustained his ten-year Colombiano writing marathon.

An answer to the crowded curriculum.

Charlie Veron unlocks the thrill of diving our Great Barrier Reef.

A look at the history of Little Golden Books to celebrate the 75th anniversary in 2017.