Bookland Presents: How to Love

Writers J.P Pomare, Rose Carlyle, and Craig Sisterson join host Sonya Wilson to discuss the hugely popular crime fiction genre. Psychological thrillers,  detective stories, who-done-its; these hugely successful authors look at who-done-it best, providing some excellent recommendations for readers, and some pro tips for writers, too.  

Award-winning essayists Rose Lu, Linda Burgess and Paula Morris join host Sonya Wilson for How to Love: Personal Essays. Covering  the whys and what-fors, the myths and misconceptions, the challenges and rewards of writing and reading the form, this episode connects readers and aspiring authors with the best writers working today, and with the groundbreaking voices of our literary past.

Welcome to Feature Writing, 101. National Geographic's Rebekah White, the Herald's Simon Wilson, and award-winning freelance writer Aaron Smale introduce us to the world of long-form 'literary journalism.' How do the best practitioners of the form succeed where others fail?  What makes a story sing? Where can you find the best of the genre? Hot tips, top tricks, and sage advice for both writers and readers.

Award-winning writers Adam Dudding, Diana Wichtel, and Caroline Barron join host Sonya Wilson to talk all things memoir: the joy of reading them, the perils of publishing them; the best memoirs to read, and the ones to avoid. There's some tips for would-be memoir writers too, and some great stories about their own memoir-writing journeys.

In episode one of How to Love, we explore a genre of writing with a rich history in New Zealand: the short story. Award-winning short story writers Owen Marshall, Tracey Slaughter, and Gina Cole join host Sonya Wilson to fly the flag for the form. They discuss what they are, who to read, where to find the best of them, and some tips, even, on how to write them. Lean in and listen close short story lovers - this is the episode for you!

For a full list of stories discussed on Episode One, see our Facebook page @howtolovepodcast

How to Love: is a podcast about writing, in all its forms. Each episode, we are joined by a panel of New Zealand's top authors, journalists and academics to discuss this country's best writing, genre by genre. Feature writing, short stories, poetry, essays, memoir, thrillers ... we'll show you how to love it all. From what it is, to where to find it; from who to read, to how to write it. Whether you have dreams of writing yourself, or you just want to expand your reading horizons - this is the podcast you.