SLANZA Sessions

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: The team interrogates the darstardly independent bookseller Louise Ward, as she comes clean on her history, how criminally awesome Wardinis is, and how she was sentenced to was to write a book with her husband Gareth.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: The mercurial Miriam from Services to Schools at National Library joins the crew in studio. They discuss how public and school libraries have so much in common, that working together is the only way forward.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: After Penguin Random House's success at the Children and Young People's Book Awards, the crew chat to Catherine O'Loughlan, children's publisher at Penguin Random House. They ask about what it takes for publishers to help authors find their voice, and put great books in the hands of all of our tamariki.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Swapna Haddow is this week's guest, and we are all incredibly excited about her new book 'And then...' being used for Aotearoa National Library Week's Story Walk!

'The crew speak to Adele Broadbent. Bookseller, author, and book reviewer whose wonderful site 'What book next?' is a goldmine for students, librarians, teachers, and parents alike!'

As always, the finalists for the New Zealand Children's and Young People's Book Awards bring great excitement. The team discuss the amazing entries, and even take a cheeky punt at some of the favorites as potential winners.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.

It's Matariki and the crew decide to be a bit reflective and thankful. They talk about Matariki books, and awesome things that have transpired this year, and the excitement of conference still to come.

The Sapling is one of New Zealand's best book review sites for Libarians and book readers everywhere.

The Crew chat to tow of the awesome Sapling staff to get the download on how they do it all.

Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Our passionate podcasters korero with Simie Simpson from ReadNZ about the amazing mahi they undertake around Aotearia, including Writers In Schools, and other awesome projects.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. It's all go in preparation for the Slanza National conference in Christchurch later this year.

We chat to Isabel Milward, one of the awesome organizing committee about all of the exceptional tasty treats on offer.