Mark Broatch
Books Editor
Mark Broatch is Books Editor at the NZ Listener. A trustee of the Mātātuhi Foundation, he has written four books, been a Buddle Findlay Sargeson literary fellow and an Ockham NZ Book Awards judge.
The listener.co.nz is the website of the award-winning New Zealand Listener, which has been covering the political, cultural and literary life of Aotearoa New Zealand for 80 years with features on current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, food, culture and entertainment.
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Listener weekly quiz: April 30
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History speaking: What the evolution of a modern language tells us about ourselves
New language evolution theories throw into shade rigid ideas of race and identity.
Listener weekly quiz: April 21
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Listener weekly quiz: April 16
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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: April 12
It’s all change on the bestseller list with new novels, memoirs and cookbooks.
Listener weekly quiz: April 9
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Listener weekly quiz: April 2
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Listener weekly quiz: March 26
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Kiwi’s controversial Meta expose tops bestseller lists - but is it worth reading?
Listener Books editor Mark Broatch on Sarah Wynn-Williams' Careless People.
Listener weekly quiz: March 19
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Listener weekly quiz: March 12
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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: March 8
Beloved picture book character propels new story into top three local bestsellers.
Listener weekly quiz: March 5
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Listener weekly quiz: February 26
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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: February 22
The local books New Zealanders have been buying this week. Photos / supplied
The new science giving new hope after strokes, trauma & dementia diagnosis
Modern neuroscience is helping those with brain injuries to find a new sense of self.
Listener weekly quiz: February 12
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Listener weekly quiz: February 5
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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: February 1
After months at the top, Chelsea Winter's Tasty is usurped.
Listener weekly quiz: January 22
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Listener weekly quiz: January 15
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Top 10 best-selling NZ books: January 11
The local books NZers bought during the Christmas break.
Listener weekly quiz: January 8
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The must-read NZ books to look out for this year
Listener books editor Mark Broatch casts a discerning eye over 2025's local releases.
The must-read books to look out for this year
Listener books editor Mark Broatch casts a discerning eye over 2025's new releases.
Listener Christmas quiz: December 24
Test your Christmas knowledge with this week's festive season quiz.
Top 10 best-selling NZ books: December 21
The local books New Zealanders will reading - and cooking from - this summer.
2024′s best coffee table books: Art and photography, life and nature
Mark Broatch weighs up the year’s best coffee table books.
Listener weekly quiz: December 18
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Top 10 best-selling NZ books: December 14
This week's favourite NZ books by sale - and a surprise entry into the top three.
Listener weekly quiz: December 11
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Chelsea Winter tops 2024 cookbook sales
Recipes for success: NZ's favourite cookbooks of 2024 revealed.
NZ fiction sales slow, but new releases and TV deals spark hope
It's been a tough year for book sales, but big titles still shine.
Listener weekly quiz: November 27
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The Listener weekly quiz: November 20
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Listener weekly quiz: November 13
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Astronauts circle the Earth, reflecting on life & beyond
The fundamental interest of Samantha Harvey's novel lies in what makes us human.
Listener weekly quiz: November 6
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Short cuts: Four new books to check out this weekend
Dashed dreams, gardens done well and the secret life of the universe.
Listener’s weekly quiz: October 30
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Top 10 best-selling NZ books: October 26
Chelsea Winter's latest cookbook is still coming out on top
Short cuts: New books to check out this weekend
The Listener rounds up the latest non-fiction releases.
Listener weekly quiz: October 16
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Listener weekly quiz: October 9
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Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: October 5
Brodie Kane & Paddy Gower: New memoirs on the top 10 local best sellers list.
Listener weekly quiz: October 2
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Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: September 21
We love our cook books, as this week's best-selling book proves.
Listener weekly quiz: September 18
If you were at a honbasho, what sport would you be watching?
Top 10 best-selling NZ books: September 14
Lisa Carrington in pole position on local best-sellers list.
Short cuts: Liane Moriarty is back - books to check out this weekend
A slice of New Zealand history, a page-turner and a sequel.
Short cuts: Books to read this week
A “midlife mer-moir", a curious history of the gut and a bilingual guide.
