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Book of the day: The Pretender by Jo Harkin
A take on the fascinating true story of a man who would be king falls short.
Guilty pleasure: Catherine Chidgey’s The Book of Guilt reviewed
Addictively readable new novel explores a parallel dystopian 1970s.
Book of the day: The Origins of an Experimental Society by Erik Olssen
A novel account of Māori influence, enlightenment and God 25 years in the writing.
Book of the day: Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
A pacy examination of influencers' power and the dangers of fame in a world of privilege.
Book of the Day: The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
Much-heralded debut about midlife disenchantment among a group of friends disappoints.
Fresh takes: The best new NZ poetry releases
New poetry finds inspiration in natural world, tourist hot spots and living with cancer.
Book of the day: Letters To Our Robot Son by Cadance Bell
Off-kilter tale about Arto, who wakes up to find he’s a robot on an existential quest.
Will NZ author Catherine Chidgey's new novel be the book of 2025? Global publishers think so
The Book of Guilt was subject to a bidding war, now it's being billed as a 2025 must-read.
AC Grayling on his sortie onto the battlefield of woke: Social media has turned out to be an absolute sewer
Ahead of NZ visit, renowned philosopher and author AC Grayling on his latest 'woke' book.
Miramar surprise hideaway in imaginative retelling of Marie Curie
Book of the day: Wonderland by Tracy Farr.
Book of the day: My Name is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende
Allende follows-up on debut novel The House of the Spirits nearly four decades on.
The man who emerged at liberation was a very different being: Art historian remembers her father
Mary Kisler's raw and personal account of her father’s rage-filled struggle with trauma.
Book of the day: Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
Dutch writer-activist delivers provocative guide to how to make the world a better place.
When the Going was Good: An editor’s adventures during the last golden age of magazines
One of the magazine world’s giants looks back.
Book of the day: How the World Made the West by Josephine Quinn
Idea that the 'civilised West' began with Greeks and Romans ignores earlier cultures.
Book of the day: Crush by Ada Calhoun
Novel about polyamory morphs into a veiled account of real-life marriage split.
Book of the day: The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
The ebb and flow of time becomes the main focus in this memorable collection of stories.
Book of the day: Sea Change by Jenny Pattrick
A natural disaster reveals the fault-lines in a small community.
Top 10 bestselling NZ books: April 12
It’s all change on the bestseller list with new novels, memoirs and cookbooks.
Book of the Day: Patriarchy Inc by Cordelia Fine
How biases continue to penalise women in the workplace.
Book of the day: Unkind - How ‘Be Kind’ Entrenches Sexism by Victoria Smith
Gender-critical feminist asks us to consider carefully the nature of social pressure.
Book of the day: Surplus Women by Michelle Duff
Kiwi journalist's short story collection explores women’s roles and the power they wield.
From jeweller to literary gem: The remarkable career of Jenny Pattrick
The Denniston Rose author Jenny Pattrick is turning her attention to modern-day issues.
Book of the day: Greater Sins by Gabrielle Griffith
Omens and dark pasts haunt the pages of this folklore-inflected debut set in World War I.
Book of the day: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner & Sharmini Kumar
The sniping, snobby sister of Mr Bingley stars in a lively Jane Austen spin-off.
Book of the day: Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
Ruth Shaw returns with a memoir on the second half of her life.
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the grief which fuelled her latest novel
"We make small choices that can completely change the shape our lives take."
Three new crime books to check out this weekend
Latest thrillers dig into crime in Maine, Northern Ireland and NZ's own Hawke's Bay.
Book of the day: Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander
Epic tale of deadly but little-known, four-year wartime airlift across the Himalayas.
Book of the day: Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp
Dirty deals, international rivalries and the scandalous afterlife of rubbish exposed.