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Book of the day: All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson
Novel about a clairvoyant doctor is enjoyably lightweight.
Half Life: Tracing a Jewish family's unpalatable truths
Writer’s relentless search for toxic truth behind his German-Jewish family's WWII survival
Book of the day: Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski
Ages and stages of romantic love are explored in a tale of two women who meet at school.
Three new crime reads for the long weekend
Drugs, gangs and missing persons feature in latest crime fiction.
Book of the day: Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Horishima and the Surrender of Japan
Skies on fire: Mass bombing rather than atomic weapons defeated Japan.
Book of the day: The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Romance and intrigue at a posh hotel accommodating enemy diplomats during World War II.
Book of the day: How To Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast
Erica Jong’s daughter attempts to come to terms with her narcissistic, neglectful mother.
Book of the day: The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney
Father’s inattention leads to a child’s disappearance in Dunedin writer's latest thriller.
Book of the day: New Skin by Miranda Nation
Nation's first novel about med school lovers owes a sizeable debt to Sally Rooney.
Buster, biology and hormones: Why Dr Eric Espiner is still in the lab at 91
At 91, endocrinologist Eric Espiner remains fascinated by how the body works.
Book of the day: Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Debut novel is an inventive exploration of grief, memory and the power of food.
Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk
New bio charts Musk’s trip from brilliant but benign tech bro to right-wing influencer.
War and wonder: The best new YA and intermediate fiction
Plus the NZ Book Awards for Children and YA shortlists are out.
Book of the day: A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
Skilful narrative control and vivid authenticity help make local debut novel a winner.
Book of the day: Learning from the silence by Pico Iyer
Fires literal and metaphorical take centre stage in author’s tale of reflection.
So, is it any good? An in-depth review of the Jacinda Ardern memoir
Veteran Press Gallery journalist reviews former PM’s A Different Kind of Power.
Book of the day: Air by John Boyne
Final novel in Boyne’s elements series reflects on a broken marriage from 10,000 miles up.
Danyl McLauchlan on the new book that lays bare Joe Biden’s decline
Damning picture of declining President surrounded by insiders insisting he’s fit and well.
Book of the day: Always Homes, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent
A satisfyingly nuanced back story to Aussie writer’s smash debut, Burial Rites.
Vaccine Nation: How anti-vax myths are threatening decades of progress
Australian epidemiologist tells how we're losing ground in the war on preventable disease.
Book of the day: The Buried City - Unearthing the Real Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
The archaeologist in charge of Pompeii is on a mission to show real life in Roman times.
Top 10 bestselling NZ books: May 24
Writers festival sales keep The Book of Guilt in poll position.
Book of the day: Speak To Me Of Home by Jeanine Cummins
Place and identity are central to American Dirt author’s latest.
Book of the day: The Book Of Records by Madeleine Thien
Philosophy, science and history swirl together in engrossing latest from Canadian author.
Book of the day: The Names by Florence Knapp
Debut a restrained and compelling exploration of alternative lives.
Book of the day: Ignorance and Bliss by Mark Lilla
Political scientist Mark Lilla tries to get to the bottom of why we prefer not to know.
Book of the day: The Good Mistress by Anne Tiernan
A husband’s death brings together three school friends.