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Review: A look at microbial diseases and their impacts on human histroy

Writer entices reader into each “plague” chapter with analogies from modern culture.

Review: Three powerful women bonded by their time together in the French court

'Young Queens' is the latest in a recent flurry of books by female historians.

Review: A science writer’s case for taking a long-term view of the world

Fisher argues adopting a longer perspective can help tackle slow-burning threats fairly.

The rise of Edmonds: Archived photos of the NZ baking brand

A photo extract from Sure to Rise: The Edmonds Story.

Review: The uncomfortable truths in Dr Emma Espiner’s medical memoir

The most compelling chapters related to Espiner’s experience as a Māori doctor.

Author Sue McCauley doesn’t stick to convention in her new novel

The 81-year-old has plenty to say on society and ageing in her new novel Landed.

Review: Twentieth-century Auckland stories and photos compiled in new book

Paul Moon charts the social and physical changes in Auckland over the last century.

Review: Biography brings to vivid life the story of a rugged Arctic explorer

Accounts of explorations include harrowing details about how unforgiving elements were.

Review: Chilling anecdotes spark through the pages of Barbara Else’s memoir

Things start to crack when her husband says “I don’t have to respect you; you’re my wife.”