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![The 20 best new crime thrillers to read this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The 20 best new crime thrillers to read this year
From Coben to Coles... we pick 20 criminally good new thrillers.
![Everest Inc. author on the fall of Kiwi guiding and the mountain's biggest myth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Everest Inc. author on the fall of Kiwi guiding and the mountain's biggest myth
Superhuman achievement or package holiday on a rope?
![Tā Pou Temara wins first Māori language book honour at Ockham Book Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tā Pou Temara wins first Māori language book honour at Ockham Book Awards
Te Rautakitahi o Tūhoe ki Ōrākau is a history from a Māori lens.
![Watch: 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Watch: 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The past year proved to be New Zealand's strongest ever for book publishing.
![Can you judge a book by the cover?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Can you judge a book by the cover?
The surprising back stories to the covers on the country's biggest reads. Video / Michael Craig
![2023 in books: Protests, bans and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
2023 in books: Protests, bans and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
Unpacking the significant changes to the industry and beyond in 2023.
![Review: Britney's memoir is the most sickening tale in modern pop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Review: Britney's memoir is the most sickening tale in modern pop
She accuses a litany of men of mistreating her, an industry of profiting from her loss.
![Book review: Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel, Nineteen Steps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Book review: Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel, Nineteen Steps
Review: The star's debut novel delves into themes of overcoming tragedy.
![Bella's Books - the melting kiss for Canvas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Bella's Books - the melting kiss for Canvas
Wellington teenager Bella Fraei reviews Millie Bobby Brown's debut book Nineteen Steps. Video / Canvas
![Canvas: Bella's Books: The Other Brother](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Canvas: Bella's Books: The Other Brother
Wellington teenager Bella Fraei reviews The Other Brother by Jax Calder. Video / Canvas
!['She's the real deal isn't she': verdict on Catherine Chidgey's 'Pet'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'She's the real deal isn't she': verdict on Catherine Chidgey's 'Pet'
'A skilfully written and chilling book, Chidgey is indeed the real deal.'
![Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis
Columnist Joe Bennett on the best work of late novelist Martin Amis.
![A celebration of mums filling pages with delight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
A celebration of mums filling pages with delight
Milla and her grandmother Rose explore all the wonderfully different, yet often familiar mums on display in Sarina Dickson's new book, Mumapalooza: A Celebration of Mums. Video / Ella Wilks
![The Gubyllub: Kindness as a cure to bullying](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The Gubyllub: Kindness as a cure to bullying
A rhyming children’s picture book about combatting bullying
![Why Harry Potter series is a literary masterpiece](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Why Harry Potter series is a literary masterpiece
Opinion: JK Rowling is more than a lightning rod for controversy.
![Children's book educates about animal cruelty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Children's book educates about animal cruelty
A local writer shares what inspired his book.
![Birnam Wood review: Fair is foul, and foul is fair in world of eco-thriller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Birnam Wood review: Fair is foul, and foul is fair in world of eco-thriller
Kiran Dass reviews Eleanor Catton's new novel
![Paul Little: : Edward and Wallis Simpson wrote their memoirs long before Harry and Meghan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Paul Little: : Edward and Wallis Simpson wrote their memoirs long before Harry and Meghan
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson kicked off the family's publishing mini-boom.
![Book review: The Wandering Nature of Us Girls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Book review: The Wandering Nature of Us Girls
The new book of flash fiction by Frankie McMillan
![Beach study gives a journey back into social memory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Beach study gives a journey back into social memory
David Herkt reviews New Zealand at the Beach
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Reviews of new books and a conversation with author/illustrator Jean Donaldson