Your summer reading list: The best books of 2020
Get your summer reading list sorted with the best books from the year.
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Ego, racehorses, miracles and the Mob: the life of J.P. Pomare
J.P. Pomare on his stonking crime novel, In the Clearing and reviews that stroke his ego.
Lorde surprises fans with her first book
It might not be an album, but Lorde has announced she has a new project out soon.
New study: Why are Kiwi kids falling behind in reading?
A new study has identified a key cause behind our children's falling reading skills.
Michael J. Fox on his new memoir 'No Time Like the Future'
When it comes to uncertainty, Michael J. Fox is a pro.
Debra Millar: Medical memoirs are the equivalent of reading crime fiction
Debra Millar tells Eleanor Black why she reads medical memoirs
Book review: Wow, by Bill Manhire, a collection of poetry
Bill Manhire's new collection of poems is full of resonant imagery.
Book review: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
Greek mythology shows how the past influences the present
Jeffrey Archer on how to avoid 'art fatigue' in Italy
The great art in Italy would come to inspire the British author's bestselling novels.
Another Kiwi bookshop ditches Pete Evans cookery books over neo-Nazi post
Paper Plus joins The Warehouse in banning cookery books due to social media post.
Country queen Dolly Parton joins Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking
Country icon Dolly Parton chats with Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking about her first new Christmas album in 30 years. Video / Newstalk ZB
Iconic writer's troubled life revealed in new book
Paula Morris walks in Robin Hyde's painful footsteps in Rotorua
Book review: Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy
A rare anthology of speculative fiction, homegrown.
Book review: I Give My Marriage A Year, by Holly Wainright
A tale of domestic discontent for holiday reading
'He was pre-mourned': Margaret Atwood releases poems for late partner
Margaret Atwood, 81, one of the most admired novelists in the world, returns to poetry.
Oxford Dictionary updates definition of 'woman' following sexism claims
Don't get too excited ladies - the synonyms "bint" and "b****" remain.
Book review: Addressed to Greta, by Fiona Sussman
An entertaining read yet out-of-sync with the times
Kelly Gardiner reviews Ko Aotearoa Tātou - We Are New Zealand
Ko Aotearoa Tātou - We Are New Zealand reviewed
Local Focus: Books-a-plenty at the Tauranga Moana Book Festival
Words. Lots of words. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Helen Clark reviews Rage: Bob Woodward on Donald Trump
Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark reviews Rage.
Vanessa Branson's autobiography may hold surprises
Richard Branson's sister Vanessa releases her memoir.
Book review: Islands of Mercy, by Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain will delight fans with her new novel.
Jilly Cooper on life, lockdown and her love of political incorrectness
Times: A staple of bookshelves since the early 1970s, Cooper is still in rip-roaring form.
Dr Hinemoa Elder: Tina Ngata's Kia Mau - 'although small, it is precious'
What the doctor ordered. Dr Hinemoa Elder tells Eleanor Black what she's reading
Book review: Nouns, verbs, etc. (selected poems) by Fiona Farrell
Fiona Farrell's new collection of poems
Powerhouse Pasifika poets Tusiata Avia and Karlo Mila
Poetry is a vehicle for empowerment and political protest
Cocaine from the chemist: Helen Clark endorses controversial new book
The former PM and outspoken drug law reformer has lent her support to a bold new scheme.