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Short story: Up onto the roof and down again by John Prins

This year’s theme is distraction.

26 Dec 06:30 PM

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Heavyweight division: 2025’s best coffee table books

Mark Broatch checks out the year’s top picks of beautiful books.

17 Dec 05:01 PM

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Book of the day: Angel Train by Elizabeth Smither

Very readable collection of novellas unified by seasoned writer’s keen observations.

16 Dec 04:59 PM

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Can you really trust your gut? The science of acting on intuition

14 Dec 05:01 PM

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Intuition expert Laura Huang on how watching investors shaped her ideas about gut feelings

14 Dec 04:59 PM

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Top volumes: Colourful personal history of NZ rock underground in 21st century

14 Dec 04:58 PM

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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: December 13

12 Dec 04:59 PM

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Book of the day: Workhouse by Caroline Palmer

10 Dec 04:58 PM

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Book of the day: Helm by Sarah Hall

09 Dec 05:58 PM

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AI cover ban reversed, 'brilliant story collection' Obligate Carnivore roars back into book awards contention

08 Dec 05:00 PM

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The best books for lovers of biographies, memoirs and life stories

08 Dec 05:30 AM

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Book of the day: Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblat

07 Dec 04:59 PM

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Who's New Zealand's undisputed cookbook queen of 2025?

06 Dec 06:00 PM

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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: December 6

05 Dec 05:00 PM

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Top poetry books of 2025

This year's best New Zealand verse.

04 Dec 05:00 PM

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The best books for lovers of science, philosophy and nature

Top picks for bookish gifts for lovers of non-fiction.

04 Dec 05:30 AM

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Fruits of his Labour: Lemonheads’ Evan Dando peels back his rock ‘n’ roll past in new memoir

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Fruits of his Labour: Lemonheads’ Evan Dando peels back his rock ‘n’ roll past in new memoir

A memoir & new album suggest Dando's creative juices aren't entirely squeezed out.

03 Dec 05:00 PM

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The best books to buy history lovers

The Listener's picks of top titles if you're hunting for a book for a history lover.

03 Dec 05:30 AM

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The best books to buy lovers of crime and thriller reads

Got a crime fiction fan to buy for this Xmas? The Listener's picks of books they'll love.

02 Dec 05:30 AM

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The best books to buy a fiction fan

Hunting for a gift for reader? Check on the Listener's top fiction books of 2025.

01 Dec 05:30 AM

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50 of the year’s top books for children and young adults

29 Nov 06:00 PM

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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 29

28 Nov 05:00 PM

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The 100 best books of 2025

23 Nov 05:00 PM

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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 22

21 Nov 04:59 PM

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Landmark Māori art book wins prestigious global award, makes history

20 Nov 08:00 PM

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Book of the Day: TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker

20 Nov 05:00 PM

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Book of the Day: The Silver Book by Olivia Laing

18 Nov 05:00 PM

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Book of the Day: Children of Mars - The Origins of Rome’s Empire by Jeremy Armstrong

17 Nov 05:00 PM

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Book of the Day: Attention: Writing on Life, Art and the World by Anne Enright

16 Nov 05:00 PM

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High-risk distractions: Best new crime reads

15 Nov 06:00 PM

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Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 15

14 Nov 05:00 PM

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Book of the Day: The Blood in Winter - A Nation Descends, 1642 by Jonathan Healey

11 Nov 05:00 PM

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Patti Smith's latest memoir reflects on the entirety of her life

10 Nov 05:00 PM

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Behind the scenes at Auckland Museum: The remarkable achievements of the man who shaped city institution

07 Nov 05:00 PM