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Meet New Zealand's new reading ambassador
Author Kate De Goldi has been preparing for her new role for years.
Kiwis flock to Jacinda Ardern memoir, smashing local sales records
Her memoir’s healthy early sales suggest Jacinda Ardern’s pulling power endures.
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Cultural attaché: Poet Anna Jackson on being transported by the mundane and miraculous
As she releases her latest book, Anna Jackson on the one skill she'd love to have.
Book of the day: Ruins by Amy Taylor
Australian author’s second novel investigates the fallout of a holiday threesome.
No, I Don’t Get Danger Money by Lisette Reymer
NZ TV journalist's memoir on unexpectedly finding herself reporting from global hotspots.
Daughter of man who faked safety results for early contraceptive delves into his tangled past
Book of the day: The Scientist Who Wasn’t There by Joanne Briggs.
Book of the day: The Bombshell by Darrow Farr
Thriller has a seductive heroine, exotic locale, but underuses its political backdrop.
Book of the day: A Land Before Humans, a Land After Humans by Mark Fisher
Former scientist’s account of our nation’s wildlife contains fascinating stories.
Book of the day: All the Perfect Days by Michael Thompson
Novel about a clairvoyant doctor is enjoyably lightweight.
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.