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Revered comics writer Alan Moore turns his hand to tale of post-war London

Dennis Knuckleyard, star of fantastical post-war London novel, is unforgettable lead.

Working for the brand: The corporate threat to free speech

Social media at the heart of exposé into free speech and corporate threats to it.

Booker-shortlisted novel Held is complex, fragmentary and steeped in quietude

Anne Michaels' novel rich in language and ideas, posing questions of humanity and science.

Curious Incident author Mark Haddon reimagines myths and legends in unsettling stories

Dogs and Monsters features horrifying detail but also glimpses of beauty.

One last book to honour pre-eminent NZ author after untimely death

Shaun Barnett tramped extensively throughout NZ, recording his trips in a number of books.

Top 10 best-selling NZ books: October 19

Chelsea Winter reigns supreme.

Short cuts: New books to check out this weekend

The Listener rounds up the latest non-fiction releases.

Listener cartoonist slips between mundane and fantastical in her first graphic novel

Alex Scott's graphic novel excavates television, ads, identity and friendships.

Author Tim Winton and his terrifying vision for a near-future Australia

Australian “Living Treasure" on new novel Juice and why comparisons to Mad Max annoy him.

Yuval Noah Harari’s Nexus is poorly reasoned, pompous, deliberately provocative blather

Sapiens’ was a publishing sensation; Harari's follow up is a bloated tome.

Short cuts: Three books to check out this week

New non-fiction titles to look out for.

Love story evolves into tale of American family life in Pulitzer Prize winner’s new book

This is a Louise Erdrich novel, so not a simple story of love, desire and family ties.

Olga Tokarczuk’s The Empusium is a slow-burning health resort horror

Nobel laureate draws on The Magic Mountain in spooky parody.

Kids’ author Ned Barraud: It’s easy to live in our own version of reality

Ned Barraud compares human and animal senses in new kids’ book.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: October 5

Brodie Kane & Paddy Gower: New memoirs on the top 10 local best sellers list.

Legendary figure reframed in modernist, feminist tale

Emily Maguire's Rapture features impressive blend of imagination and research.