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Top 10 best-selling NZ books: June 8

There's a new number one, and some Matariki favourites return.

The King and Dai: Two biographies to check out this weekend

Short cuts: Two new books for biography lovers.

How a tour of Iraq convinced a Kiwi soldier to quit

Dario Nustrini's reasons for joining the army weren't unusual; the way he left was.

Blue Sisters: Sunday Times-bestselling author’s new funny, gritty novel

Three sisters face some home truths when they gather on to remember a lost loved one.

The future is imperfect in Jenny Ackland’s novel Hurdy Gurdy

Hurdy Gurdy explores a world no one wants to be part of.

Nuclear war is unimaginable – but US author wants us to try

Vivid and realistic portrayal of slips and blunders that could trigger end of the world.

Haves and have-nots of modern London showcased in epic fable worthy of Dickens

An epic portrayal of the corruption and inequity in a fable worthy of Dickens.

What Colin McCahon’s letters reveal about the man and his art

Dear Colin, Dear Ron adds new insights to McCahon’s life and tracks a unique friendship.

Short cuts: Two books to check out this week

Two books that might have you looking at life differently.

A feminist mother on the complex battle for women’s body positivity

Book takes: "The heart of body image problem is a conflict rooted in culture and biology."

Top 10 best-selling NZ books: May 25

Appearances at the Auckland Writers Festival boost sales.

Lionel Shriver’s dystopian novel on where cancel culture could lead

Review: Lionel Shriver's new novel on the great dumbing down.

Who’s afraid of gender? Even those studying and writing about it

Review: Gender philosopher Judith Butler seems unwilling to engage with alternative views.

Miranda July’s second novel All Fours is “Sex Education on acid”

Review: A wild ride through an unconventional relationship is not for the faint-hearted.

New Stephen King novel brings fate and luck into dark relief

Review: If this isn’t the darkest in King's considerable oeuvre, it is among the best.

Lunar lovelines: New Māori poetry

Māori lunar year, three different new poets and a centuries-old story.