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We Are Together Because throws readers into uneasy world

Review: New climate-fiction for those who like things a little off-kilter.

Kiwi financial journalist shares decades’ worth of knowledge about money markets and why they matter

Review: BBQ Economics transcends the limitations of barbecue banter and media columns.

Book takes: Why you should read more home-grown poetry

Poetry is an art-form honed and ready to speak to the pressing live issues of now.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: March 16

New entries and older favourites take top 10 spots.

Welsh writer’s torrid 18th century tale is one to savour

As the novel reminds us, it’s in the nature of any lull to be short and unreliable.

Review: Top TV showrunner Gavin Strawhan’s debut novel is deft and accomplished thriller

Scriptwriter adds to the canon of local crime fiction, with compelling read.

Review: How to win an information war? Look to the past

Comparisons of past and present disinformation leaves readers wondering what's changed.

All the star authors to see at New Zealand’s biggest literary festival

Auckland Writers Festival announces star-studded full 2024 programme.

Review: Feminist issues neatly tackled in Kiwi scientist biography for kids

Beatrice Tinsley rates as one of our top Kiwi scientists yet many have never heard of her.

Time & tide: How our Moon affects everything on Earth

That the Moon smells is just one of many space oddities in this sweeping biography.

Subscribe & win: How you can win a book a week for a year

Here's your chance to win a book a week for a year - 52 free books in total!

Review: Eileen Merriman’s new local thriller tackles narcissism, toxic relationships

Novel’s themes are weighty but Merriman’s pacy writing keeps it interesting.

Book takes: Why ADHD is so different for women

We're not the same as neurotypical counterparts, but our uniqueness should be harnessed.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand Books: March 3

Author pens first kids' novel in 10 years, storms to the top of the best-selling NZ books.

Three books to look out for this weekend

From tales of adventure and magic, to prostates and catheters.

Review: Going nowhere and stuck in the same village? Why we’ve got it wrong about Medieval travel

Enlightening book shows travel in the Middle Ages wasn't too different to modern tourism.