"The old man’s grave hung like a mist over the whole of the wops."

The story borrows heavily from the author's life and so many of the peers he grew up with.

Chrysalis suggests the line between narcissism and self-care is a thin thread.

Infidelity, sexual assault, domestic violence and a family feud covered in her memoir.

All the stories are ultimately about endings. Funerals, divorces, awakenings, codas.

Writer strives to weave human and natural history of mountain into a coherent read.

New poetry homes in on undervaluing nature, bad humans and lonely lives.

All Black’s book remains at the top spot, while fungus guide shoots up to take second.

This is the first time a bilingual book has won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award.

Penance is horribly compelling, despite its untrustworthy narrator.

The novel is essentially a love story, a ghost story and a metaphorical ghost story.

At times of high unemployment, prison workers were seen as “taking jobs from "honest" men.

Dan Carter's new memoir went straight to No 1 and doesn’t look like it's budging.

Ann Patchett writes a convincing portrait of a questioning family.

The author's striking debut heralds an extraordinary talent.

Ann Packer picks out the best new and noticed kids’ picture books.

Brendan Graham changes the way we see our country's past in Our Land in Colour.

The final book of the planned trilogy will take us into the 1980s.

Dan Carter’s book takes out the top spot after being on sale for a week.

A sinister drowning, a callous murder and a courtroom staffer who acts as judge and jury.

In her highly readable book, Helen Czerski builds a case for environmentalism.

Many Kiwi books are hitting multiple weeks in the Top 10 chart.

There’s a good story buried here if you are ready to dig for it.

From scratches on clay to the big question of what happens to widsom in the age of AI.

Listener's literary editor Mark Broatch picks some highlights for upcoming Word festival.

Scriptwriting background evident in her masterful handling of dialogue and flow of drama.

New non-fiction explores how the state protects its power by spying on its citizens.

If you or your team are burnt out at work, these insights should help you thrive.

Pleasure turns to obsession and the plot twists until Greta engages with her own trauma.

Latest best-sellers include a te reo gratitude journal and a kids' classic.