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Review: An unlikely friendship brings its own rewards

Australian writer Emily Spurr writes a multi-layered book rippling with mystery.

Review: Author Kate Atkinson is back with a collection of sparkling short stories

Kate Atkinson is at her oddest, darkest and funniest best.

Review: Daniel Mason explores a rich history of people and place

This inventive, exhilarating novel deserves every accolade that comes its way.

Review: Three novels of magic, dark dystopia and espionage

Women struggle for better lives in new novels from female authors.

Review: New novel decides what happened before Romeo met Juliet

Natasha Solomons imagines the thorny dilemmas of Rosaline - the girl before Juliet.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: September 15

Author Doug Gold and tramper Victoria Bruce make their way onto the list.

Review: Identity and dispossession at heart of thrillerish debut Kiwi novel

Secrets of the Land is attentively researched and respectfully rendered.

Review: Kiwi author engulfs us again in Renaissance Florence

DV Bishop vividly evokes life in an era ruled by the notorious Medici dynasty.

Review: Three murder mystery novels to add to your collection

The politics of post-Partition India may cost many lives in Vaseem Khan’s new novel.

Book extract: Lorin Clarke on the days after her father’s death

"People say that in grief you learn who your friends really are."

John Clarke’s daughter reflects on family life, fame and his unexpected death

In a new memoir, Lorin Clarke says John Clarke was just as funny as a family man.

Review: Story of trout fishing on the Tongariro a tale rich with monster catches

Author charts changing social attitudes, clash of cultures and catches in history book.

'It really isn't about food': Hadley Freeman details struggle with anorexia

Hadley Freeman recounts her teenage experience of anorexia more than 25 years ago.

Jane Halifax creator on challenges of bringing TV character to life in book

Roger Simpson details how “terrifying” it was going deeper inside the head of a character.

Review: Two new books illustrate generations of prejudice against women

Forgotten Warriors and Period show the ways in which women’s lives have been diminished.

Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: August 25

Steven Joyce and Far North make it to the top 10 list.