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Book of the Day: TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker

An ‘ideas book’ ponders questions of art, authenticity and the role of irony.

Book of the Day: The Silver Book by Olivia Laing

Set in the mid-1970s on Italian film sets, complex literary thriller rings true today.

Book of the Day: Children of Mars - The Origins of Rome’s Empire by Jeremy Armstrong

Scholarly but accessible account from Auckland academic on the beginning of Rome’s empire

Book of the Day: Attention: Writing on Life, Art and the World by Anne Enright

Enright explores writing, family and injustice in witty & compassionate essay collection.

High-risk distractions: Best new crime reads

These three books will suit any avid crime reader.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 15

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Book of the Day: The Blood in Winter - A Nation Descends, 1642 by Jonathan Healey

When England sank into war and King Charles I beheaded, the country was changed forever.

Patti Smith's latest memoir reflects on the entirety of her life

Bread of Angels is Patti Smith’s fifth memoir and casts its net the widest.

Traveller’s tales: The historic worlds of William Dalrymple

India deserves more credit for its role in history, says the renowned historian.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: November 1

The local books we've been buying this week.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on why trust is today’s most essential superpower

Wikipedia founder offers hope to those who fear social media has destroyed access to truth

Book of the Day: Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

Famously reclusive Thomas Pynchon first novel in 12 years.

Book of the Day: After The Spike: The Risks of Global Depopulation and the Case for People

Forget about overpopulation: plummeting fertility rates mean we should have more kids.

Book of the Day: Fox by Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates dishes up an engrossingly gross whodunnit inspired by real-life case.

Katherine Mansfield close up: A new biography gets very personal

The brilliant light and terrible shadow of Mansfield’s life related afresh in a new book.

Ruth Spencer on writing Rural NZ in 100 Objects: 'I’m more Carrie Bradshaw than carry chainsaw’

In New Zealand, town and country aren’t so far apart after all.