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Book of the day: How the World Made the West by Josephine Quinn
Idea that the 'civilised West' began with Greeks and Romans ignores earlier cultures.
Book of the day: Crush by Ada Calhoun
Novel about polyamory morphs into a veiled account of real-life marriage split.
Book of the day: The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
The ebb and flow of time becomes the main focus in this memorable collection of stories.
Book of the day: Sea Change by Jenny Pattrick
A natural disaster reveals the fault-lines in a small community.
Top 10 bestselling NZ books: April 12
It’s all change on the bestseller list with new novels, memoirs and cookbooks.
Book of the Day: Patriarchy Inc by Cordelia Fine
How biases continue to penalise women in the workplace.
Book of the day: Unkind - How ‘Be Kind’ Entrenches Sexism by Victoria Smith
Gender-critical feminist asks us to consider carefully the nature of social pressure.
Book of the day: Surplus Women by Michelle Duff
Kiwi journalist's short story collection explores women’s roles and the power they wield.
From jeweller to literary gem: The remarkable career of Jenny Pattrick
The Denniston Rose author Jenny Pattrick is turning her attention to modern-day issues.
Book of the day: Greater Sins by Gabrielle Griffith
Omens and dark pasts haunt the pages of this folklore-inflected debut set in World War I.
Book of the day: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner & Sharmini Kumar
The sniping, snobby sister of Mr Bingley stars in a lively Jane Austen spin-off.
Book of the day: Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
Ruth Shaw returns with a memoir on the second half of her life.
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the grief which fuelled her latest novel
"We make small choices that can completely change the shape our lives take."
Three new crime books to check out this weekend
Latest thrillers dig into crime in Maine, Northern Ireland and NZ's own Hawke's Bay.
Book of the day: Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander
Epic tale of deadly but little-known, four-year wartime airlift across the Himalayas.
Book of the day: Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp
Dirty deals, international rivalries and the scandalous afterlife of rubbish exposed.
Mapping the Motu: How a new book tells the story of the NZ Wars through Māori perspectives
The Māori history redefining our understanding of the NZ Wars.
Book of the day: Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Family dynamics at the heart of second book from the Tanzanian-British Nobel prizewinner.
The Age of Diagnosis: Does long Covid have a psychosomatic basis?
Don't be so quick to dismiss psychosomatic disorders. They produce real physical symptoms.
Country Calendar meets Project Runway in new book on Southland farmer Eden Hore’s couture collection
Sumptuous new book on farmer Eden Hore’s couture collection tells an 'only in NZ' story.
Kiwi’s controversial Meta expose tops bestseller lists - but is it worth reading?
Listener Books editor Mark Broatch on Sarah Wynn-Williams' Careless People.
Book of the day: First Name Second Name by Steve MinOn
Modern-day antipodean vampire tale breaks new ground in exploration of racial identity.
Book of the day: We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Brilliant, original novel from South Korean Nobel Prize winner is not for faint-hearted.
Best intentions: The reasons leftist governments can’t build infrastructure
A captivation by governments with progressive causes stymies growth, claims a new book.
Book of the day: You Are Here by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin
The sixth kōrero between writers and artists tackles a sense of place.
US entrepreneur on 6 skills to make money - and why true wealth is more than financial success
Definition of success needs to change if you want to be truly wealthy, says Sahil Bloom.
Book of the day: Chameleon by Robert Dessaix
Memoir is an insight into the man many Australians regard as face and voice of literature.
Book of the day: The Body Next Door
Suburban thrills aplenty in wry latest from award-winning Aussie crime-writer.