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Book of the day: Empathy by Bryan Walpert

There's an addictive edge to Bryan Walpert's otherwise literary novel.

The healing nerve? Why the vagus nerve is medicine’s next big hope

The vagus nerve is increasingly seen as key to controlling deadly inflammation.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: August 23

The local books we've been buying this week.

Book of the day: The Middle of Nowhere by Rosemary Baird

Building the Manapōuri hydro plant was a remarkable feat of ingenuity and endurance.

Book of the day: The Birds Began to Sing by Jeffrey Buchanan

Coming-of-age mystery vividly brings to life regional New Zealand in the 1960s.

Book of the day: Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart

Satirical book not too far removed from Trumpian reality is funny and spiky but overworked

Building dreams: The lessons of China’s engineering prowess

Analysis of China’s engineering progress has lessons for slow-moving economies - like ours

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: August 16

Who's top of the tree this week?

Book of the day: Liar’s Game by Jack Beaumont

AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing and a beautiful Russian Woman in compelling spy story

Book of the day: Capitalism and its critics by John Cassidy

History of capitalism as seen by critics, shows sticking points that lead to social chaos.

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America by Sam Tanenhaus

New bio of the man who helped the Republican movement rebuild, only to hand it to Trump.

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: August 2

No change at the top, but some favourites return to the top 10.

Book of the day: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

YA author's first book for adults is a whodunnit with a twist.

Two Aussie novels packed with twists and thrills

A gripping Brisbane thriller and a debut gangster story.

Book of the day: Two takes - one fact, one fiction - on life of Roman aristocrat Fulvia

Academic sets the record straight, while NZ writer reimagines the life of Roman aristocrat

New book about sex work in NZ offers first-hand insights

Book of the Day: Untold Intimacies: A history of sex work in Aotearoa, 1978–2008