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Book of the day: Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang

A pacy examination of influencers' power and the dangers of fame in a world of privilege.

Book of the Day: The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs

Much-heralded debut about midlife disenchantment among a group of friends disappoints.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: May 3

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Fresh takes: The best new NZ poetry releases

New poetry finds inspiration in natural world, tourist hot spots and living with cancer.

Book of the day: Letters To Our Robot Son by Cadance Bell

Off-kilter tale about Arto, who wakes up to find he’s a robot on an existential quest.

Will NZ author Catherine Chidgey's new novel be the book of 2025? Global publishers think so

The Book of Guilt was subject to a bidding war, now it's being billed as a 2025 must-read.

AC Grayling on his sortie onto the battlefield of woke: Social media has turned out to be an absolute sewer

Ahead of NZ visit, renowned philosopher and author AC Grayling on his latest 'woke' book.

Miramar surprise hideaway in imaginative retelling of Marie Curie

Book of the day: Wonderland by Tracy Farr.

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.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: April 5

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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.