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Book of the day: Our Beautiful Boys by Sameer Pandya

After a scandalous incident, parents rally behind their kids.

Book of the day: Your Friend and Mine by Jessica Dettmann

Life decisions are revisited as a middle-aged woman acts on the wishes of her dead friend.

Cultural attaché: Poet Anna Jackson on being transported by the mundane and miraculous

As she releases her latest book, Anna Jackson on the one skill she'd love to have.

Book of the day: Ruins by Amy Taylor

Australian author’s second novel investigates the fallout of a holiday threesome.

No, I Don’t Get Danger Money by Lisette Reymer

NZ TV journalist's memoir on unexpectedly finding herself reporting from global hotspots.

Daughter of man who faked safety results for early contraceptive delves into his tangled past

Book of the day: The Scientist Who Wasn’t There by Joanne Briggs.

Book of the day: Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives by Lucy Mangan

A writer’s second memoir on the unparalleled joy of books.

Top 10 bestselling New Zealand books: June 28

The New Zealand books we've been buying this week.

Book of the day: The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

Romance and intrigue at a posh hotel accommodating enemy diplomats during World War II.

Book of the day: How To Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast

Erica Jong’s daughter attempts to come to terms with her narcissistic, neglectful mother.

Book of the day: The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney

Father’s inattention leads to a child’s disappearance in Dunedin writer's latest thriller.

Top 10 bestselling NZ books: June 14

Former PM's memoir shoots straight into top spot.

Book of the day: New Skin by Miranda Nation

Nation's first novel about med school lovers owes a sizeable debt to Sally Rooney.

Buster, biology and hormones: Why Dr Eric Espiner is still in the lab at 91

At 91, endocrinologist Eric Espiner remains fascinated by how the body works.

Book of the day: Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Debut novel is an inventive exploration of grief, memory and the power of food.

Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk

New bio charts Musk’s trip from brilliant but benign tech bro to right-wing influencer.