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Day is an expertly crafted portrait of a family navigating Covid lockdowns.
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Personal history: Dame Anne Salmond revisits the stepping stones in a journey of connection
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Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: November 18th
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Review: The Future is a busy, confusing, fun read
Naomi Alderman nails the grotesque power of the very rich.
Review: An uneven but highly readable novel ponders the randomness of life
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Booker longlister Anna Smaill: "If we think too hard about our impending death, we are not going to just get up and go to the shops”
Anna Smaill's second novel Bird Life explores gaps in the reality we build for ourselves.
Books with pictures: Sarah Laing’s illustrated year of reading
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Review: Historian Mary Beard draws on ancient sources and educated guesswork to define what it took to be a Caesar
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Review: Girls on the edge at the heart of three new novels
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Review: Fear comes in many distinct flavours
British historian explores fear as a fundamental driver in society.
Review: Celebrated author continues her exploration of loneliness
"Human connection pulls our protagonist back from the brink."
Review: Two outstanding books from decendents of Holocaust survivors blend harrowing family stories
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Top 10 best-selling New Zealand books: November 4th
The Topp Twins, Wayne Smith and Jared Savage make it to the podium again.
Reviews: Three new Kiwi releases with panache
"A literal train can remind us of trains of thought, which can wander everywhere."
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Rouge is at heart a brutal takedown of the cosmetics industry.
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