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With his last novel now a feature film, Carl Shuker continues in top form.
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Past shameful events resurface when a loner gets entangled in the case of a missing woman.
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Revealing the dead: Jacqueline Bublitz’s new novel expands on themes of self-discovery and female empowerment
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Kiwi poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman explores a distant relative’s admiration of Hitler
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Anne Michaels' novel rich in language and ideas, posing questions of humanity and science.
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Dogs and Monsters features horrifying detail but also glimpses of beauty.
One last book to honour pre-eminent NZ author after untimely death
Shaun Barnett tramped extensively throughout NZ, recording his trips in a number of books.
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Listener cartoonist slips between mundane and fantastical in her first graphic novel
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From barter to bitcoin, economist’s story reveals how money greased the wheels of history
Far from being the source of evil, money is also the fuel for how civilisations evolved.
Comedy becomes the sword of exposure in a game new novel
Camille Bordas blurs the line between what is a joke and what is life in The Material.
Kāwai continues: Monty Soutar’s powerful narrative continues to unfold
Pre-colonial sequel explores shattering of traditional Māori society by arrival of musket.
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Complicated characters pepper this multi-narrative novel from Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Delirious explores change and growth in a couple’s ‘sunset years.'
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Reimagining the law: Why a community-focused approach might matter more
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