Book Review
Book review: This Mortal Coil: A History of Death
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop Dunedin reviews This Mortal Coil: A History of Death by Andrew Doig, published by Bloomsbury. Bronwyn says: It's a fascinating history of how and why we've… Audio
Book review: Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
Sally Wenley reviews Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: The Islands by Emily Brugman
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The Islands by Emily Brugman, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Book review: All Tito's Children by Tim Grgec
Harry Ricketts reviews All Tito's Children by Tim Grgec, published by Te Herenga Waka Press Audio
Book review: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Ruby Brunton reviews To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, published by Macmillan Audio
Book Review - Three of the best of 2021: Ralph McAllister
Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite reads from 2021: Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris published by Hachette NZ, Tenderness by Alison MacLeod published by Bloomsbury and The Man Who Died… Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2021: Harry Broad
Harry Broad reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Wai Pasifika by David Young published by OUP, Too Much Money by Max Rashbrooke published by BWB and Performer a Memoir by Paul Maunder… Audio
Book review: The Uprising - The Mapmakers of Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter
Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog bookstore in Featherston reviews The Uprising - the Mapmakers of Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter, published by Gecko Press Audio
Second hand bookshop review: The Odyssey by Homer
Dan West from Patrick's Bookshop in Whanganui reviews The Odyssey by Homer. Audio
Unity Books review: Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes, published by Penguin. Sir Ranulph Fiennes followed in Shackleton's footsteps and brings his own unique insights to bear… Audio
Book review: Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood
Angie Cairncross reviews Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood, published by Hachette NZ Audio
Book review: Love Stories by Trent Dalton
Cynthia Morahan reviews Love Stories by Trent Dalton, published by HarperCollins. Cynthia says: This is a perfect book for people who hate small talk. It's poetic, with little definitions of love… Audio
Book review: How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995-1998 by Helen Garner
Holly Walker reviews How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995-1998 by Helen Garner, published by Text Publishing Audio
Book review: Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake
Mary Fawcett of Schroedinger's Books in Petone reviews Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake. Second in the Skunk & Badger series for 7-11 year olds, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Book review: Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
Jenna Todd from Time Out Bookstore reviews Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book review: Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble
Anne Else reviews Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble, published by VUP Audio
Book review: Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters
Elisabeth Easther reviews Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
Book review: See/Saw: Looking at Photographs by Geoff Dyer
John Duke of Unity Books Wellington reviews See/Saw: Looking at Photographs by Geoff Dyer, published by Canongate Audio
Book review: The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books in Nelson reviews The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn, published by Lolli Editions Audio
Book review: The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith
Quentin Johnson reviews The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith published by Harper Collins Audio