Book Review
Book review: The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey
Joanna Ludbrook of the Chicken and Frog Bookstore in Featherston reviews The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey, published by Penguin Puffin. Audio
Book review: Grand by Noelle McCarthy
Holly Walker reviews Grand by Noelle McCarthy, published Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Book review - Raiment: A Memoir by Jan Kemp
David Hill reviews Raiment: A Memoir by Jan Kemp, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Book review: Lily by Rose Tremain
Ralph McAllister reviews Lily by Rose Tremain, published by Penguin Audio
Book review: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. Published by Little, Brown A bold and funny insight into the complicated familial relationships of Olga, a… Audio
Book review: Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale
Louise O'Brien reviews Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, published by Hachette New Zealand Audio
Book review: The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone
Rob Kelly reviews The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone, published by Hachette New Zealand Audio
Book review: Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton
Quentin Johnson reviews Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, published by Penguin Audio
Book review: Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
Elisabeth Easther reviews Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Book review: 30 Queer Lives by Matt McEvoy
Paul Diamond reviews 30 Queer Lives by Matt McEvoy, published by Massey University Press. Audio
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