Books

Michelle Rahurahu reviews Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, published by Huia Publishers Audio

Sally Wenley reviews Picture You Dead by Peter James, published by Macmillan Audio

Two linguists delve into the mysteries of English grammar with their new book on more than just misplaced apostrophes - asking fundamental questions like what is good grammar or correct form anyway… Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books in Havelock North reviews The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, published by Macmillan Audio

In 1944, a young Slovakian man achieved the near impossible – he escaped the horrors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Walter Rosenberg, later known as Rudolf Vrba, was desperate to warn… Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Eddy, Eddy by Kate De Goldi, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

After a career in palliative care nursing, a decade raising children and an English literature degree, Lisa Adler is now an award-winning bookseller. Audio

Philosophy professor and Pulitzer-nominated writer Chloé Cooper Jones's new memoir confronts a topic she's never written about before: her own experience of disability. She was born with sacral… Audio

Robert Kelly reviews Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim, published by Harper Collins Audio

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

The latest book by historian James Belich, The World The Plague Made, explores how the Black Death of the 14th century not only halved populations but also helped bring about Europe's rise. Audio

In early 2021, during the Covid lockdowns, teenager Dov Forman started posting videos to social media with his great-grandmother Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor. Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan by Katherine Chen, published by Hodder Martene says Chen's Joan is a retelling of a familiar figure in European history. The novel is a… Audio

Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews The Wrong Weather, a 6 - 10 year old chapter book in the Princess Olivia Investigates series by Lucy Hawking. Published by Penguin… Audio

Harry Broad reviews Giving for Good: The History of the J R McKenzie Trust by Stephen Clarke, published by J R McKenzie Trust. Audio

A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand introduces three new literary voices exploring Asian experiences and identities in Aotearoa. A highlight of Verb Wellington 2021. Audio

Dr Norman Swan's new book So You Want To Live Younger Longer? is filled with practical information on how to stay at your peak no matter what your age, while debunking money and time-wasting myths. Audio

From sleeping on a ledge high above the Grand Canyon to paddleboarding the Baltic sea, artist and designer David Trubridge has journeyed far and wide, camera in hand. Audio, Gallery