Books & Book Reviews

Last year when I was working full time and my partner part-time it was such a pleasure to come home to one of his dinners. But after a steady diet of roasts and sausages (his favourite meals) it is time to extend his repertoire.

Linguistically dazzling, funny and poignant: Martin Amis meets the Arctic Monkeys in the most entertaining debut of 2012, Noughties reveals the truth about the lives of normal students at an elite university.

Home&Away is a collection of 35 award-winning travel stories by New Zealand writers. Each transports you to a different destination.

The next blockbuster John Corey thriller from the master of the game.

After an absence of five years, Hachette New Zealand is pleased to announce the return of "one of the most beguiling characters in the history of crime fiction" - Detective Inspector John Rebus.

The most authoritative, comprehensive and sought-after guide to New Zealand wines.

Hours of fun for the kids - and the adults! The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals.

Kay Scarpetta as you have never seen her before - a must-read for any fan of this series, or an ideal starting point for new readers.

Buck Shelford, All Black legend, hopes to live to be a hundred, to be a grandfather and a koro to his mokopuna (grandchildren) and still be fit enough to play hard with them and to tire them out.

War - Passion - Courage. The latest novel from the multi-million selling, chart topping author Kate Mosse is once more set in Carcassonne in the South of France.