Books & Book Reviews

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law comes a new novel of family drama and long-buried secrets.

A landmark publication that focuses solely on the architecture of Christ’s College. The campus in Christchurch is unquestionably one of the most remarkable collections of buildings in New Zealand, but there are few publications which focus solely on its architecture.

A compelling contemporary novel filled with hope, renewal and a touch of magic – after ten years of writing, this debut novel from New Zealander Christopher Parker will enchant readers everywhere.

Author Mary-anne Scott has just released her latest book, The Tomo. This novel for young people is based on some old family lore; we asked Mary-anne to tell us more.

From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz comes another captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince.

Laugh along with Michael McIntyre as he lifts the curtain on his life in his long-awaited new autobiography.

Like many other women who formed transnational networks stretching across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific to New Zealand, in defiance of sex-role stereotypes, Dannevill pursued life, work and female relationships around the globe.

POEM: 'Fox and Hounds' by Anne Kennedy

My poem about the hot day Susan and I lunched by the river might be boring ...

A page-turning mystery of family secrets and the search for truth. A young woman leaves England to travel to New Zealand when she discovers she is pregnant. Coral’s treasured son Tom grows up never knowing his father, and she is determined to keep it that way.