The Call by Gavin Strawhan
36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023 A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deportee gang, set in a remote coastal New Zealand townAfter surviving a brutal attack, Auckland cop DS Honey Chalmers has returned to her hometown to care for her mother. The remote coastal settlement of ...Show more
Rotorua : a Journey from the Heart by Rob Tucker
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Pictorial | Series: Images of a Nation
This book shows the diversity of this region and its main tourist attractions, photographed with an eye for the unusual and best kept secrets of this fabulous part of New Zealand. Hundreds of images over 112 pages.
The Penguin New Zealand Anthology: 50 Stories for 50 Years in Aotearoa by Harriet Allan (editor)
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
A milestone collection to celebrate a milestone event - To celebrate 50 years of publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand. This anthology brings together 50 enthralling stories from some of the country's finest writers. From established authors to new, emerging names, these stories track the changing styles, ...Show more
Feijoa: A story of obsession and belonging by Kate Evans
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants - how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their way into our imaginations, our stomachs, and our hearts. ...Show more
Murray Ball: A Cartoonist's Life by Mason Ball
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs
The first biography of iconic cartoonist Murray Ball, creator of Footrot Flats Let me show you how my dad became a leading cartoonist of his generation, how his endearing characters evolved and where the side-splitting ideas sprang from. Let's see the man behind the drawing desk and delve into the wor ...Show more
The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
38.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about her favourite books, and ...Show more
Mila and the Bone Man by Lauren Roche
38.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Mad on Meth - How New Zealand Got Hooked on P by Benedict Collins
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The eye-opening evolution of crystal meth in New Zealand and what can be done about it Only fifty years ago in New Zealand, methamphetamine was a publicly prescribed drug used as widely as by housewives, shift workers, students, and anybody looking to party. Legal for decades, meth was about to undergo ...Show more
The Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere
37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
A dazzling and spellbinding debut about a mysterious painting, the secrets it keeps, and the two women connected across centuries by a quest to discover the truth - for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O'Farrell. London, 1991: Alex Johns, an art intern at the Courtauld, believes a ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Māori edition by Witi Ihimaera
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Witi Ihimaera's first published book - Pounamu Pounamu - translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. E rima tekau tau ki muri, ka puta mai a 'Pounamu Pounamu' hei kai ma te ao panui reo Pakeha. Ko te whakataunga o nga mana matauranga o Aotearoa o taua wa, he pukapu ...Show more
Our Land in Colour by Jock Phillips, Brendan Graham
54.99 NZD
Category: Aotearoa New Zealand Books | Reading Level: very good
A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the rich story of Aotearoa through the restoration of images never before seen in co ...Show more
Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager's Field Guide by Liv Sisson
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides
The complete introduction to finding, identifying and using mushrooms and other fungi in New Zealand. Enter and explore the fascinating world of fungi. In this practical and up-to-date guide, forager and fungus enthusiast Liv Sisson shares her top tips and takes the reader on a journey to discover the ...Show more