New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - December 2024Like this list

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• A Land of Two Halves

  Bennett, Joe, 1957-

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  After ten years in New Zealand, Joe Bennett asked himself what the hell he was doing there. Other than his dogs, what was it about these two small islands on the edge of the world that had kept him - an otherwise restless traveller - for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is the F#$%ing News

  Gower, Patrick

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  Funny, brutally honest and packed with incredible yarns from a huge and varied career, this is Paddy Gower, unleashed.

• Unapologetically Me

  Tales From My Perfectly Imperfect Life

  Tomasel, Bree, 1989-

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  Written with her trademark wit and compassion, this is a book for anyone who has ever felt uncomfortable in their own skin and a celebration of accepting who you are, imperfections and all.

• Wild Walks Aotearoa

  a Guide to Tramping in New Zealand

  Watt, Hannah-Rose

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  Wild Walks Aotearoa is an informative, inspiring and visually stunning guide to tramping in New Zealand, for walkers of all levels and experiences.

• Delirious

  Wilkins, Damien, 1963-

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  An emotionally powerful novel about families and ageing, Delirious dramatises the questions we will all face, if we're lucky, or unlucky, enough. How to care for others? How to meet the new versions of ourselves who might arrive? How to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kea's Guide to Getting What You Want

  Life Advice From the World's Smartest Bird

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  Featuring charming photography and hilarious words of wisdom, The kea's guide to getting what you want is the ideal gift for anyone seeking direction in life, delivered straight from the bird's beak.

• Bloody Minded

  Ferguson, Susie

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  A memoir on tenacity and self-belief, sharing her story of endometriosis, miscarriage, childbirth, and menopause, Susie shines a light on a health system that isn't made for us, and the importance of being loud with our truths.

• Leave the Girls Behind

  Bublitz, Jacqueline

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  The acclaimed author of the 'tour de force' (The New York Times Book Review) Before You Knew My Name returns with another taut suspense thriller, overlaid with a moving exploration of the ways in which violent crime ricochets through the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Songbirds of Florence

  Spooner, Olivia

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  A sweeping, captivating, inspiring WWII story from the No.1 bestselling author of The Girl from London.

• Hell's Bells

  Johnson, Jill (Novelist)

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  From the bestselling author of Devil's Breath, Jill Johnson is back with another gripping Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery…

• The Cycling Pioneers

  Toohey, Michael

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  Cycle through time as Dr Michael Toohey uncovers the pioneers of New Zealand's cycling history.

• Woman Uninterrupted

  Kane, Brodie

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  Open the book of this open book (me). I want to show you the raw, the real and the vulnerable of a full-volume life and how the greatest moments - or at the very least the greatest yarns - come about by just giving it a crack.

• Becoming Aotearoa

  a New History of New Zealand

  Belgrave, Michael

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  This is a book for our times, a big and bold new general history of Aotearoa New Zealand, which takes the March 2019 Christchurch mosque killings as the starting point for telling a fresh story about New Zealand's past and present, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

  Parry, H. G.

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  Part historical fantasy, part campus novel and entirely magical, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is easily my favourite read of this year. Parry has crafted an unputdownable, bittersweet tale about thorny love, belonging, and what it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• They Said What?!

  Kavan, Heather

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  From Chris Hipkins advising people to 'spread their legs' to Ruby Tui stirring up Eden Park, to lines that recall moving moments from the decade, these are Kiwi quotes that show us who we are, as voted for by the public in the Quote of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zest

  Climbing From Depression to Philosophy

  Kalderimis, Daniel

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  This is a book for anyone who feels that philosophy is relevant to their lives, but doesn't see how. Daniel Kalderimis's search in the wake of depression led him past wellness platitudes on an engaging and thoughtful journey - connecting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Out

  Wagner, Neil, 1986-

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  From his humble beginnings in working-class Pretoria, to his move to New Zealand to chase his lifelong dream and his emergence as an integral part of the most successful period in Black Caps' history, Wagner opens up about his triumphs on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Much

  a Maximalist's Guide to a Creative Home

  Kemp, Evie

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  Much is an inspirational guide to maximalist decor, that encourages the reader to tap into their inner-creative.

• The Royal Free

  Shuker, Carl, 1974-

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  Equal parts workplace comedy, home invasion thriller and literary conundrum, The Royal Free is an exuberant, dark, wildly entertaining novel about death and copy editing - by the author of the acclaimed A Mistake.

• Woolsheds

  the Historic Shearing Sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand

  O'Sullivan, Annette

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  Exquisitely photographed by Jane Ussher, Woolsheds takes readers to historic sheep stations in the North and South islands, and explores the rich histories of this key primary industry that are contained in their heritage shearing sheds.