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• Rejection

  Fiction

  Tulathimutte, Tony, 1983-

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  "If Tony Tulathimutte’s new book, a collection of linked stories titled “Rejection,” were a futuristic pop-up book, up would jump unflattering sex pics, medicine for cauliflower acne, unreturned texts, hateful pet birds, the Stanford…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Little Life

  Yanagihara, Hanya, 1975-

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  This is a book I've heard about in so many places and I did a takeoff of the cover. So maybe it's my time to tackle this big emo beastie.

• Story of a Murder

  Awardwinning and No. 1 Sunday Times Bestselling Author of THE FIVE

  Rubenhold, Hallie

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  I am a big fan of The Five, in which Hallie Rubenhold tells the story of the women who were killed by Jack the Ripper, and her book on Harris's List and the ladies of Covent Garden. Her new book out in April is "a feminist retelling of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unreel

  a Memoir Also Published With Subtitle: A Life in Review

  Wichtel, Diana, 1950-

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  I've read a few reviews of this and they are enticing, Diana Wichtel is surely one of New Zealand's best reviewers herself. David Hill says of her memoir "...Unreel is also a jewel casket of incident and anecdote. Her Mum's front tooth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cloudspotting for Beginners

  Pretor-Pinney, Gavin

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  "This beautifully illustrated guide reveals the facts, secrets and stories of all the major cloud types, and how they shape the weather around them. We learn their fancy Latin names, explore the parts of the sky where they like to hang…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poorhara

  Rahurahu, Michelle

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  "A tragicomedy set in the confines of a 1994 Daihatsu Mira, Poorhara is a journey of epic proportions—a poignant, expansive and darkly funny first novel written by a true poorhara." *Aotearoa New Zealand

• Didion & Babitz

  Anolik, Lili

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  "In a dual biography, the journalist Lili Anolik casts the two writers as opposite sides of the same ambitious, 1960s-Hollywood coin." Maria Meltzer, NY Times.

• The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat

  Gnanalingam, Brannavan, 1983-

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  "It’s narrated, in the first person, by the eponymous Kartik Popat, whose parents are Indian by way of Zimbabwe. Nearly dux of his private Hutt Valley school, he studies film and accounting at Victoria University and dreams of making a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• But Then ...

  the Almost True Story of An Overdue Book

  Haddow, Swapna

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  "The far-fetched, tall tale of why a library book is 293 days overdue! A seal came flying out of the water at us. 'I like stories,' she said and snatched up the book in her jaws... A child and their grandfather are returning a book to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiahuia

  a Karanga for My Mother

  Gray, Merenia

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  "As the whāngai daughter of Te Puea Hērangi, an inspiring leader of the Waikato, Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi witnessed and took part in some of the major events that changed Aotearoa New Zealand. Merenia Gray, Tiahuia's daughter, explores…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Milk Without Honey

  Harms, Hanna

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  "Through elegant yellow and black illustrations, Harms’s powerful English-language debut traces the ecosystems that pollinators inhabit—and exposes the dangers that threaten their existence. A series of overlapping geometric panels shows a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scrapper

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  "Charlotte Regan’s feature-length debut, “Scrapper,” is as whip-smart as the 12-year-old girl at its center. Georgie (played wonderfully by the newcomer Lola Campbell) lives alone in her apartment in London following the death of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store

  Bring Back the Regulars

  Yi, Mi-ye

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  "In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Heart in Winter

  a Novel

  Barry, Kevin, 1969-

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  "In 19th-century Butte, Montana, a reluctant new bride falls in love with the young man sent to photograph her – leading to violent retribution for the doomed couple." Lee Langley, The Spectator. This was the book of the year in Anthony…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vinyl Record Collecting

  Thompson, Dave, 1960 Jan. 3-

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  "Get on the vinyl train and learn about this captivating hobby Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies teaches you how to start a collection, grow your collection, and make that collection sound excellent."

• Things Will Calm Down Soon

  Foster Blake, Zoë, 1980-

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  "Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur who is juggling family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes and relationship crises. Things will calm…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The 1980s

  Image of a Decade

  Carroll, Henry

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  "Travel back in time with this era-defining book. Start with the exuberance of graffiti, breakdancing and boom boxes on the subway, the beeps and bloops of new electronic game consoles, and Jane Fonda's pastel leotards and legwarmers. Skip…Read moreRead more of this annotation