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• This Compulsion in Us

  Makereti, Tina, 1973-

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  After having loved her novel The Mires, I am looking forward to Tina Makereti's new book of essays: "Included here are frank and moving essays about the wāhine who have shown her many ways of being a Māori woman, the pain and dark humour of living…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Luminous

  a Novel

  Park, Silvia

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  "In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for parts. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thirst Trap

  O'Hare, Gráinne

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  So many great young Irish writers! And what a cover 👩‍🍳😘 "Maggie, Harley and Róise are friends on the brink: of triumph, catastrophe, or maybe just finally growing up. Their crumbling Belfast houseshare has been witness to their roaring twenties,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blob

  a Love Story

  Su, Maggie (Novelist)

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  "Vi Liu's life is a mess. Having dropped out of college, she's stuck in a job she hates at a local hotel. Her ex-boyfriend has blocked her and she's lashing out at her family and co-workers. One night, drunk outside a drag club, she stumbles across…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paradise Logic

  Kemp, Sophie, 1966-

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  The Guardian reviewed this as "a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era. This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriend."

• Gunk

  Sams, Saba

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  "Jules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for ­five years, but she still works alongside him at Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in central Brighton. She spends her nights serving shots and watching, from behind the bar, as Leon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Audrey Hepburn

  Botton, Michele

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  I love Audrey and graphic novels, so will enjoy this one.

• A Guide to Rocks

  Cotter, Sacha

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  Aotearoa New Zealand. A new book by the picture book dream team Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan. "Lately, things have been getting Charlie down. It’s like he’s got a big rock that just won’t go away. He talks to Dad about it, and Dad brings out a dusty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say Everything

  a Memoir

  Skye, Ione

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  Apparently Ione Skye wants Keanu Reeves to read her memoir. It sounds brilliant so he should! Her dad was famous singer Donovan (of Mellow Yellow fame). She starred in Say Anything with John Cusack. She dated Anthony Kiedis of the Chili Peppers,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stag Dance

  a Novel & Stories

  Peters, Torrey

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  This title was recommended to me by a fellow librarian.

• The Power of Nuclear

  the Rise, Fall and Return of Our Mightiest Energy Source

  Visscher, Marco

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  One of the topics I like to read about in the non-fiction sphere is nuclear war, radiation, and nuclear energy.

• Who Wants to Live Forever

  Uose, Hanna Thomas

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  "What happens to loving each other forever when your soulmate decides living forever is more important? Yuki and Sam are soulmates. They are destined to spend the rest of their lives together. They are supposed to love one another, forever. But when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before the Winter Ends

  Mohamed, Khadro

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  "In the cold Wellington winter, Omar’s grades are slipping, his mum is unwell and his best friend is growing distant. Two decades earlier in Mogadishu, Asha and Yasser are falling in love and starting to build a life together while a burgeoning war…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loaded

  the Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

  Jones, Dylan, 1960-

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  "Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this “monumental origin story” celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Audition

  Kitamura, Katie M., 1979-

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  "Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Potato Book

  101 Recipes From the Potato Queen

  O'Toole, Poppy

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  Yes. Bring on the spuds.

• Timothée Chalamet

  the Story of a Fashion Legend

  Bumpus, Jessica

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  Yes. Bring on the fashion.

• The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa

  Pollard, Simon (Simon David), 1956-

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  Yes. Bring on the insects.

• Lifeform

  Slate, Jenny, 1982-

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  "From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as you’ve never seen it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leigh Bowery

  Bowery, Leigh, 1961-1994

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  "Tate Modern celebrates the provocative and boundary-pushing career of Leigh Bowery - one of the most fearless and original artists of the 20th century. In his short but extraordinary life, Bowery (1961–1994) forged a truly unique path. Known…Read moreRead more of this annotation