Book Review: Audition
I don’t know how to find the words to describe this book, but I do know that I want a lot of people to read it.
I don’t know how to find the words to describe this book, but I do know that I want a lot of people to read it.
It gave me so much to think about as a parent, as a woman, as a potential jury member. Nothing is black and white.
How to describe The Dawnhounds? This book is exquisite, totally unique, and utterly Kiwi to boot! Please read it now!
Expansive, accessible, & inclusive, this book explores the concept of womanhood through multiple lenses – parenthood, bodies, ageing…
This novel is a window into the life of a tertiary-educated, multi-cultural, queer twenty-something in urban New Zealand.
Brave, brutal, hilarious and heartbreaking. Noelle McCarthy’s memoir follows her relationship with her mother…
This chic collection is full of charm and laughter. A definite read if you’re into strange and sensual things going down in Wellington!
This interactive guide shows the ins and outs of autism in an easy-to-understand way. It gives easy opportunity to note down your experiences.
Told through the eyes of the all-round delightful Tama the magpie, this book soars from the first page to the last.
The Deck is an intriguing hybrid of fiction and nonfiction with a uniquely Kiwi perspective that I couldn’t put down…
Warne’s writing blends lyrical prose & deeply pragmatic observation. A perfectly formed memoir, it’s inquisitive, erudite & highly readable.
Else’s descriptions of the writing process are particularly fascinating – not to mention the juicy titbits about NZ publishing!
Outlining the meaning of decolonisation and how urgently we need it to materialise, this collection envisages a collective future for New Zealand Aotearoa.
Full of the horrors of late-stage capitalism, Birnam Wood also manages to be bitingly funny – especially in part one.
This brilliant debut novel drew me in from the very first pages and made me feel as if the whole world was at my fingertips!
This is a memoir of a forbidden relationship blooming between two married women against the backdrop of conservative 90’s Christchurch.
This is a fascinating and tightly-controlled story about domestic life, tragedy, and things slowly spiralling out of control.
The spacing and structure seemed designed to slow the reader into appreciating the rich, evocative language.
Hassan is one of our most exciting writers. He both has something to say, and the ability to say it beautifully.
You’ll feel for these characters as though they were you’re own family; with equal amounts of love and disdain.
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