Book Review: Notes on Womanhood
July 25, 2023
Expansive, accessible, & inclusive, this book explores the concept of womanhood through multiple lenses – parenthood, bodies, ageing…
Expansive, accessible, & inclusive, this book explores the concept of womanhood through multiple lenses – parenthood, bodies, ageing…
Brave, brutal, hilarious and heartbreaking. Noelle McCarthy’s memoir follows her relationship with her mother…
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.
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.
Potts interweaves compelling sociological research with deeply human anecdotes – replacing grim statistics with names and faces.
This recipe book is chock full of hand-selected recipes from the archives, and features work from many of the country’s best chefs.
This is a memoir of a forbidden relationship blooming between two married women against the backdrop of conservative 90’s Christchurch.
A gently anarchic memoir of the year following her husband’s diagnosis of terminal illness and the loss of their home and livelihood.
If you know nothing about the Endurance, worry not, this book is endlessly interesting, fantastically written, and very easy to read.
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.
The depth and complexity of Siberian culture is showcased here in a rambling, adventurous journey through the ages of Siberian history.
A fantastic book to restore your faith in humanity! Conversational and fast-paced with a novelistic style – this is very engaging nonfiction.
I’m not an adventurous person, but I found myself absorbed by the stories of the mountaineering & off-the-beaten-track journeys in this book.
An illuminating deep-dive into the natural phenomenon of ‘gene selection’ and the hyper competitive life of the gene…