Book Reviews
Book review - The Death of Francis Bacon
Unity Books' Briar Lawry reviews The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter. Audio
Book Review - Kate Edger: The life of a pioneering feminist
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Kate Edger: The life of a pioneering feminist by Diana Morrow. Published by Otago University Press. Audio
Book review: Life as a Novel: A biography of Maurice Shadbolt Volume Two 1973-2004 by Philip Temple
David Hill reviews Life as a Novel: A biography of Maurice Shadbolt Volume Two 1973-2004 by Philip Temple. Published by David Ling. Audio
Book review - Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80
Paul Diamond reviews Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80 by Hamish Thompson. Published by Hamish Thompson. Audio
Book review - No one is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Ash Davida Jane of Unity Books Wellington, reviews No one is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Book review - The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae
Lisa Finucane reviews The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae, published by Huia. Audio
Book Critic - Claire Mabey
Today Claire reviews Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason: Brilliant novel essentially about mental health, family, relationships and concepts of what a good mother is/should be. Claire also talks about her… Audio
Book review - Stranger in the Shogun's City by Amy Stanley
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Stranger in the Shogun's City by Amy Stanley. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Sex, a Pagoda and a new NZ novel
"Taking Pagoda Mountain (by strategy) romps through sex in a pagoda, people-smuggling in a Buddha statue, disguises, Led Zeppelin, Denis Glover’s grandson, a racist talent show, corrupt Shanghai…
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Book review - A Sky Full Of Stars by Dani Atkins
David Hill reviews A Sky Full Of Stars by Dani Atkins, published by Head of Zeus. Audio
Book review - Women of a Certain Rage edited by Liz Byrski
Laura Caygill reviews Women of a Certain Rage edited by Liz Byrski, published by Fremantle Press. Audio
Book Critic - Catherine Ross
Today's reviewer is sticking to a New Zealand theme, librarian Catherine Ross looks at great local reads for young adults. Audio
Book review - Wars Without End by Danny Keenan
Paul Diamond reviews Wars Without End: New Zealand’s Land Wars â€" A MÄori Perspective by Danny Keenan, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson
Gail Pittaway reviews Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book Critic - Catherine Robertson
Today Catherine reviews Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy - with extra illustrations. Audio
Book review - Best of 2020
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her top picks from 2020's books: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (Granta Books, $33), In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado (Serpent's Tail Limited… Audio
Book review - Best of 2020
Kiran Dass with her top books from 2020: Funny Weather: Art in An Emergency by Olivia Laing (Picador) Real Life by Brandon Taylor (Daunt Books) A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux (Fitzcarraldo Editions). Audio
Book review - Best of 2020
Phil Vine reviews his top reads from last year: Summer by Ali Smith (Penguin Books, $34), Normal People by Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber, $33) and Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth (HarperCollins, $33). Audio
Book review - Best of 2020 - Rivers
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books with her top picks from 2020: Magdalena: River of Dreams by Wade Davis, Bodley Head paperback Upriver: from the Sea to the Southern Alps by Colin Heinz Upstream on the… Audio