Say I Do This: Poems 2018–2022
By: C.K. Stead
3.50
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
In this poignant new poetry collection, one of this country’s most significant voices reflects on h…
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1. The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
3.67
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de… read more
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"Above ground, many of us are ungainly and awkward, slowing down with the years.... Down below, at the pool, we are restored to old youthful selves. Grey hairs vanish beneath dark blue swim caps. Brow…"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
"The pool is their sanctuary, their refuge, the one place on earth they can go to escape from their pain, for it is only down below in the waters that their symptoms begin to abate. "The moment I see …"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
2. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
By: Shehan Karunatilaka
3.92
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what … read more
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"Even suicide requires perseverance."-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
"Why should a Creator watch over you? Wasn't creating you enough?"-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
"You were simply a handsome man who enjoyed beautiful boys. Nothing more, nothing less and no one's business."-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
"Despair always begins as a snack that you nibble on when bored and then becomes a meal that you have thrice a day."-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
3. Water
By: John Boyne
4.33
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more
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4. Pet
By: Catherine Chidgey
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more
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5. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients
By: Adam Kay
3.91
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more
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6. The Vaster Wilds
By: Lauren Groff
3.77
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited g… read more
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"For what is a girl but a vessel made to hold the desires of men."-Lauren Groff, The Vaster Wilds
"O put the memory away, girl, she told herself sternly. For the sorrow could eat you entire."-Lauren Groff, The Vaster Wilds
"And humans were not made to be always alone; humans survive only in the company of other humans."-Lauren Groff, The Vaster Wilds
"Against the resistance of other minds, one's thoughts are pulled out of their comfortable shapes, and true thinking begins."-Lauren Groff, The Vaster Wilds
7. How to Loiter in a Turf War
By: Coco Solid
4.23
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more
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"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War
8. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
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"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
9. Auē
By: Becky Manawatu
4.50
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in t… read more
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"I thought how many terrible words there were, and how when they were let loose in the world, they sucked up all the air around them."-Becky Manawatu, Auē
10. Nightcrawling
By: Leila Mottley
3.98
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically … read more
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"We always showing people our hands like it's proof we're human."-Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
"She is the bottom of the ocean, where all the magic hides beneath too many layers of dark and water and salt."-Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
"Even after everything he's put me through, if he's ready to ask for it instead of just taking it then I will walk to the ends of the earth for him."-Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
"That boy is a wonder. He's my autumn rain, my last picture of the sun before it sets. Daytime is not possible without Trevor. Not even sure the sun come out without Trevor."-Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
11. My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
By: Hannah Pick-Goslar
4.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, auth… read more
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12. Always Italicise: How to Write While Colonised
By: Alice Te Punga Somerville
4.51
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
A first book of poetry from acclaimed Maori writer and scholar Alice Te Punga Somerville. read more
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13. Backwaters
By: Emma Ling Sidnam
4.07
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Laura is tired of being asked where she’s really from. Her family has lived in Aotearoa New Zealand… read more
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14. The Morbids
By: Ewa Ramsey
3.63
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Heart-wrenching, heart-warming and ultimately uplifting--a story about the power of a little kindne… read more
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15. Big Fat Brown Bitch
By: Tusiata Avia
4.71
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Admire my big fat brown body, bitches! Admire it! The Big Fat Brown Bitch runs, sleeps, cries, laug… read more
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"Hear ye, "It is the minorities who need the protection of free speech" except when it is a poem twisted into a headline in an election year"-Tusiata Avia, Big Fat Brown Bitch
"How do we trace the whakapapa of our symbols <> when our grandmother is dead <> and our father is dead <> and our great uncles and aunties are dead <>"-Tusiata Avia, Big Fat Brown Bitch
"Her look is all passion No agony There is enough of that on the ground, with the mourners- Mary, all the Marys The slutty one The motherly one The contrary one The queen The queer The virgin All the …"-Tusiata Avia, Big Fat Brown Bitch
16. Super Model Minority
By: Chris Tse
4.25
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
A spirited and confronting new poetry collection from one of New Zealand’s most notable voices. read more
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17. Aria
By: Jessica Hinerangi
4.52
Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition
Where is my tongue?On display, a trophy of war.Where is my tikanga?Kept in the basement.Where is my… read more
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18. When I Reach for Your Pulse
By: Rushi Vyas
4.45
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
In this electrifying debut, lyric works to untangle slippery personal and political histories in th… read more
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19. Biter
By: Claudia Jardine
4.44
Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition
Filled with hickeys puttanesca and tart wit, BITER is an apt title for Claudia Jardine' s debut col… read more
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"At home, only he can claim the title of Professor, but the way he opens a block of cheese, is akin to unwrapping a bar of chocolate, by putting it in a food processor."-Claudia Jardine, Biter
20. Fire
By: John Boyne
4.39
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the … read more
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21. Say I Do This: Poems 2018–2022
By: C.K. Stead
3.50
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
In this poignant new poetry collection, one of this country’s most significant voices reflects on h… read more
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22. CRACKING THE HAPPINESS CODE: A practical guide to a happier life
By: Dr Pamela Stoodley
4.22
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
Cracking the Happiness Code is written in easy-to-read, jargon-free language to teach you the ins a… read more
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23. At the Point of Seeing
By: Megan Kitching
4.38
Format: 75 pages, Paperback
At the Point of Seeing is the extraordinary debut collection from Otepoti Dunedin poet Megan Kitchi… read more
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24. The Resilience Toolkit: A proven four-step process to unlock your true potential and inspire confidence from a former SAS psychologist for fans of Ceri Evans, Ant Middleton, and David Goggins
By: Dr Alia Bojilova
3.77
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A peak-performance psychologist and coach on the simple steps anybody can take to unlock your full … read more
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