The coolest literary magazines you've never heard of
Plus, Kate de Goldi returns, and discover a new work of sci-fi Pasifikafuturism.
Plus, Kate de Goldi returns, and discover a new work of sci-fi Pasifikafuturism.
The story behind Qatar's riches - and the lives of the ordinary people.
A new memoir asks, what does it mean to be a woman in 2022?
What's it like to survive a helicopter crash or an avalanche? A new memoir describes both.
Mohammed Hassan on slam poetry and the most pressing global issues, and more.
Delicious new page-turners, including from the prodigiously talented Laurence Fearnley.
If you are trying to better understand yourself and others, these books are useful.
Edited extract from Touring Edwardian New Zealand, by Paul Moon
Poet Robert Sullivan turns to myth and history in a soaring new collection, and more.
A poet documents her life in a memoir that doesn't shy away from the details, and more.
A new short story collection imagines a sequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and more.
Sit back to Chris Tse's new poems, including "Karaoke for the end of the world".
Indulge in Gigi Fenster's book you will be thinking about for days after you finish it.
Times: The Cold War is back - and spy novelists are having a blast.
In Lloyd Jones' new novel, a family contends with the birth of an unusual child.
Entanglement is an exploration of how grief alters the shape of your heart.
Alan Cumming's collection of anecdotes fails to reveal the real Alan Cumming
Whodunnit delves into social, psychological and environmental factors
"People who go mad in the Antarctic tend to go mad in similar ways."
A book to open at random for those who are different
Nine writers write on aspects of their lives
The very first page of writing is inscribed 'Diary: For Myself and No Other'.
Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking talks to Matthew McConaughey about politics, lockdown and life while promoting his new book ‘Greenlights’. Video / Newstalk ZB
I got my hands on an advanced copy of her book. The next day, #RIPJKRowling was trending.
A disturbing theme in Bella and Edward's love story has fans up in arms.
Financial Times: A Big Tech satire by the author of Vernon God Little fizzes with ideas.
It's the biggest night on New Zealand's literary calendar - and this year, organisers have had to be creative about how to hold the annual Ockham New Zealand Book Awards