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![Pope's pantry a hymn to glories of grease](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pope's pantry a hymn to glories of grease
The German Pontiff's favourite recipes are a suicidal mix of fried, buttery and carnivorous pleasures.
![Review: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo
Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo by Julia Stuart
Fig Tree, $26.99
![Lost photographs reveal author's final hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lost photographs reveal author's final hours
Images of the writer and aviation pioneer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - probably taken just before his death - have surfaced in France.
![Travel book: <i>Classic Walks of New Zealand</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel book: <i>Classic Walks of New Zealand</i>
This book does contain all the practical information you'd need to walk the tracks but really it's more a source of inspiration
![Book review: <i>The Passage</i>, by Justin Cronin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book review: <i>The Passage</i>, by Justin Cronin
Plenty of buzz in the publishing world surrounds this sprawling, post-apocalyptic novel that's being heralded as one of the year's big releases.
![Novel chameleon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Novel chameleon
It's hard to pin down Jane Smiley's style as each new book is so different from the last.
![Public access to unearthed Larsson stories in doubt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public access to unearthed Larsson stories in doubt
The good news for Stieg Larsson addicts: two unpublished manuscripts have been unearthed in his native Sweden.
![Book review: <i>Hearts and Minds</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book review: <i>Hearts and Minds</i>
A vivid portrait of a time and a place, I can see exactly why UK author Amanda Craig's sixth novel was longlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize.
![Review: Kobo e-Reader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Kobo e-Reader
Whitcoulls has entered the e-book fray with a new reader, as Amazon continues to ignore New Zealand with its popular Kindle.
![The ice-cream heir who saw two fortunes melt away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The ice-cream heir who saw two fortunes melt away
To lose one personal fortune might be considered bad luck; to lose two looks distinctly careless.
![Travel book: <i>101 Must-Do Weekends</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel book: <i>101 Must-Do Weekends</i>
I thought the first of these books put out under the auspices of the AA, 101 Must-Dos for Kiwis, was great.
![Book review: <i>Florence and Giles</i> by John Harding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book review: <i>Florence and Giles</i> by John Harding
Florence and her younger brother Giles live in a largely abandoned homestead in 1891 New England.