Summer Reading Guide
Here is our Summer Reading Guide for 2023/24... a great selection of new books for your holiday downtime and Christmas gift buying.
Contact us to pre-order any titles not yet released or in stock.
Rustle!: Donovan Bixley's Plants of Aotearoa by Donovan Bixley
24.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction | Series: Donvoan Bixley's Aotearoa
Spiky plants, spicy plants, iconic plants, indestructible plants, useful plants, and New Zealand's giants of the forest!Find out what makes the flora and fauna of Aotearoa so unique in this charming series by award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley.
Greedy Cat and the School Pet Show by Joy Cowley
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Katie is determined to take Greedy Cat to the School Pet Show, but Greedy Cat doesn’t want to go…
Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour by Hona Black
45.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori
Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black’s new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a ‘roro hipi / sheep’s brain’, or tell someone to get stuffed in te reo Māori? The answers are all in Te Reo Kapeka ...Show more
The World of Bridgerton: A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle with over 30 characters to spot by Manjit Thapp (Illustrator)
44.99 NZD
Category: Games/Puzzles
1000-PIECE PUZZLE: Piece together the world of Bridgerton in this official jigsaw puzzle published in collaboration with Netflix. The perfect challenge for fans of the show - or anyone who loves a good jigsaw CAST OF CHARACTERS from the first two series: relive the highlights of the shows as you bu ...Show more
Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue
37.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from Emma Donoghue, Learned By Heart is the breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last a lifetime. In 1805, at boarding school in York, two fourteen-year-olds me ...Show more
Murtagh (#5 Inheritance Cycle) by Christopher Paolini
37.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
An epic new fantasy from the internationally bestselling author of ERAGONMaster storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. The world is no longer safe for the Dr ...Show more
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson
37.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
From the Number One bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, a full collection of short stories to delight, intrigue and surprise! One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who ...Show more
The Last Devil To Die (#4 The Thursday Murder Club) by Richard Osman
37.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Series: The Thursday Murder Club | Reading Level: very good
The fourth book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into ac ...Show more
Rick Stein’s Simple Suppers: A Brand-New Collection of Over 120 Easy Recipes by Rick Stein
65.00 NZD
Category: Cooking
These are my simple suppers. Recipes that are straightforward and informal - yet effortlessly delicious. The idea of supper appealed to me because it suggests an ordinary meal. When one is not trying too hard; maybe something you're going to cook in your jeans and Polo shirt, a glass of vinho verde on t ...Show more
The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier by Doug Gold
37.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
The true story of an escaped soldier hiding out in the house of a Greek dressmaker who is secretly a resistance fighter. It's an epic love story against the odds, set during the Nazi occupation of Greece in WW2. Peter Blunden, a New Zealand soldier captured in Crete, jumps from a train and escapes from ...Show more
Good from Scratch - Delicious, Seasonal Recipes to Impress by Michael Van de Elzen
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Cooking
Seasonal, classic recipes with a twist, from much-loved chef and television presenter Michael Van de Elzen
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
75.00 NZD
Category: World History
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more