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.
Edmonds Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi (Edmonds My First Cookbook Te Reo Māori) by Goodman Fielder
27.99 NZD
Category: NZ Cooking
I te ahua o nga pikitia, me te takoto o te hatepe tohutohu, ka mama noa to ako ki te tunu i enei kai e hangai pu ana ki Aotearoa. Kia tu koe hei toa ki te tao panikeke, hei toki ki te tunu potaka tiakarete, hei rehe ranei ki te mahi pihapiha. Mai i te kai ata, ki te purini, tae ana ki nga kai me nga tim ...Show more
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
37.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love - a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both. Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he c ...Show more
5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food by Jamie Oliver
65.00 NZD
Category: Cooking
5 Ingredients Mediterranean is everything people loved about the first book but with the added va-va-voom of basing it on Jamie's lifelong travels around the Med. With over 125 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, it's all about making everyday cooking super exciting, with minimal fuss - all whil ...Show more
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent by Dame Judi Dench
42.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before. Internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent is a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare. 'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER ...Show more
Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story by Lynda Topp, Jools Topp
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir
The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audiences in New Zealand and overseas for over 40 years. Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell this sto ...Show more
Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book
19.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Activity
Beautiful bilingual colouring book starring creatures of Aotearoa. Includes over 30 stickers! Featuring native birds, sea creatures, insects and plants, this is a must-have for every Kiwi child. It also teaches te reo and introduces key learning concepts such as opposites and feelings. From the autho ...Show more
The Last Bookwanderer (#6 Pages & Co HB) by Anna James
25.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction | Series: Pages and Co Ser.
The final adventure in the bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelveThe Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. When Tilly, Oskar, Milo and Alessia venture into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer - the wizard Merlin - they disc ...Show more
Critters of Aotearoa: 50 Bizarre But Lovable Members of Our Wildlife Community by Nicola Toki, Lily Duval
30.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
Meet some of our most curious critters, from the popular Radio New Zealand podcast with Nicola Toki and Jesse Mulligan. Slimy, stinky, creepy, crawly and gross . . . but also a little bit cute! Discover New Zealand's most curious creatures - from Smeagol the gravel maggot, to the walking worm and the d ...Show more
Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C Brooks
40.00 NZD
Category: Self Help
In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness, no matter how challenging your circumstances. Combining their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle, they show you how to improve your life right now - instead of wa ...Show more
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
22.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the no ...Show more
Thunder, the Yearling Colt (#2 Wilson Sisters Adventures) by Kelly Wilson & Nina Sutherland
22.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction | Series: Wilson Sisters Adventures
Can Nina tame a wild Kaimanawa colt from wild to mild? Ever since she helped Kelly Wilson train a wild Brumby, twelve-year-old Nina has dreamed of taming a wild pony of her very own. When she learns that 300 of New Zealand's wild horses face slaughter in an upcoming muster, she and her sister Lily sig ...Show more
Below by David Hill
22.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
A nerve-wracking underground adventure from a master storyteller . . . Caught in a tunnel collapse, Liam and Imogen have to use all their wits to survive in this gripping novel for readers eight years and up. When you stood deep inside the tunnel, you could hear the mountain groaning overhead. That's ...Show more