In Mary Shelley' s 1818 novel, we last see Dr Frankenstein' s Creature shunned by human society and crossing the Arctic wasteland. What if he were rescued by an eccentric English expedition intent on sailing from pole to pole and back – only to be cast away...

Set on a marae on the East Coast in 1919 when a war weary soldier, Taneatua, returns from Europe a hero. A powerfully dramatic play of family secret, confrontation and revenge.

Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf, tiny and isolated, is home to a Salvation Army facility for alcoholic men. It's also where three people at very different points in their lives share a fleeting encounter. There is Katherine, known to history as Elsie K....

Presenting thirty-five stories from seven collections published over more than forty years, Vincent O'Sullivan's Selected Stories is a milestone in the career of one of New Zealand's leading writers.

Selected stories from one of New Zealand's most well known authors, Ian Wedde. Largely written in the years between 1970 and 1980, the collection includes the award winning Dick Seddon's Great Dive.

Make good times with Bluey, Bingo and Mum by checking off Chilli's best sayings. Let's do this! A gorgeous hardback book for kids of all ages. Bluey is an award-winning preschool show about Bluey, a blue heeler pup, and her family. Airing on ABC KIDS, the show...

In We Need Your Art , Amie McNee calls artists and aspiring artists of all kinds to do the work they're meant to do: create. Using her own experiences as a novelist and the inspiration she's shared as a creative coach, Amie guides you on why we need your art...

Broome 2023: when Saskia's free-spirited mother leaves her a caravan in her will, it doesn't make sense. Saskia is a schoolteacher, tied to plans and schedules, even if they are beginning to feel restrictive. Then she finds clues in the van about her mother's...

Griff works in a circus, his days filled with boring routine tasks. Nobody knows he has a unique ability: he can hear people's thoughts without their knowledge. When the greedy circus master discovers his talent, Griff knows he must escape, and takes with him...

' At once a gripping mystery, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world, and a taut, psychological thriller, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. Illustrated by Esther Hi'ilani Candari. All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper...

A prince is relieved of his 'grumps' when children come to play.

Itty-Bitty Kitty overcomes his fears and uses her big beautiful voice to sing the chorus in the concert.

Two brand-new romantasy novellas in one deluxe, novel-length volume written from the perspectives of Grim and Oro, from #1 New York Times -bestselling author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster True love knows no bounds. This dual-sided volume includes two...

Since 1980, the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand have fundamentally changed through new policies and new patterns of migration – from a largely Pakeha population with 10 per cent Maori in 1980 to today's megadiversity, with new residents from Asia, the Pacific...

Racism. There, we said it. You can let your shoulders drop now that you know we will say the word and not sidestep it to protect people's comfort. Or, you can raise your shoulders in preparation for tension as you realise that this book will not talk about...

Whakaheke toto tonu ana te iwi Maori ki te Pakanga Tuarua o te ao. I te tuwheratanga o te whawhai nui ka puta noa nga taitama hei tuao ki te Taua Tuarua o Aotearoa. Kua rongo pai te iwi mo nga mahi rongonui a nga tupuna hoia, tae noa ki te Ope Taua 28. Engari,...

The South Pacific has long represented the possibilities of a pure space, outside the ambivalences of a 'developed' world. But the indigenous women of this region often speak of the bitter sweetness of their experiences. Pacific women's multiple engagements...

Landfall is New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. It showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary. Each issue brims with a mix of vital new work by this country's best...

Landfall is New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. It showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary. Each issue brims with a mix of vital new work by this country's best...

Landfall is New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. It showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary. Each issue brims with a mix of vital new work by this country's best...

Mosses are small but beautiful plants, responsible in part for the lush appearance of New Zealand's rainforests. They form an important part of the vegetation in almost all environments: in alpine and lowland areas, on coastal cliffs, in pastures and lawns and...

The author's eight great-grandparents all arrived in New Zealand between 1858 and 1868. Their family names were Harrop, Sales, Campbell, Brown, Valentine, Maxwell, Jefcoate and Oliver. She looks at their reasons for migration, how they fared once settled, and...

In her latest collection, Louise Wallace raises an existential eyebrow at pregnancy-birth-motherhood. Is this universal rite-of-passage really an intimately personal event, down to the degree of fluid rising in your ankles, or is it a societal machine, forever...

Taryn Cornick believes that the past is behind her – her sister' s death by violence, and her own ill-conceived revenge. She has chosen to live a life more professional than personal. She has written a book about the things that threaten libraries – insects,...

All Who Live on Islands introduces a bold new voice in New Zealand literature. In these intimate and entertaining essays, Rose Lu takes us through personal history—a shopping trip with her Shanghai-born grandparents, her career in the Wellington tech industry,...

The pa' u is the pulse of the Cook Islands, a rhythm carrying narratives of a culture to its people. But beyond the reach of its sound, on another shore, a community is working over the course of decades to build a new life. Kura lands in the footsteps of his...

A volume of four plays for solo performance: THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER/ TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE/ NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES/ COURTING BLACKBIRD. Of his five solo pieces, only Le silence de la mer is not included here.

New Zealand needs a constitution that is easy to understand, reflects our shared identity and nationhood, protects rights and liberties, and prevents governments from abusing power. The current constitution is vague, jumbled and unclear. It can be easily...

When an earthquake strikes Two Harts Ranch, it shakes the lives of widowed teacher Annie Lane and cowboy Cord Westbrook. But the return of the MacKenzie family encourages them to follow Grandpa MacKenzie's legendary treasure map. Will their perilous adventure...

For historical anthropologist Cara Tucker, a sabbatical at a remote country estate with a vast library is a dream come true . . . until it becomes clear someone doesn't want the past unearthed. With danger lurking, she joins Sheriff Brad Adams to uncover the...

Don't miss the conclusion to this spin-off series from Allie Therin's acclaimed Magic in Manhattan universe! Love redeemed them, but the past isn't done with them yet. New York, 1925 For jaded Lord Fine—Wesley, to the friends he's surprised he now has—falling...

Patterson's greatest crime-solving team since the Women's Murder Club is the Bird Sisters. Rhonda and Barbara "Baby" Bird are half-sisters—and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing. Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a...

Amid a series of personal disasters, Aliyah and her daughter, Sakina, retreat to rural New South Wales to make a new life. Aliyah manages to secure a run-down property and hires a farmhand, Shep, an extremely private Palestinian man and the region's imām....

Every day I watch my farm burn. Day after day, the sky is a relentless, empty blue. As our land dries up, all my hopes have turned to vapour, lost in that wide, blue yonder. And so begins Doug Avery's story of emotional resilience in the face of what at times...

From the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Women , The Four Winds and The Nightingale , Summer Island is a poignant, warm and tender novel about a mother and daughter–the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing...

From Australia's master of adventure, a heart-stopping chase across South Africa to find Napoleon's priceless lost sword. Three bodies are found scattered across South Africa. Detective Sannie van Rensburg and former soldier Adam Kruger are each on the trail...

(This book is an adult romance novel that contains mature themes and content.) From TikTok sensation Avery Keelan comes Offside , an addictive college hockey romance where Hannah Grace meets Elle Kennedy. When she's dumped on her 21st birthday, Bailey James...

Who would you choose to believe? Amos and Emerson have been friends for thirty years. Despite coming from vastly different backgrounds, the two men now form an enviable portrait of middle age: their wives are friends, their teenage daughters have grown up...

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After a decade, acclaimed science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the galaxy of the Old Man's War series with the long awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace THE PEACE IS SHATTERING For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite...

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., New York Times bestselling fantasy author , continues his sweeping Saga of Recluce series with Sub-Majer's Challenge . The epic scope of the world, the intricate magic system, and a reluctant hero, continue the story arc that began with...

A tale of great enterprise and great fortitude, and of wonderful female solidarity and nobility of spirit, in the bleakest of circumstances. For decades after World War II, histories of the French Resistance were written almost exclusively by men and largely...

In his cookbook Modern Australian Baking , Christopher Thé, founder of Blackstar Bakery and creator of 'the world's most Instagrammed cake', offers a masterclass in cakes, breads and pastries that are defined by the Australian landscape and its distinctive...

"Original, accessible and filled with recipes you actually want to cook. Thoroughly modern Malaysian magic." - Tom Barker-Bowles "A joyful book filled with highly achievable food. Simply Malaysian is simply brilliant and I can't wait to get cooking from it." -...

When Meredith Penvale and her writer brother, Joe, step aboard the iconic Orient Express, they're embarking on a journey steeped in both luxury and mystery. The train, a literary legend, is a bucket-list destination for detectives and writers alike. But as the...

Ooh, singing things! Sing along to Bluey and Bingo's favourite songs, including 'Miss Mary Mack' and 'Five Fat Sausages'. A gorgeous book for kids of all ages. Bluey is an award-winning preschool show about Bluey, a blue heeler pup, and her family. Airing on...

Featuring sword-happy heroes, badly-behaved Gods, a monstrous minotaur, a narcoleptic dragon and more nymphs than you can poke a stick at! Master storyteller R.A. Spratt (bestselling author of Friday Barnes and the Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt podcast)...

After all the build-up and focus on pregnancy and birth, the fourth trimester is often swept aside. But as every new mum knows, the first twelve weeks after birth are possibly the most challenging and important part of becoming a mum. Amelia Lamont's book...

A Good Girl is acutely aware of everyone's emotional state. Except her own. She was praised for not being difficult like other girls. She must never get too big for her boots and must always be grateful. So damn grateful. She masks her own needs, dreams and...

In the summer of 1944 returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning carries the trauma of war and a fractured memory of a terrible event, while charismatic Michael resumes...

Four girls share a cabin on their school retreat – in an abandoned town where the ghost of Smiling Jack is known to haunt the isolated campers. Shelley is the new girl with her own haunted past. Mack made things awkward by kissing her best friend. Priya thinks...

Raised amid poverty and violence on the poor streets of Melbourne, Vincent Fantauzzo was just a boy when he accepted he would either die very young, become a gangster or end up behind bars. Tormented by a troubled home life and dismissed as a simpleton at...

'Karen Russell is one in a million' New York Times From the Pulitzer shortlisted author, an astounding novel about magic, memory and land set America's Dust Bowl. Visit The Antidote of Uz – a prairie witch who can keep your memories safe. Speak into her...

Meet Adina: a woman who has never felt at home on Earth *** A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR, JUST LANDED IN THE UK *** 'One of the best books I have read this year' KALIANE BRADLEY, Guardian 'As tender as it is witty and perceptive' SPECTATOR 'I do not know...

Call Me Ishmaelle reimagines the epic battle between man and nature in Herman Melville's Moby Dick from a female perspective. 'Brilliantly written... ambitious, brave, strange' Philip Hoare 'A clever and original skewering of a classic' i 1843. Ishmaelle is...

**PREPARE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO PLACES YOU COULD NEVER EVEN IMAGINE ** A smart, twisty thriller that will transport you to the lush beaches of Sri Lanka ... just be careful who you trust when you visit. 'A brilliantly crafted, wonderfully atmospheric thriller...

A RITUAL KILLING. AN ANCIENT CURSE. WHAT'S MYTH... AND WHAT'S MURDER? 'A slick, masterfully plotted, white-knuckle ride of a read,' A.A. CHAUDHURI 'A highly enjoyable and hugely entertaining read' NILESHA CHAUVET After a bruising encounter with a terrorist...

THE COVEN IS BACK in HUMAN RITES, the spectacular, hotly anticipated conclusion to Juno Dawson's SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE bestselling HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN series. PRE ORDER NOW! The Coven is reunited but broken... Niamh is back from the dead ... but she...

*Pre-order Sarah Morgan's brand-new heart-warming festive novel now. Coming October 2025!* This Christmas, the Balfour family will have more secrets to unwrap than presents ... Becky is stranded at the airport, so when she bumps into her brother's best friend,...

'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted' LOUISE O'NEILL 'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?' TORREY PETERS 'THIS is the book to read this...

Married young. Finally divorced. Turning thirty ... A witty rom-com for all fans of Sally Thorne and Beth O'Leary. Makayla has many regrets: a Chiko Roll impulse buy, not visiting the Big Pineapple and marrying her high-school dud. Now, newly divorced,...

Set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age and steeped in folklore and magic, this lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is at turns both sinister and enchanting. The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren...

The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery series—a "master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling" ( The Real Book Spy )—continues with Cork O'Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present. A few...

For fans of Matt Haig and Clare Pooley, an enchanting novel about a pair of long-lost childhood friends who find themselves magically linked through origami flowers as adults—from the New York Times bestselling author of the " tug-at-your-heartstrings winner "...

Jane Austen's Persuasion meets the Big Apple in this swoon-worthy holiday romance from the authors of Elizabeth of East Hampton and Emma of 83rd Street . Eight years ago, Anne Elliot broke Freddie Wentworth's heart when she refused to give up her five-year...

Australian BookTok star Stacey McEwan's stunning new slow-burn romantasy series traces a fated pair who stumble upon a world-changing secret and are catapulted into a violent class war, finding each other amidst love, loss, and devasting betrayals. Limited...

Banishing vengeful spirits from the mortal realm is Holly's day job, but she's never had to ghost anyone before – until Callum breaks her heart, making her wish she could exorcise her ex from her life. It's been two years since professional ghost-whisperer...

From the beloved author of Kit McBride Gets a Wife and Marrying Off Morgan McBride comes a 'sweet, hilarious and totally delicious' love story (Hannah Grace). Beau McBride wants a wife, and his meddling little sister Junebug is itching to find him a mail-order...

Paradise comes at a price . . . The stunning mountain views. The beautiful shore of Lake Geneva. The terrified woman held in the suite belonging to the hotel's millionaire owner. Lo Blacklock's all-expenses paid trip to a luxury Swiss chateau should have been...

Best of "The Strand Magazine": 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction This star-studded anniversary collection features over twenty-five unforgettable stories from internationally bestselling authors and literary...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING JULIA ROBERTS FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS 'Exhilarating' DANYA KUKAFKA 'Ingenious' LAURA LIPPMAN What if the only way to bury the truth is to bury your husband? The first attempt at...

Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid’s arrow isn’t the only thing striking the town—not with another killer on the loose. Things are looking up for the Brew-ha Cafe, and Lila Macapagal can’t think of anything that could break the...

An unputdownable Australian thriller from the bestselling author of Black River . 'A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit. Broke Road is a real page-turner. I even stayed up late to finish it ... and that never happens!' Jane Caro,...

Bestselling creators Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch share their fascination with Antarctica through a personally selected mix of their own and others' work, from the early age of exploration through to the present day. Go on an extraordinary journey with...

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! #1 Washington Post bestseller! #1 Indie Bestseller! USA Today Bestseller! 'Earnest and empathetic.' – New York Times Tuberculosis has been entwined with hu­manity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets,...

'What beautiful writing, crafting, and pacing. And what a heart Amy Griffin has. Your own heart will break, and mend, as you read' Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author ' With this powerful little book, she joins the ranks of women who, like the...

From the UK's bestselling weaning author Help your little one explore flavours, textures and fresh ingredients with these 100 simple and balanced recipes from the UK's go-to child nutritionist, Charlotte Stirling-Reed (@SR_Nutrition). Weaning is made easy,...

THE MUST-READ CRIME DEBUT OF 2025 FROM THE MIND BEHIND BROADCHURCH AND DOCTOR WHO Small-town secrets, a detective running out of time, and the killer hiding in plain sight. 'A masterclass whodunnit' Gillian McAllister ' A craftily plotted mystery, full of...

A Mysterious Stranger, a Fortune at Stake, and a Race Against Time to Save Austen's Family - perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Bridgerton! 'Exceptional - the Austen whodunnit I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for! I loved it' SOPHIE IRWIN – 'Who...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online: she studies, she...

Renting is a nightmare... Áine should be feeling happy with her life. She's just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios and organic vegetable shops. They even have a garden. And yet, from the...

Jenny Quinn is the unlikely star of Britain's favourite baking show, but could her newfound stardom cause her biggest secret to unravel? ' As delicious and comforting as a freshly baked sponge ' Ruth Jones, bestselling author of Love Untold ' A fabulous,...

You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . . DON'T MISS THE SPINE-TINGLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER 'Claire Douglas is a class act - she never, ever disappoints' LISA JEWELL —-...

*AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST* MAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING 'Go and get this book, there's very few like it' Steven Bartlett 'If you are a student of what makes people tick, you need this book' Chris Voss,...

Nightweaver is a New York Times bestseller! For seventeen-year-old pirate Aster Oberon and her family, life at sea has been a refuge from Nightweavers - mystical beings with elemental powers that rule the land. But when the Oberons are finally defeated in an...

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce's past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once . 'A tense,...

'An engaging, insightful and panoramic survey of where we are, why we got here and what it means. A brilliant guide to the most important technology of our times' Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI & Cofounder of DeepMind ' For readers fascinated by the...

Soon to be a major Netflix animated series! 'You're the last of the Werewolves, son. Don't fight it . . . conquer it.' Discover the epic fantasy adventure series as Drew Ferran learns he's the last of a long line of Werewolves - and rightful ruler of a land...

August 1914. As World War One begins, two women are determined to do whatever they can for their country... 'I was holding my breath between chapters! A moving and intricately researched tale.' JESSICA BULL, author of Miss Austen Investigates ' A masterclass...

Meet Tina and Tuck - two unlikely friends ready for adventure! The first in a fun, full-colour series for 6+ children, ideal for readers moving from picture books to chapter stories. Tina lives at Boone Elementary and LOVES listening in to Ms Pigeon's lessons...

'Delightful...packed with wit and culinary digressions.' Sunday Times 'Orlando Murrin knows exactly how to satisfy a reader's appetite!' Lesley Kara 'A cocktail of wit, spicy observation, intrigue and the delicious unknown.' Jane Corry 'Should give Richard...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING...

INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY BY LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN, STARRING JACK REACHER AND THE ENIGMATIC MAGGIE BIRD. . . The Summer Guests is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast . SPECIAL HARDBACK...

THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNER Discover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN 'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny 'Feels like a feather...

From the bestselling author of The Cloisters comes this electrifying thriller about an affluent family whose annual retreat to Italy is shattered when a decades-old murder resurfaces . . . think The Talented Mr Ripley meets Succession meets The White Lotus . ....

In this manga adaptation of the popular web novel series, an overworked wage slave finds himself transported to a fantasy world where he quickly becomes the strongest sage in the world...thanks to the help of an army of tamed Slimes! Yuji Sano was a normal guy...