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The Mango's Kiss Albert Wendt

An epic novel stretching out from Samoa to Europe, America and New Zealand, from the turn of the nineteenth century, through the First World War, the Spanish Influenza Epidemic and beyond.

The Not So Perfect Life of Mo Lawrence Catherine Robertson

The entertaining companion novel to the best-selling The Sweet Second Life of Darrell Kincaid.

Work in Progress Paul Thomas

This novel is an acute, darkly comic portrayal of changing times and sexual mores, and the baby boomer generation in the shadow of mid-life crisis.

Wednesday's Child Val Bird

A unique and compulsive insight that will make you weep - and laugh.

Relative Strangers Emma Neale

Moving, acutely observed and psychologically deep, this fine novel captures and illuminates past and contemporary relationships.

Dance of the Peacocks James McNeish

The true story of five talented young men in exile in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung.

Maori Boy Witi Ihimaera

This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling, award-winning memoir, packed with stories from the formative years of this much-loved writer.

Little Sister Julian Novitz

A noir novel, creepy and compelling

Inheritance Jenny Pattrick

A compelling and vivid novel from one of New Zealand's favourite writers.

The Random Reader Various Authors

From fifteen of New Zealand's finest short-fiction practitioners come stories to delight, amuse and move.

The Random Reader

Wonderful selection of funny and touching stories written by top New Zealand authors, such as Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Kate de Goldi, David Hill and many other stars of children's literature. It's perfect for children from 5 to 105, with its focus on fun, good writing, cheekiness and word play.

State Ward Alan Duff

A moving, powerful novel about facing your crimes, about freedom and about redemption, from the renowned author of Once Were Warriors.

The Wedding At Bueno-Vista Shonagh Koea

Wry and poignant, this quirky novel is about resilience and defiance in the face of loss.

Three Pretty Widows Barbara Else

A delicately layered, humorous novel, deliciously written, ranging over time and place.

Royce, Royce, the People's Choice Peter Hawes

A hilarious love story about a teenager and a fish.

Shackleton's Whisky Neville Peat

Vivid account of Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Antarctic Expedition, and the cases of Mackinlay's single malt whisky that he left behind.

Making a Difference Owen Glenn

The story behind Owen Glenn's global business success and major philanthropic contributions

Eating Dirt Steve Gurney

Outdoor adventures and advice on resilience from extreme athlete Steve Gurney, author of the bestselling Lucky Legs.

The Warrior Queen Barbara Else

The Warrior Queen is a subversive, funny novel about modern middle-class marriage

Night Swimming Emma Neale

A stunning coming of age novel about running away.

Backwards to Forwards Kevin Ireland

A lyrically written memoir showing the growth of a writer and his unique perceptions of the 1950s, 60s and beyond

Gingerbread Husbands Barbara Else

A touching, tender and witty novel about men and women and family life

Harlequin Rex Owen Marshall

Winner of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards Deutz Medal for Fiction.

The Lonely Margins of the Sea Shonagh Koea

Witty and ironic, this novel follows an intriguing return to the family home on the lonely margins of the sea.

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