Intriguing alternative facts from the White House
Matthew James reviwes Media Madness: Donald Trump, The Press, and The War Over The Truth by Howard Kurtz. Published by NewSouth Books.
Entertainment
Outcast's story inspirational, disturbing
Outcast's story inspirational, disturbing
Cushla McKinney reviews Tara Westover's Educated, published by Penguin Random House.
Diary of psychopath abhorrent but compelling
Diary of psychopath abhorrent but compelling
Peter Stupples reviews Consent by Leo Benedictus, published by Allen & Unwin/Faber & Faber.
Engaging novel puts spotlight on human-trafficking
Engaging novel puts spotlight on human-trafficking
Caroline Hunter reviews Isabel Allende's In the Midst of Winter, published by Scribner.
Connecting minds and their people
Connecting minds and their people
Geoff Adams reviews Helen Thomson's Unthinkable, published by Hachette.
Books for children round-up
Books for children round-up
Emma Wood reviews the latest in children's books.
Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’
Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’
Musician and author Craig Smith may have book and album projects on the go, but he has still found time for a whirlwind tour of Asia.
Activists become embroiled over dead body
Activists become embroiled over dead body
Mike Crowl reviews This Is How It Ends by Eva Dolan. Published by Raven Books.
What's going on in your dog's head?
What's going on in your dog's head?
New research on the bond between dogs and humans shows there is more than tummy love going on. And provides reason to question animal testing, neuroscientist Gregory Berns says.
Powerful collections from NZ poets
Powerful collections from NZ poets
Two brilliant books were launched at the New Zealand Festival recently, writes Hamesh Wyatt.
Original tale of growth reflects author's intellect
Original tale of growth reflects author's intellect
Caroline Hunter reviews Sourdough by Robin Sloan. Publisher: Text Publishing.
Light of Enlightenment allows no shades of meaning
Light of Enlightenment allows no shades of meaning
Peter Stupples reviews Enlightenment Now: a Manifesto for Science, Reason, Humanism and Progress by Steven Pinker. Publisher: Penguin Random House.
Finnish noir focuses on family dysfunction
Finnish noir focuses on family dysfunction
Cushla McKinney reviews They Know Not What They Do, by Jussi Valtonen. Publisher: OneWorld/Allen & Unwin.
Troubled forensic psychiatrist wrestles with child abuse case
Troubled forensic psychiatrist wrestles with child abuse case
Willie Campbell reviews This I Would Kill For by Anne Buist. Published by Text Publishing.
Complex account of contradictory characters
Complex account of contradictory characters
Jessie Neilson reviews Mazarine by Charlotte Grimshaw. Published by Penguin Random House.
Inside scoop on a master manipulator
Inside scoop on a master manipulator
Rob Kidd reviews Off The Record by Craig Sherborne. Published by Text Publishing.
Fridlund’s prose compellingly readable with nuanced observation
Fridlund’s prose compellingly readable with nuanced observation
Rob Kidd reviews Catapult by Emily Fridlund. Published by Hachette.
Unlikely desert duo investigate the possibilities of empathy
Unlikely desert duo investigate the possibilities of empathy
Alex Bligh reviews The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton. Published by Penguin Random House.
‘Dinosaurs never cared about God’
‘Dinosaurs never cared about God’
Rob Kidd reviews The Book Of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch, published by Canongate, and The Rending And The Nest by Kaethe Schwehn, published by Bloomsbury.
Tension builds as dark secrets uncovered
Tension builds as dark secrets uncovered
Mike Crowl reviews Panic Room written Robert Goddard published by Penguin Random House.