Books

Crisis and catastrophe in sobering stocktake of democracy

Oliver Riddell reviews How Democracy Ends, by David Runciman, published by Profile Books.

Jessie Neilsen reviews Rotoroa, by Amy Head, published by Victoria University Press.

Peter Stupples reviews Prague Spring, by Simon Mawer, published by Hachette.

Jessie Neilson reviews The Water Cure, by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Penguin Random House.

The author of cult novel Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh, has cancelled a trip to Dunedin.

Jessie Neilson reviews Bluebottle, by Belinda Castles. Published by Allen & Unwin.

Rob Kidd reviews Eggshell Skull, by Bri Lee. Published by Allen & Unwin.

Willie Campbell reviews Mr Peacock's Possession's, by Lydia Syson Zaffre.

Jim Sullivan reviews Down A Country Road: Stories From New Zealand's Heartland, by Tony Orman. Published by New Holland.

Ted Fox reviews Straight From The Pig's Mouth, by Al Lester. Published by Penguin Random House.

Elspeth McLean reviews Whistle In The Dark, by Emma Healey. Published by Penguin Random House.

Jessie Neilson reviews Patient X: The Case-Book Of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, by David Peace. Published by Allen & Unwin.

Jim Sullivan reviews Pulpit Radical: The Story Of New Zealand Social Campaigner Rutherford Waddell, by Ian Dougherty. Published by Saddle Hill Press.

A roundup of the latest in children's books.

Rob Kidd reviews Thunderhead, by Neal Shusterman. Published by Walker Books.

Jessie Neilson reviews Room To Dreams, by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna. Published by Text Publishing.

Geoff Adams reviews The President Is Missing, by Bill Clinton and James Paterson. Published by Penguin Random House.

Mike Houlahan reviews Napoleon: Passion, Death, And Resurrection 1815-1840, by Philip Dwyer. Published by Bloomsbury.

Mike Crowl review The Rosminian Mission: Sowers Of The Second Spring, by John Michael Hill. Published by Gracewing.

Cushla McKinney reviews Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies In A Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou. Published by Macmillan.