Sweet nothings
With her latest book, What Am I Supposed to Eat?, Dr Libby wants to put people in touch with their nutritional needs. In this extract she discusses how to deal with sweet cravings.
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Battle of Orakau recounted by Ihimaera
Battle of Orakau recounted by Ihimaera
In Sleeps Standing Moetu, Witi Ihimaera examines the Battle of Orakau.
Emulating Mulgan tall order
Emulating Mulgan tall order
Dean Parker's Johnson picks up where Mulgan's classic Kiwi novel, Man Alone, left off.
Thriller roundup
Thriller roundup
Ted Fox reviews the latest in thrillers.
First of four climate tales looks at bees
First of four climate tales looks at bees
The History of Bees, by Maja Lunde, is less about bees and more about familial bonds.
Intrepid explorer’s vainglory tad tedious
Intrepid explorer’s vainglory tad tedious
Intrepid author David L Mearns's The Shipwreck Hunter reveals he could do with exploring modesty.
Allegorical touch lightens dark topic of Mexican gang life
Allegorical touch lightens dark topic of Mexican gang life
Kingdom Cons is a surprisingly light novel for its dark topic.
Advance publicity falls short
Advance publicity falls short
In The Walworth Beauty, Michele Roberts evokes aspects of an older London.
Short on promised laughs
Short on promised laughs
Diksha Basu's The Windfall is frequently funny, albiet in a mild-mannered way.
Fourth novel something of a tall order
Fourth novel something of a tall order
Acclaimed author Ned Beauman doesn't quite nail it in his latest novel.
Questions about younger Bligh chart narrative
Questions about younger Bligh chart narrative
In Fletcher of the Bounty, Kiwi author Graeme Lay charts the course of the infanous mutineer.
Win a copy: Early trauma drives Izzard onward
Early trauma drives Izzard onward
Eddie Izzard's autobiography, Believe Me: A memoir of love, death, and . . . jazz chickens (with Laura Zigman) details the performer's painful motivation.
Portrait of a young woman finding her purpose
Portrait of a young woman finding her purpose
In her latest YA novel, The Undercurrent, Paula Weston explores the notion of magical or supernatural powers.
New Zealand picture books for children
New Zealand picture books for children
A round-up of the latest books for children.
Warrior poet shows nerve
Warrior poet shows nerve
Hamesh Wyat reviews recent New Zealand poetry collections.
Intended vacuousness overwhelms writer's second novel
Intended vacuousness overwhelms writer's second novel
Wellington writer Pip Adam is anything but subtle in her second novel, The New Animals.
Higher calling dragged low
Higher calling dragged low
Booker prize-winner Thomas Keneally’s powers remain undimmed as he shines a light on institutionalised abuse, and denial, in the Catholic church, writes Peter Stanford.
Dislikeably compelling
Dislikeably compelling
Hard look at death memorable
Hard look at death memorable
Nina Riggs' The Bright Hour: A memoir of living and dying (Text Publishing) is no Pollyanna-style rendition of the end of a life which was all too short.
Portrait of a woman who was ‘what other people made me’
Portrait of a woman who was ‘what other people made me’
Half Wild, by Pip Smith, offers a mulitfaceted portrait of a woman who has spent her life trying and failing to fit into the shape that society expects of her.