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The week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias

Novelist said ‘rationality has prevailed’ after resolution to unseat her as chair was comprehensively defeated

Tributes have flooded in for the much-loved writer, who wrote more than 40 books for children and adults including the recent Be the Change handbooks

Panel vice-chair issues statement with chair Bennie Thompson after Trump vice-president gives interview to CBS

Actor and author Soha Ali Khan recently released her new children's book in the 'Inni and Bobo' series with her partner Kunal Kemmu. Soha has also narrated the audiobook 'Inni and Bobo Find Each Other', along with Kunal, for Audible. Earlier in 2017, she published her debut book and memoir…

After 45 years in the church, Mike Rinder became disillusioned and walked out. He talks about daily life in the organisation, being disciplined in ‘the Hole’, and his hopes of reconnecting with his children

China’s generational trauma and the long shadow of the Cultural Revolution are brought into the light in this precise and gripping novel

A brutally honest exploration of the ethics and motivations of war reporters, and of Keane’s own demons

The winners of this year's National Book Awards, which is given to the best literature in America, was announced at a gala ceremony on November 16, 2022. Post-pandemic, this was the first time that the award ceremony was held in person.