New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Want to make There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job your next book club read? Here are some talking points to spark a discussion. • Does this novel have a message for its readers? If so, what do you think it is? • Was there a job that our narrator tack

WHO

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Hilderbrand’s latest novel is perfect for cosy weekend reading. This time she focuses on former lovers who now lead separate lives but share an island idyll once a year. Captivating and bittersweet. (Available Jul. 23) Inseparable twins Stella and

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The two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning author turns his attention to the settling of the Northwest Territory in the late 18th century. McCullough focuses on the story of five pioneers, drawing upon their journals and letters to create a thrilling portray

Woman & Home

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Renowned for her twisting plots and dark-toned domestic thrillers, Louise Candlish’s latest chilling read, The Other Passenger, has an emotional secret at its core. When I start writing, I always get the first 10,000 words down so I have a good la

Psychologies

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Adelightful,discombobulating read from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It’s set in a dreamlike house inhabited by the singular and self-sufficient Piranesi, who is not sure how he got there or who he is. Attempting to unravel his story

TIME

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The narrator of Courtney Maum’s third novel, Costalegre, is desperate for her mother’s attention. It’s 1937, and 15-year-old Lara Calaway is moping around the southwestern coast of Mexico. Her mother Leonora, a wealthy modern-art collector, has invit

The Millions

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Benjamin Dreyer graduates to our Hall of Fame, making room for new Colson Whitehead, while Sally Rooney pulls off the extremely rare double listing. The post The Millions Top Ten: July 2019 appeared first on The Millions.

WHO

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From one of the UK’s best writers – William Boyd penned the 2002 best-seller Any Human Heart and 2018’s Love Is Blind – comes Trio, his 16th novel. It’s the captivating story of three people (a producer, a novelist and an actress) living secret lives

Total Girl

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We received so many fantastic reviews! Introducing our first lucky winner: here’s what TG reader Sasha had to say about the new book by Jacqueline Harvey! Kensy and Max 5: Freefall. I thought the book was great. Jacqueline Harvey is such an amazing

India Today

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The creeping devastation of a beautiful land is a story that resonates everywhere in India. Sudeep Chakravarti's novel is set in Goa, but its rapacious developers, mournful lookers-back, see-no-evil bystanders and raging activists might be from anywh

The Millions

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This year I read too many wonderful books to name all of them here, but some highlights were: Katie Kitamura’s intoxicating A Separation, which is such a wild and yet disciplined exploration of the idea of the traveler and of grief. Anuk Arudpragasam

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BRITISH NOVELIST LISA Jewell first hit it big writing so-called chick lit (a term, for the record, that she actively dislikes). But nearly two decades after her breakout debut novel, the rom-commy best-seller Ralph’s Party, she’s set her sights on wr

The Millions

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This month marks the entrée of two newcomers. The post The Millions Top Ten: September 2017 appeared first on The Millions.

The Atlantic

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Welcome back to the Books Briefing. This week’s edition focuses on characters who spend their time taking care of other people—a role that sometimes renders their own needs invisible. In the novels below, the sometimes beautiful, sometimes fraught dy

WHO

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If you couldn’t get enough of Kevin Kwan’s hit Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, then you’re in for a treat with his latest literary adventure, Sex and Vanity. Here, the author talks to WHO about his favourite reads and what to expect from his newest novel.

New Zealand Listener

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Two books have stood out above others for most of my life, though a third choice has to be selected from about 20 competing titles of varying kinds. But all the favourite re-reads of books I most admire do share a delicious obsession with virtue, cor

Literary Hub

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Eileen Myles’ Afterglow is available now from Grove Atlantic. What was the first book you fell in love with? Little Women: because there was both a female writer, Jo, in it and there was a rich boy, Laurie, I longed to be. Name a classic you feel gui

Guardian Weekly

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The difficult experience of feeling stuck between seemingly irreconcilable states is at the core of Chibundu Onuzo’s accomplished third novel. The mixed racial heritage of Sankofa’s fifty-something protagonist, Anna Bain, is the most powerful manifes

You South Africa

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This is one of those books that has arrived at the perfect time. If the pandemic has put you into a bit of a reading lull, this is the novel that will snap you out of it. It’s a book that will have you howling with laughter the one moment and wiping

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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She lives in Boston and has written more than 30 novels since she began her career in her early twenties. Her stories are bestsellers and are published across the world. I wanted to write this prequel… so that I could discover more of the Owens famil

Writing Magazine

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Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie is Book of the Year. Candice was the first black author to win the top prize at the British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies, for her “thoughtful, playful and bold’ novel, already shortlisted and prizewinning man

Woman's Weekly

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It’s always an exciting moment when the Queen of Crime announces her latest book – and, in this case, a new series. Lynda La Plante’s brand-new hero DC Jack Warr finds himself drawn into a chilling investigation after moving to London. When a badly b

Literary Hub

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In the 30 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 16 announcement of the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award winners, NBCC board members review the 30 finalists. Today, NBCC board member Jane Ciabattari offers an appreciation of fiction f

Woman & Home

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No matter where you’re going or what you’re doing, summer is the perfect time to lose yourself in a book. So a very warm welcome to our 14-page summer reading special. Book Club editor Zoe West brings you reviews of all the latest titles, plus revea

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the best-selling individual novel of all time, with sales of 120m. Second with 85m sales is: a. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown b. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger c. The Lion, the Witch and the War

Woman's Weekly

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This powerful story explores the dangerous journey taken by people trying to cross illegally from Mexico to the US. A mother and son flee their home after a cartel massacre, becoming migrants on the run. Their journey is as emotional and harrowing as

SFX

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RELEASED OUT NOW! 368 pages | Paperback/ebook Author AJ Elwood Publisher Titan Books Say the word “fairy” and there are two possible images that arise: the beautiful flower folk, as pictured in famous hoax the Cottingley fairies, and also an older, d

WHO

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Bringing the masterful plotting, thrilling storytelling and emotional insight that his crime stories have become known for, New York Times bestselling author Jo Nesbo delivers an electrifying standalone novel. In a rural village deep in the mountains

Texas Monthly

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(RIVERHEAD BOOKS, OCTOBER 27) Narrated in alternating sections by Mike and Benson, a mixed-race couple living in Houston’s Third Ward, Washington’s first novel explores love, forgiveness, estranged parents, and the power of meals to connect people.

Woman & Home

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Former Irish journalist and bestselling novelist, Cathy Kelly is known for books full of heart and humour with strong female characters. Her new novel, Other Women, follows three women through messy marriages, families and romance. Author Neil Gaim