Unity Books Auckland Staff Picks for 2013
At Unity Books Auckland, we’ve read so many terrific books this year that it has been difficult for each of us to pick our final shortlist. Here are our staff…
NZ Fiction
The Invisible Rider by Kirsten McDougall
The Invisible Rider Kirsten McDougall, Victoria University Press ($30) The Invisible Rider is a novel about a lawyer, father and husband residing docilely in his local community who begins to…
Sydney Bridge Upside Down by David Ballantyne
‘There’ll always be accidents with you around.’ This sinister wee tale is mostly about the struggle of Harry Baird from Calliope Bay to save his pretty cousin Caroline from the…
The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature
The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature Edited by Jane Stafford & Mark Williams, Auckland University Press ($75) Click here to listen to Kiran’s review on 95bFM’s Morning…
Magnificent Moon by Ashleigh Young
Magnificent Moon Ashleigh Young, Victoria University Press ($28) Magnificent Moon is the eagerly awaited debut collection from one of the new stars of New Zealand poetry. Ashleigh Young’s poems have…
Their Faces Are Shining by Tim Wilson
Their Faces Are Shining Tim Wilson, Victoria University Press ($30) When Hope Paterson plunges into a construction hole at her local mall and saves a child from drowning, she believes…
