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Independent New Zealand publisher of high-quality books. We publish a range of genres including illustrated non-fiction, adult fiction and children’s.

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What was Auckland reading last week? Swipe to find out our latest number 1 title ➡️

10. Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

9. Fruit Fly by Josh Silver

8. East of Eden by John Steinbeck

7. London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

6. May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry

5. In the Room by Andrew Campbell

4. The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey

3. Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

2. Dirty Work by Nicky Hager

And number 1 is Nothing But the Truth by Stuart Grieve

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@batemanbooks Sweet Stuff is packed with irresistible recipes and delicious treats, making it the perfect gift for anyone with a sweet tooth or a passion for baking. From decadent desserts to crowd-pleasing favourites, this beautiful book is sure to inspire plenty of time in the kitchen. A fabulous Christmas gift idea for bakers and dessert lovers alike! 🍰🎄✨
#SweetStuff #BakingBook #ChristmasGiftIdea #SweetTooth #BakersGift @eye_magazine_nz_

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Current tbr looking stacked🔥

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Book 91 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Aftermath by Jackie Davis

With her husband Samuel serving as an artist in The Great War, Ivy Chapman secures a position managing the Auckland Free Library. What begins as a necessity soon blossoms into something much more: a quiet awakening to her own capability, independence and allure. Ivy’s sister Katherine, too, has experienced a taste of a different life in the absence of her husband George.

But as the ships bearing their husbands draw ever closer, the sisters must prepare themselves for a return to their lives before. Ivy is shocked to find the Samuel who steps off the Halifax bears little resemblance to the light-hearted and romantic young man she married but two years earlier. And for Katherine, is a ‘return’ even possible?

With an epidemic at their doorstep and a future that feels increasingly unsettled, the aftermath of war brings with it bitterness, loss and a chasm much vaster than the oceans that once lay between them.

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This book was so, so interesting. I’ve read a lot of books set during the World Wars, but very few set just afterwards, and fewer again set in New Zealand.

This book is told from the perspectives of the four main characters: Ivy, Samuel, Katherine and George. We meet Ivy as she goes about the job she has come to love as the head librarian at the Auckland Free Library. Her husband, Samuel, pens his first entries from the sickly boughs of the Halifax on his way back to New Zealand.

Meanwhile, Ivy’s sister Katherine has found herself in a predicament, and her somewhat reckless husband, George, is arriving home from the war any day too.

There’s no denying that the men who fought in The Great War returned with PTSD and other mental health issues, but it was fascinating to experience their return from the perspectives of the women, who suddenly lost their independence.

It was interesting to learn more about the Spanish Flu and the epidemic that resulted from this. Did you know over 9000 New Zealanders died of this in late 1918?! Mind blowing!

Thank you @batemanbooks for sending me this beautiful book.

Aftermath • Jackie Davis • historical fiction • NZ fiction

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Bollix in Wellington 💚

On Wednesday, our founder Nic Russel joined Gráinne Moss for an evening at the Irish Embassy in Wellington, sharing stories from Nic’s book, Bollix.

Thank you to the team at IBNNZ for organising the event, Embassy of Ireland New Zealand for hosting, and everyone who joined us Wednesday evening.

💚 Next stop: Auckland!

Join Nic for another special evening next week. All proceeds go to Kenzie's Gift, We’d love to see you there!

📍 Auckland
📅 Tuesday 27th October
🎟️ In our Bio

#KenziesGift #IrishBusinessNetworkNZ #WellingtonEvents #AucklandEvents #GriefSupport

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Bollix at the Irish Embassy. Very diplomatic of them to have me.

A huge thank you to H.E. Jane Connolly and the team at the Embassy of Ireland in Wellington for such a warm welcome, and to the Irish Business Network New Zealand (IBNNZ) Wellington and Justine Fitzmaurice for their support.

Gráinne Moss was on fine form as MC and chief interviewer, with her mum, Philippa Gunn, keeping the book sales in very good hands.

And to everyone who came along, said hello and shared their stories — thank you. Having all that support in one room meant a great deal.

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Review! RUNAWAY ROOSTER by Melinda Szymanik and Lael Chisholm – on The Sapling today

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#bookmailunboxing thanks to:

@simonschusterau for sending me Alice Hoffman’s new releases Practical Magic 2 and The Witches of Cambridge.

@batemanbooks brings us two new releases from #nzauthors Sarah Ell with A Sky Full of Fire and Candice Tutauha’s Rua

And my @thebookishbox #booksubscription featuring Scarlett St Clair and Cortney L. Winn

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Book 87 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Maybe Baby by Emma Neale

Nate, a grieving widower, is determined to honour his late wife and find a way to have the child they were desperate to raise together. After various attempts to identify a suitable surrogate come to nothing, Nate is compelled to try something radical.

He travels to London to take part in a groundbreaking medical trial. As things progress, he becomes caught in the complex hinge of three powerful desires: his loyalty to his late wife, a primal urge to be a father, and his knee-weakening attraction to Sadie, who has her own reasons to resist starting a family.

A moving, funny and thought provoking novel that challenges traditional notions of gender and family with love, loyalty and legacy at its heart.

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Thank you to the wonderful team at @batemanbooks for sending me this book a few months back. It was so good to finally prioritise it over the recent school holidays.

I’m not going to lie, this book was not what I was expecting. It actually completely threw me. I obviously didn’t read the synopsis too closely, as the words ‘radical’ and ‘groundbreaking medical trial’ should have prepared me, maybe baby?

Without spoiling the read for others, Nate’s radical approach to parenthood had me questioning my own views of what could potentially be the future of pregnancy and family life. It’s really not as far fetched as I initially thought.

I really felt for Nate. He desperately wants to be a dad, yet he’s also grieving his wife. He feels a real desire and determination to honour Kelly’s wishes. His family, like me, struggled to get their heads around Nate’s decision. While totally understandable, Nate really needed someone in his corner.

Although this book challenged my thinking, it was a great read. It’s funny, thought-provoking, hopeful and complex. Best of all, it’s set in Dunedin, and then London. Two of my favourite places. It would make a great book club read. So much to discuss!

Maybe Baby • Emma Neale • New Zealand fiction • pregnancy • loss • scientific breakthrough

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Something very exciting was in my mailbox this morning. A copy of Home Sweet Hacks by Mark Gregory, which I not only had the pleasure of illustrating but I also laid out the whole book as well. Such a wonderful project to be a part of.

Big thanks to Mark Gregory and thanks again to @batemanbooks for choosing to work with me. It was a delight.

Home Sweet Hacks is available online or in bookstores across the motu.

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It was a great day for a drive to Oxford, to visit a dear friend and pop into the beautiful @emmasatoxford on New Zealand Bookshop Day! I signed some books, bought a copy of Maria Gill’s new book ‘A Flame in the Dark’ AND FOUND THE GOLDEN TICKET! Yay! 😃

A year’s supply of audio books from @librofm awaits! Thanks so much @librofm , @booksellersnz and @emmasatoxford ! 📚💚

Thank you to all the wonderful bookshops around Aotearoa who are so supportive of kiwi authors and illustrators! 💚🧡💛

#nzbookshopday

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THE END OF EVERYTHING - I have to be honest, this one is polarising. It’s deliberately opaque, it withholds answers, it’s all atmosphere and meaning rather than plot…This is the weirdest, most dreamlike book on the Booker shortlist..A man collects strange objects at the tideline in a world that has quietly ended. No explanation. No spectacle. Just dread. The End of Everything

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