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To Retreat With...

The PowerNAOMI ALDERMAN(PENGUIN BOOKS)PB $26.00What if the power to hurt was in women's hands? Suddenly – tomorrow or the day after – teenage girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they’ve lost control. But where will it end? With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraor-dinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed. A sub-versive dystopian thriller that will electrify. Winner of the 2017 Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Decline and Fall on Savage StreetFIONA FARRELL(VINTAGE NZ)PB NZ TITLE $38.00One hundred years of his-tory unfolds within a house with a fanciful little turret, built by a river. Lives of emotional upheaval leave their mark on its walls, as do the greater events of the twentieth century – from war to economic collapse, the deaths of presidents and prin-cesses to new waves of music, art, architecture and political ideas. With insight, wide-rang-ing knowledge and humour, this novel explores the same terri-tory as its non-fiction twin, The Villa at the Edge of the Empire.

The Blood MiraclesLISA MCINERNEY(JOHN MURRAY PUBLISHERS) PB $37.99Twenty-year-old Ryan Cusack is trying to get his head around who he is. With his boss open-ing a new black market route from Italy to Ireland, an adored girlfriend who’s decided he's irreparably corrupted and an ornery grandmother who fan-cies herself his saviour, chaos reigns! But now that his boss's ambitions have rattled the city, Ryan is about to find out what he's made of. The second novel from the author of the Bailey's Prize-winning The Glorious Heresies is gritty and fast-paced.

Madame ZeroSARAH HALL(FABER & FABER)PB $32.99 Rich in the mythic symbolism of wilderness and wasteland, these tales blur the natural and urban, mundane and surreal, human and animal. Written in Hall's lyrical prose, this uncan-nily disturbing collection glitters with poetic and erotic imagery. Stories range from dystopias to tales of metamorphosis, inter-rogating sexuality, motherhood and animal instinct. Marked by a fascination with the intimacy of nature – and the nature of intimacy – Madame Zero is a new collection from an author twice nominated for the Booker Prize.

The ScandalFREDRIK BACKMAN (TR NEIL SMITH)(MICHAEL JOSEPH)

PB $37.00The bright future of Beartown, a small Swedish town in a large forest, is thrown in jeopardy when a teenager pulls a shot-gun on another. The town’s inhabitants are divided into those who think it should be hushed up, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done. Finally, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth. A novel that asks us to question what side we’d choose, from the author

of A Man Called Ove.

The New AnimalsPIP ADAM (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $30.00Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember. They're Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being used. Tommy, Cal and Kurt are Millenials, they've come from nowhere, but with their monied families behind them they're ready to remake fashion. Pip Adam's new novel walks the streets of Auckland city now, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinch-ing eye. From the wreckage and waste of the 21st century, new animals must emerge.

READS

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The Ministry of Utmost HappinessARUNDHATI ROY(HAMISH HAMILTON)PB $38.00The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate jour-ney across the Indian subcon-tinent, piecing together the shattered stories of people broken by the worlds they live in. In Delhi, Anjum unrolls a threadbare Persian carpet in a city graveyard that she calls home. We also encounter the incorrigible Saddam Hussain, the unforgettable Tilo and the three men who loved her. This deeply humane novel, the first in 20 years from Booker-prize winning Arundhati Roy, celebrates the small acts of love and hope that rescue and transform us.

Midwinter BreakBERNARD MACLAVERTY(JONATHAN CAPE)PB $37.00 OUT IN AUG

A retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, go on holiday in Amsterdam to take stock of what remains of their lives. Their relationship seems safe, easy, familiar – but over the course of the four days we dis-cover the deep uncertainties which exist between them. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are – and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves. A poign-ant and accurately drawn story from one of Ireland’s greatest living writers.

Anything is PossibleELIZABETH STROUT (VIKING)HB $35.00Anything is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton. A successful New York writer, Lucy finally returns, after seventeen years of absence, to visit the siblings she left behind. From the No. 1 New York Times bestsell-ing and Man Booker long-listed author, a tender and true novel exploring the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to under-stand themselves and others.

Fletcher of the BountyGRAEME LAY(HARPERCOLLINS NZ)PB NZ TITLE $36.99 OUT IN AUG

A fictionalised account of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, by acclaimed New Zealand author Graeme Lay. On the 28th of April 1789, sailor, adventurer and mutineer Fletcher Christian seized command of the ship HMS Bounty from its captain, William Bligh. Fletcher of the Bounty tells the story of the legendary Tahitian voyage, the mutiny and its mysterious after-math, with verve and colour.

The Sixteen Trees of the SommeLARS MYTTING(MACLEHOSE PRESS)PB $37.99 OUT IN AUG

Edvard, orphaned at age three, grows up on a remote moun-tain farmstead in Norway with

his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. One day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death – a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanship. What follows is a desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets that takes Edvard on a long journey, from Norway to the Shetlands, and to the battle-fields of France. A story about the love of wood and finding your own self, from Norway’s bestselling novelist.

All Grown UpJAMI ATTENBERG(SERPENT'S TALE) HB $32.99Andrea is a single, childless 39-year-old woman who tries to navigate family, sexuality, friendships and a career she never wanted, but battles with thoughts and desires that few people would want to face up to. All Grown Up poses such questions as: – What if I don't want to hold your baby? – Can I date you without ever hearing about your divorce? – Is therapy pointless? Jami Attenberg's truthful account of what it means to be a 21st century woman is wickedly funny. Read it if you dare!

SycamoreBRYN CHANCELLOR(HARPERCOLLINS)PB $35.00Out for a hike one scorch-ing afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appears to be human remains embed-ded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. Longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, the teenage girl who disappeared eighteen years earlier, an unsolved mystery that has haunted the town ever since. Evocative and atmos-pheric, interweaving multiple points of view, Sycamore is a coming-of-age story which explores the forces that drive human nature.

A Good CountryLALEH KHADIVI(BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING)PB $27.99A Good Country is a powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a care-free surfer's life towards a cul-ture of fear and fanaticism. Fourteen-year-old Alireza Courdee takes his first hit of pot and is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. When a terror incident shocks the nation, ‘Rez’ becomes the object of suspi-cion because of his name and skin colour. Isolated from his new friends, he is drawn into a troubling world…

Conversations with FriendsSALLY ROONEY(FABER & FABER)PB $32.99A college student in Dublin and aspiring writer, Francis works at a literary agency by day. At night, she performs spoken word with her best friend, and ex-girlfriend, Bobbi. When they are pro-filed by a well-known journal-ist, they enter an exotic orbit of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence. Initially unim-pressed, Frances finds herself embroiled in a risky menage a quatre. Relationships increas-ingly unspool in this exquisite and rare coming of age story.

The AnswersCATHERINE LACEY(GRANTA BOOKS)PB $32.99Out of all other options, Mary signs up for a mysterious job advertised as 'The Girlfriend Experiment' (The GX). Masterminded by a success-ful Hollywood actor, The GX seeks to pin down the essence of love before it fades. Mary is hired to play the part of the Emotional Girlfriend, along-side a Maternal Girlfriend, a Mundane Girlfriend, an Angry Girlfriend and an Intimacy Team. As Mary and the actor are drawn ever closer together, the nature of the experiment changes, and what follows will leave you reeling.

Private CitizensTONY TULATHIMUTTE(ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS)PB $18.99Capturing the anxious, self-aware mood of young col-lege grads in the noughties, Private Citizens embraces the contradictions of our new century. The novel's four whip-smart narrators – ide-alistic Cory, Internet-lurking Will, awkward Henrik, and vicious Linda – are torn between fixing the world and cannibalizing it. In boisterous prose that ricochets between humour and pain, the four estranged friends stagger through the Bay Area's maze of tech start-ups, protes-tors, gentrifiers, karaoke bars, house parties and cultish self-help seminars, washing up in each other's lives once again.

To Die in SpringRALF ROTHMANN (PICADOR)HB $39.99It’s 1945, and Walter Urban and Friedich 'Fiete' Caroli are working as hands on a dairy farm in northern Germany. It seems the War's worst atroci-ties are over – but when the two men are forced to 'vol-unteer' for the SS, they find themselves embroiled in a conflict which is drawing to a bloody close. Walter is put to work as a driver for a supply unit of the Waffen-SS, while Fiete is sent to the front. In desperate circumstances, the two friends are reunited…

Black Marks on the White PageWITI IHIMAERA & TINA MAKERETI (VINTAGE NEW ZEALAND)HB NZ TITLE $40.00Stones move, whale bones rise out of the ground like cities, a man figures out how to raise seven daughters alone. Here are the glorious, painful, sharp and funny 21st century stories of Maori and Pasifika writers from all over the world. Witi Ihimaera and Tina Makereti present the very best new and uncollected stories and novel excerpts, creating a talanoa, a conversation, where the sto-ries do the talking. Vibrant, provocative and aesthetically exciting, these stories expand our sense of what is possible in Indigenous Oceanic writing.

FICTION

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MYSTERY

The Marsh King's DaughterKAREN DIONNE (SPHERE)PB $34.99When notorious child abductor – The Marsh King – escapes from prison, Helena imme-diately suspects that she and her two young daughters are in danger. No one knows the truth about Helena's past: that she was born captive, that she had no contact with the outside world before the age of twelve – or that her father raised her to be a killer. And they don't know that The Marsh King can survive and hunt in the wilderness better than anyone... except his daughter.

The Hidden RoomSTELLA DUFFY (VIRAGO PRESS) PB $34.99Life is good for Laurie and Martha. They have three great kids, a much-loved home, and Laurie's career as an architect is taking off at last. Everything's perfect. Except, it isn't. Someone is about to walk into their happy family and tear it apart. Laurie has been hiding from him for years. Now that he's found her, can she keep her family safe? And how far will she go to protect them? A grip-ping psychological thriller from CWA Dagger award-winning Stella Duffy.

The Force DON WINSLOW (HARPERCOLLINS)PB $36.99Denny Malone and his crew are an elite special unit given

carte blanche to fight gangs, drugs and guns, doing whatever it takes to serve and protect in a city built by ambition and corruption. Everyone is dirty – including Malone himself. Caught in a trap, he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial confla-gration that could destroy them all. ‘Probably the best cop novel ever written' (Lee Child).

My Name is NobodyMATTHEW RICHARDSON (MICHAEL JOSEPH)PB $37.00Solomon Vine was a spy on a fast track to the top – until a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on his watch. But when MI6's Head of Station in Istanbul is abducted from his home, the suspended Vine can operate outside the chain of command to uncover the truth about his missing friend. His investigation soon reveals that the disappear-ance heralds something much darker. A sophisticated and pacey novel featuring insider's knowledge of London's corri-dors of power.

A Killer HarvestPAUL CLEAVE (UPSTART PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $34.99 OUT IN AUG

Joshua is convinced that a family curse robbed him of his eyesight. When his father is killed while investigating a homicide, Joshua is offered an operation that will allow him to see the world through his father's eyes. As Joshua navigates a world of sight, he gets glimpses of what these eyes might have witnessed in their previous life in the police force. With a man hell bent on killing moving closer and closer, Joshua soon find him-self in a world darker than the one he has emerged from.

POETRY

Manifesto Aotearoa: 101 Political PoemsPHILIP TEMPLE/ EMMA NEALE (EDS) (OTAGO UNIVERSITY PRESS)HB NZ TITLE $35.00A collection of political poems featuring New Zealand voices from diverse cultures, young and old, new and seasoned, from the Bay of Islands to Bluff, rallying for justice on everything from a degraded environment to systemically embedded poverty; from the long, painful legacy of colo-nialism to explosive issues of sexual consent. Communally these writers show that politi-cal poems can be the most vivid and eloquent calls for empathy, for action and revo-lution, even for a simple calling to account.

TightropeSELINA TUSITALA MARSH (AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $27.99 OUT IN AUG

Built around the abyss, the tightrope, and the trick that we all have to perform to walk across it, Pasifika poet Selina Tusitala Marsh brings to life a dialogue with memory, life and death. Marsh's poetry is infused with a focused war-rior fierceness combined with perceptive humour and energy, upheld by the mana of the Pacific. Tightrope takes us from the bustle of Auckland, through Avondale and Apia, and on to London and New York, on an extraordinary poetic voyage.

The Stone Sky: The Broken Earth, Book 3N.K. JEMISIN (ORBIT)PB $24.99 OUT IN AUG

In the incredible conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Hugo Award-winning The Fifth Season, the Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up safe. But Nassun has seen the evil in the world and has accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed.

Assassin's Fate (v3 Fitz and the Fool)ROBIN HOBB (HARPERVOYAGER)PB $35.00In the much-anticipated final conclusion to the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, FitzChivalry Farseer is in pursuit of the Servants of the Four, who have abducted his daughter Bee. Fitz is determined to reach the city of Clerres, now corrupted by greed, and take vengeance on the Four. The mission becomes a voyage of discovery, as well as of reun-ions, transformations and heartrending shocks, and star-tling answers to old mysteries are revealed. Assassin’s Fate is a magnificent tour de force from the reigning queen of epic fantasy.

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.NEAL STEPHENSON & NICOLE GALLAND(THE BOROUGH PRESS)PB $36.99The opening of Great Exhibition in London, 1851, celebrates the rise of technol-ogy and commerce – but also signals the end of magic. Until an encounter in 21st Century America between Melisande Stokes, linguistics expert at Harvard, and Tristan Lyons, shadowy agent of government, leads to the discovery of the connection between science, magic and time travel. The new Department of Diachronic Operations – D.O.D.O. – develops a device that will send their agents back to the past, where they can stop magic from disappearing and alter the course of history – with unex-pected consequences.

Year of the OrphanDANIEL FINDLAY (BANTAM)PB $37.00In a brilliantly chilling post-apocalyptic future, a girl known as ‘the Orphan’ races across the Australian desert, surviving on the scraps of the dead past, pursued by the Reckoner. Living rough in the remnants of our ruined world, and haunted by a brutal past, the Orphan carries secrets about the destruction that brought the world to its knees. Facing an impossible choice, she must ultimately decide if what's left of humanity is worth saving.

The WanderersMEG HOWREY (SCRIBNER UK)PB $37.99Helen is an experienced astro-naut with a NASA position and a struggling grown-up daugh-ter who needs her but when, at fifty-three, she is offered a place on the training pro-gramme for the first mission to Mars, she cannot refuse a last chance to walk among the stars. Accompanied by fellow Sergei and Yoshi, the three will be enclosed for months in a tiny craft, while outside their loved ones negotiate everyday life on Earth. How far will the wanderers travel, and what will it be like to come home?

Barren CoveARIEL S. WINTER (SIMON & SCHUSTER)PB $26.99Barren Cove is set in an unu-sual future, where humans are nearly extinct and robots are now the dominant life-form on Earth. The story revolves around the robot Sapien, victim of a debilitating acci-dent, who refuses to do the socially acceptable thing and deactivate. Instead he orders spare parts for himself and rents a remote beach house in order to repair and ponder why he wants to go on. While there, he becomes obsessed with his landlords, a peculiar robot family that may hold the answers to his existential quandary.

SCI-FI & FANTASY

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YOUNG ADULT

Juniper Lemon's Happiness IndexJULIE ISRAEL(PENGUIN BOOKS)PB $23.00Juniper Lemon is trying to figure out who Camilla wrote to on the day she died. She dis-covers a love letter addressed to ‘you’. Who was her sister in love with? Juniper wants to find them and give them the letter. But then, she loses a card on which she has disclosed her own secret. Ever since Camilla died, Juniper has been using cards to track her feelings, and it helped, until now.

Wink Poppy MidnightAPRIL GENEVIEVE TUCHOLKE(PENGUIN BOOKS)PB $21.00Wink, Poppy, and Midnight are three unusually named teen-agers, and one of them is not telling the truth. Midnight, has a crush on Poppy, the prettiest girl in school who also hap-pens to be a bully. Wink is the oddball at school, always read-ing; she knows a lot about fair-ytales. One night something terrible happens.. A suspense-ful story and an unpredict-able mystery that will keep you guessing to the end.

After the FireWILL HILL (USBORNE PUBLISHING)PB $19.99Moon lives with the Brother and Sisters behind the Fence,

protected by Father John. Father John knows what's right and what's wrong. But on the day that the fire breaks out and the Authorities arrive, Moon starts to doubt the world she has always known. After the Fire is based on the Waco Seige of 1993, when a fire resulted in a cult’s activities being brought to light. Fascinating story, inspired by real events.

Flame in the MistRENEE AHDIEH (HODDER & STOUGHTON)PB $24.99Mariko is a Samurai’s daughter and would like to be a warrior but at seventeen she is des-tined to marry the Emperor’s son. However, the day that she goes to meet her betrothed, her caravan is attacked by the Black Clan. Mariko survives but seeks revenge, passing herself off as a boy and infil-trating the Black Clan. She learns their ways, makes sur-prising friendships, and dis-covers secrets about her own family that change everything. An action-packed story remi-niscent of Mulan.

York: The Shadow CipherLAURA RUBY (HARPER COLLINS)HB $24.99 SPECIAL PRICEPB COMING SOON $16.99Tess and Theo live in one of the last standing Morningstarr apartment buildings with their neighbour Jaimie. The Morningstarr apartments were designed in 1789 by the famous Morningstarr twins of York, who years ago built the city to its towering heights. Within their design, the Morningstarr twins left the Old York Cipher, a puzzle in the city which has never been solved. Now Tess, Theo, and Jaimie have to solve the puzzle in order to save their apartment building. A smart and exciting story about the places we live in.

Zeustian LogicSABRINA MALCOLM (GECKO PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $24.99Tuttle’s father is a mountain guide who never came back from the Death Zone on Mount Everest. His Mum is struggling and his brother Fen has gone quiet ever since their Dad didn’t come home. Tuttle decides he needs to try figure out what happened to his Dad. He is also discover-ing Greek myths and new star systems that are both helpful and a good distraction from everything going on at the moment. The first YA novel from New Zealand illustrator Sabrina Malcolm, an original and engaging story.

The Traitor and the ThiefGARETH WARD (WALKER BOOKS)PB NZ TITLE $19.99 OUT IN AUG

Sin is a 14-year-old with unique talents. He is a capa-ble pickpocket until he is cap-tured by an agent from the Covert Operations Group (COG). Sin is taken from his life of crime and trained to be a spy. In his training pro-gram, Sin realizes there is a traitor in COG. He has to act, but who can Sin trust? A steam-punk mystery written by Gareth Ward, the winner of Storylines Tessa Duder Award 2016 and bookshop owner of Wardini Books in Hawke's Bay.

CHILDREN'S FICTION

Running on the Roof of the WorldJESS BUTTERWORTH (ORION CHILDREN'S BOOKS)PB $19.99Tash has grown up in Tibet, knowing the rules about Chinese soldiers: don’t run in front of a soldier, don’t look at a soldier, and don’t say any-thing in front of a soldier. Her parents are part of the resist-ance, quietly fighting against the army, until they are cap-tured. In this incredible story of hardship, hope, and sur-vival, Tash and her best friend Sam make the dangerous journey across the Himalayas from Tibet to India to ask for the Dalai Lama’s help.

Dragon's Green: Worldquake Book OneSCARLETT THOMAS (CANONGATE)HB $22.99Everything changed after the Worldquake – magi-cal things started happening. Effie is student at the School of the Gifted, Troubled, and Strange, until her grandfather is attacked. Effie’s grandfather entrusts her with his magi-cal book collection but she is tricked by a suspicious book collector who is working for the Deberi, a secret organisa-tion that wants to destroy eve-rything. Now, Effie must travel to the Otherworld to find the mysterious old book, Dragon’s Green, before it’s too late.

The Royal Rabbits of LondonSANTA & SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE (SIMON & SCHUSTER)PB $17.99Shylo is the littlest and quietest in a big Rabbit family. When he overhears a band of ratzis plotting an evil plan to take a photo of the Queen in her nightie, he knows he has to be brave and go to inform the Royal Rabbits of London. The Royal Rabbits of London is a secret society that has sworn to protect the Queen but will they listen to quiet, little Shylo? A fantastic, fun adventure about unlikely heroes, remin-isent of Watership Down.

Soda PopBARBRO LINDGREN (GECKO PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $24.99Soda Pop is a quirky charac-ter to say the least. He loves colour. He has colour coded his house: there is a red room, a blue room, a green room, a mauve room. Soda Pop would like a gold room but gold is too expensive. Soda Pop lives with his son, Mazarin who loves sweet buns, and his Dad, Dartanyong who thinks he is a cuckoo. Soda Pop is a silly, joyous story, especially when all the tigers show up.

Beyond the Bright SeaLAUREN WOLK (CORGI CHILDRENS)PB $21.00Crow has never known where she came from. Osh found her as a baby, washed up on the beach in an old boat. Her boat made its way to Cuttyhunk

Island and Osh decided he would take care of her. But the other islanders are afraid of Crow, believing she came from Penikese Island. Crow decides she needs to know where she’s from and so begins an epic journey of discovery. A beau-tiful story of belonging, family and identity.

Into the White: Scott's Antarctic OdysseyJOANNA GROCHOWICZ (ALLEN & UNWIN CHILDREN'S BOOKS)PB NZ TITLE $18.99Into the White is a powerful fic-tionalised retelling on Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica that we all know does not end well. This story captures some lesser-known characters on the expedition, as well as high-lighting the role of the team’s animal companions. A story of bravery and hardship, bliz-zards, bad food, and a team that continues against all odds.

The Dragon Defenders: Book 1JAMES RUSSELL (DRAGON BROTHERS BOOKS)PB NZ TITLE $22.00Flynn and Paddy live on an incredible island – with drag-ons! They try to keep the dragons secret but unfortu-nately The Pitbull, the evil boss, finds out. He sends his men to capture dragon’s eggs, so he can have a dragon in his private zoo. It’s now up to Flynn and Paddy to protect the dragons. To add to the magic of this new story from James Russell, you can down-load a free ‘AR Reads’ app, that brings the book to life.

YOUNG ADULT, CHILDREN & PICTURE BOOKS

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Wild Animals of the SouthJEN CALLEJA & DIETER BRAUN (FLYING EYE BOOKS)HB $44.99Another stunning collec-tion of scientifically accurate and beautiful illustrations of animals from Dieter Braun. Broken into regions for clar-ity, Wild Animals of the South explores animals from Africa, Australia, South America and the Southern oceans.

What is a Child?BEATRICE ALEMAGNA (TATE PUBLISHING)HB $35.00

If I Had a Little DreamNINA LADEN (PAULA WISEMAN)HB $26.99

The Wonderful Things You Will BeEMILY MARTIN (RANDOM HOUSE)HB $28.00Emily Winfield Martin has created a stunning children’s book that captures the love and hope that parents feel for their children. ‘Will you tell a story that only you know? Will you learn what it means to help things grow?’ A book of beautiful questions in lovely, rhyming text, and stunning illustration. A perfect gift for a baby shower or birthday.

BIOGRAPHY

The Moth: All These WondersCATHERINE BURNS (ED)(SERPENT'S TALE)PB $32.99From the oral storytelling phe-nomenon The Moth: a collection about risk, courage, and facing the unknown. Authentic, raw and addictive, these stories are drawn from the best ever told on their stages, to sold-out audiences. Storytellers include writer Jung Chang and come-dian Louis C.K, a hip hop 'one hit wonder', an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, and a young female spy risking everything as part of Churchill's secret army during World War II.

Mozart's StarlingLYANDA LYNN HAUPT (CORSAIR)HB $39.99 OUT IN SEP

On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirta-tious little starling who sang (an improved version of!) the theme from his Piano Concerto Number 17 in G to him. In 2013, author Lyanda Lynn Haupt rescued her own starling, Carmen, who has become a part of her family. A celebration of the unlikely bond between one of history's most controversial characters and a notoriously disliked bird, Mozart's Starling will delight readers as they learn about language, music, and the secret world of starlings.

Pink Floyd: Their Mortal RemainsVICTORIA BROACKES (V&A PUBLICATIONS)HB $79.99The first book ever produced with full access to their archive,

Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Authors including Jon Savage, Howard Goodall and Rob Young examine what makes the band truly special, from the mythology underpinning their output, through to their experimentation with technol-ogy to create new sounds. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, emphasising the pivotal role that visual material played in creating the lasting Pink Floyd phenomenon.

Admissions : A Life in Brain SurgeryHENRY MARSH (WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON)PB $37.99In this searing, provocative and deeply personal memoir, the bestselling author of Do No Harm finds new purpose in life as he faces retirement from the surgical frontline. Marsh reflects deeply about what forty years spent han-dling the human brain has taught him: moving between encounters with patients in his London hospital, to those he treats in extreme circum-stances abroad. Admissions confronts the overwhelming burden of responsibility that comes with trying to reduce human suffering, and brings us a fresh understanding of what matters in the end.

But Seriously: An AutobiographyJOHN MCENROE (WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON)PB $37.99One of the most contro-versial sportsmen in history, McEnroe has reinvented him-self as a matchless commenta-tor and analyst at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tourna-ments, with his famously out-spoken views on the modern game and hot temper on air. In But Seriously, McEnroe confronts his demons in his journey from ex-champion

to father, broadcaster and author. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection in an inspirational re-evaluation of what it means to be – and stay – successful.

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) BodyROXANE GAY (CORSAIR)PB $34.99Hunger is an intimate and candid memoir from popular essayist and blogger Roxane Gay, a woman who describes her own body as “wildly undisciplined”. As a young girl, a devastating act of vio-lence acted as a turning point in her life, causing Gay to overeat in the hope that if she made herself big, her body would be safe. Hunger explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself while feeding your hungers, in a time when the bigger you are, the smaller your world becomes.

Theft by Finding Diaries: Volume OneDAVID SEDARIS (LITTLE, BROWN)PB $37.99For decades Sedaris has faith-fully kept a diary, and here he brings us his favourite entries, available in print for the first time. As an art student and teacher in Chicago he works at a succession of very odd jobs, meeting even odder people, before moving to New York to pursue a career as a writer – where instead he lands a job in Macy's department store as an elf in Santaland...Tender, hilarious and captivating, Theft by Finding offers a rare look into the mind of a great comic genius.

The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond LimitsTOMMY CALDWELL (MICHAEL JOSEPH)PB $38.00The Push is a dramatic, inspir-ing memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan, widely regarded as the hardest climb in his-tory. Caldwell’s odds-defying feat was the culmination of an entire lifetime of push-ing himself to his limits as an athlete. This engrossing story chronicles Caldwell’s journey of endured hardships on the path to his dream, an epic assault that took more than seven years to achieve.

Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of AutismNAOKI HIGASHIDA (SCEPTRE)HB $34.99Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8 is Naoki Higashida's gently subversive follow-up to his phenomenally popular book The Reason I Jump, which he wrote as a 13-year-old boy with severe autism. Now he shares his thoughts and expe-riences in topics ranging from education and identity, to society and personal growth. Part memoir, part critique of a world that sees disabilities ahead of disabled people, it opens a window into the mind and world of an autistic, non-verbal young adult, provid-ing remarkable insights into autism in general.

Nina Laden has written and illustrated a beautiful, ideal bedtime story about the won-ders of the world told through the eyes of an imaginative child. If I Had a Little Dream is a dreamlike tale, where flowers grow to the size of trees and life is a little bit magical and full of possibilities. Filled with gor-geous pencil illustrations and poetic lines, a book to snuggle up with.

What is a Child? captures some of the funny, curious things that children do and say. Illustrated and written by Beatrice Alemagna, the author of A Lion in Paris. Beatrice reminds us that ‘Children come in all shapes and sizes’, some with freckles, some who want lollipops for breakfast. Every child is a little bit different and then one day they grow up and do strange adult things, but we won’t worry about that now.

PICTURE BOOKS

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Urban Pioneer: Interiors Inspired by Industrial DesignSARA EMSLIE (RYLAND, PETERS & SMALL)HB $39.99Be inspired by the pioneer-ing homeowners showcased in the pages of Urban Pioneer who have converted ex-indus-trial, non-residential spaces into innovative and desirable homes. This book showcases twelve varied real-life homes, featuring key elements like exposed brickwork to copper piping and metal roof trusses, transformed into spaces full of personality and soul.

New Romance: Contemporary Countrystyle InteriorsGESTALTEN (GESTALTEN) HB $120.00The raw charm of rustic farm-houses, the inviting ease of country homes: New Romance presents romantic interi-ors inspired by modernity. The visual storyline is soft and sophisticated, nostalgic and contemporary. Both the

impeccably stylised and the casually comfortable are fea-tured: established designers, quixotic stylists, and those undertaking DIY projects will fall in love with the desirable and divine dream homes.

How to See: Visual Adventures in a World God Never MadeNELSON GEORGE (PHAIDON PRESS)HB $49.99Released on the fortieth anni-versary of its original publica-tion, George Nelson’s classic guide to visual appreciation has inspired designers and thinkers worldwide. See the objects and landscape of the man-made world with fresh eyes, and learn how to recog-nise, evaluate, and understand them. A book that will both educate and inspire, by one of the 20th century's most impor-tant design thinkers.

It's My TypeSENDPOINTS (GINKO PRESS)HB $79.99Type designers are fanatical; living, breathing and eating type as they strive to create

fonts capable of withstand-ing the test of time. This new book aims to be the definitive resource for aspiring typogra-phers with profiles and inter-views of ten internationally renowned typeface designers on the state of typography.

Blind SpotTEJU COLE (FABER & FABER)HB $45.00In more than 150 pairs of images and lyrical text, Cole explores his complex rela-tionship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Blind Spot is a testament to the art of seeing by one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature.

Travels with My SketchbookCHRIS RIDDELL (PAN MACMILLAN)HB $39.99Travels with My Sketchbook provides a glimpse of the incredible journey Chris has been on during his 2 years as

Children's Laureate-his daily record or 'Laureate Log'. Full of sketches and doodles (including handwritten manu-scripts and cover roughs) from the books he has worked on, political sketches, train doo-dles, impromptu portraits. A must for Chris Riddell fans.

Chromaphilia: The Story of Colour in ArtSTELLA PAUL (PHAIDON PRESS)HB $75.00Unlock the secrets of colour! This vibrant and compelling book uses 240 artworks to tell the story of ten individ-ual colours or colour groups. It explores the history and meaning of each colour in art, highlighting fascinating tales of discovery and artistic passion, and offering easily accessible explanations of the science and theory behind specific colours.

"Stella Paul has written a most useful and readable book on the complex subject of colour which addresses expertly both its material and affective properties. The many works of art that she illustrates are in her well balanced text not merely data for a clinical examination of colour, but a source of sensitive analysis and interpretation."

– Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

ARCHITECTURE, ART & DESIGN

Renovate InnovateANTONIA EDWARDS (PRESTEL PUBLISHING)HB $110.00

Renovate Innovate showcases buildings and interiors that have been repurposed and transformed using cast off materials. Divided into three sections, Reclaimed, Revived, and Reimagined, ‘Renovate Innovate’ features an interna-tional sampling of stunning new buildings and renova-tions and will inspire readers, designers, architects, and dreamers alike to reimagine lived in spaces.

Pallets 3.0CHRIS VAN UFFELEN (BRAUN PUBLISHING)HB $70.00

A variety of possibilities emerges from the creative inter-action with an inconspicuous everyday article – the humble pallet. The aspects of their simple design can be expressed by stacking pallets, or con-tradicted in fragile structures. Featured whole in large build-ings or demolished and used in parts, the versatility of the pallet lends itself to wonder-fully creative use in architecture and design projects.

UpgradeGESTALTEN EDITORS (DIE GESTALTEN VERLAG)

HB $120.00

Upgrade breathes new life into forgotten architecture. Past structures are consciously preserved and revamped, expanded and altered, to create something exciting and entic-ing. Farmhouses adorned with modern glass additions, factories turned into relaxing retreats or churches whose traditional lines now frame an office: Upgrade is filled with engaging anecdotes and images to inspire you for your own treasured project.

Literary YarnsCINDY WANG (QUIRK BOOKS)HB $30.00What’s the perfect gift for your friend who loves lit-erature? How about an ador-able crocheted Moby Dick? Or a delightfully miniature Elizabeth Bennet? Or an elegant and fuzzy Jay Gatsby? Literary Yarns is full of ador-able amigurumi for book lovers of all ages. The easy-to-follow patterns are drawn from 18 classic novels, plays, and poetry.

Published to accompany the internationally acclaimed exhi-bition by New Zealand pho-tographer Anne Noble, the book shows a series of por-traits of dead bees, installed as if populating an imaginary museum of the future from a time when the bee no longer exists. Thoughtful analysis accompanies Noble’s ethereal and striking images, which invite the viewer to ponder global species loss.

No Vertical SongANNE NOBLE (CCP)PB NZ TITLE $17.99

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RisingTideFallingStarPHILIP HOARE (FOURTH ESTATE)PB $32.99Hoare brings us another bril-liant water focused book. RisingTideFallingStar follows on from The Leviathan and The Sea Inside, bringing us new brilliant stories of the sea and how we connect with it. Hoare’s writ-ing takes you everywhere from suburbia, to famous artists, to natural scenery, to whales and birds crossing the oceans. This book is all at once a book of nature writing, social history, myth and storytelling, ulti-mately connecting us in sur-prising and interesting ways to our watery planet.

The Gifts of ReadingROBERT MACFARLANE (PENGUIN BOOKS)PB $8.99Macfarlane’s essay The Gifts of Reading explores the joy of giving a book and the joy of receiving the perfect book. Macfarlane shares his own experience of receiving a book from a friend at the right moment, and how it altered him and the course of his life. It is the perfect gift for any lover of books.

Fuse BoxEMILY PERKINS (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $35.00 OUT IN AUG

The Fuse Box is a collection of essays from many prestigious New Zealand writers, poets, and playwrights about the art,

the science, the drama, and the process of writing. It includes essays that explore many writ-ing issues from maintaining a flow of writing, to how to begin writing and what to write about – something for all aspiring writers. This fantas-tic and informative collection includes essays from Tusiata Avia, James Brown, Lloyd Jones, Bill Manhire, Hera Lindsay Bird, Ashleigh Young, and many more.

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen SuggestionsCHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE (FOURTH ESTATE)HB $17.99Dear Ijeawele carries on the conversation that Adichie has been having about feminism for some years now. A short book, written in the style of a letter, Dear Ikeawele covers 15 suggestions on how a mother might raise her daughter to be feminist. Adichie’s writing is clear and artful, an encour-aging, thoughtful read to inspire reflection and feminists everywhere.

OctoberCHINA MIÉVILLE (VERSO BOOKS)PB $32.99As we come to the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik uprising, Miéville offers his take on the lead up to the October Revolution. October offers a close look at the ideological battles and his-torical events that gave way to the Revolution, and then subsequent civil war, purges, starvation, and mass murder. From our informed position, we can say that perhaps the Revolution didn’t go as Lenin hoped, however Miéville sus-pends that awareness with his enthusiasm and narrative focus on 1917, possibly one of the most turbulent years in Russian history.

Sugar: The World Corrupted, from Slavery to ObesityJAMES WALVIN (ROBINSON)PB $37.99Sugar tells the history of men and women’s desire for sweet-ness and how this desire impacts us today. Walvin pro-vides a historical commentary on sugar and its social, eco-nomic, political and health impacts on society. A new sociological look at sugar and the role it has played and con-tinues to play in our lives.

A Bold and Dangerous FamilyCAROLINE MOOREHEAD (CHATTO & WINDUS)PB $38.00A Bold and Dangerous Family captures an important part of Italian and World History, the Italian resistance to Fascism. Moorehead focuses on the story of the Rosselli family, brothers Nello and Carlo, and their mother Amelia. A vivid telling of the rise of popu-list Mussolini and his violent regime, and the brave, unlikely heroics of Nello and Carlo that ultimately resulted in their assassination. This is is the third book in Moorehead’s collection on resistance movements in France and Italy and possibly her best on the subject.

He Reo WahineLACHY PATERSON (AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $49.99 OUT IN AUG

He Reo Wahine is a stunning work exploring the experience

of Maori women in colonial New Zealand; a much needed historical guide, drawing from over 500 historical texts in both English and Te Reo. He Reo Wahine brings the experi-ence of Maori women to life through their own words, fre-quently using excerpts from letters and other personal tes-timonies. A huge achievement and a book that fills a gap in New Zealand’s colonial history.

Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across WorldsANNE SALMOND (AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS)HB NZ TITLE $65.00Anne Salmond’s latest book follows her previous work in Maori and Colonial history, focusing specifically on cultural clashes and alliances in early New Zealand to present day. Tears of Rangi begins with an exploration of early encoun-ters and disputes between Maori and European settlers and continues, examining the cultural assumptions we have and our cultural heritage that influences contemporary New Zealand life.

No is Not Enough: Defeating the New Shock PoliticsNAOMI KLEIN (ALLEN LANE)PB $35.00No is Not Enough builds on many points drawn in Klein’s previous work, specifically No Logo and The Shock Doctrine. Klein states that instead of continuing to say “No” in various ways we need to find something to say “Yes” to. She argues that we need to find a social vision that is not just in reaction to something or a timid reformation of existing policies. She argues we need a strong alternative vision to the politics that saw Trump rise to power. An overall optimistic read that ends with an activist manifesto.

BehaveROBERT M. SAPOLSKY (THE BODLEY HEAD)PB $40.00Behave is a broad and impres-sive book covering all manner of scientific disciplines to try and explain human behaviour. Unsurprisingly, this is a longer read, covering neuroscience, hormones, developmental psy-chology, genetics, evolutionary psychology, all in hope of find-ing a clearer understanding of particular human behaviours. Sapolsky carries this weighty topic with great enthusiasm and quirky observations; he manages to keep the reader engaged and generally keeps his writing accessible.

Reading the RocksBRENDA MADDOX (BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING)PB $32.99Reading the Rocks tells the his-tory of the early gentlemen and women geologists of the 19th century. Maddox cap-tures these characters, women and men, making discover-ies that conflicted with many ideas around the Earth’s past. At a time when the theologi-cal world view had precedence, new and enthusiastic scientists were causing havoc to the order of things. A fascinating scientific and social history.

IrresistibleADAM ALTER (THE BODLEY HEAD)PB $40.00Irresistible, by social psycholo-gist Adam Alter, explores the rise in technology addiction and how our tech-based addic-tion is impacting society. Alter proposes that increasingly our addictions are not substance based but rather our addictive and compulsive behaviour is internet-based, whether it’s Facebook, World of Warcraft, or endlessly checking emails. Thought-provoking reading; technology is so pervasive and portable, it’s hard to not see the addictive behaviour.

NON-FICTION

Wanderlust: Hiking on Legendary TrailsCAM HONAN (GESTALTEN)HB $120.00Explore the world one step at a time – embark on trails that invite, inspire, and invigor-ate. Spectacular photography illustrates journeys to sharp summits, astonishing vistas, and phenomenal locales. Wanderlust provides maps and practical tips for long-distance trails and shorter explora-tions, suitable for both intrepid beginners and seasoned trek-kers. Featuring legendary trails from all over the world, From the Trolltunga in Norway to the Tongariro Crossing here in NZ, Wanderlust allows you to live vicariously through vivid portraits, or as impetus for your own hiking journey.

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Caravan: Dining All DayCHRIS AMMERMAN (SQUARE PEG)HB $55.00Caravan: Dining All Day is the first cookbook from the much loved New Zealand trio: Miles Kirby, Laura Harper-Hinton & Chris Ammermann, found-ers of Caravan and Caravan Coffee Roasters in London. A beautifully designed cook-book with over 100 recipes for all hours and meals of the day, including a chapter on coffee. Recipes are approachable but interesting, with many exciting flavour combinations to try.

Food as Medicine: Cooking for Your Best HealthSUE RADD (SIGNS PUBLISHING) HB $59.99Dietician and cooking-enthusiast, Sue Radd has put together a stunning and inspir-ing cookbook: Food as Medicine. Radd’s cookbook includes tasty vegetarian/vegan mains, light dishes, salads, soups, des-serts, sweet treats and snacks. There are also useful chapters

discussing research on the health benefits and impacts of particular ingredients, and other great health tips. An informative and constructive guide to health, and it all starts in the kitchen.

Project Extreme BrewingSAM CALAGIONE (QUARRY BOOKS)PB $32.99 OUT IN SEP

Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has created an easy to follow brewing guide that will inspire brewers and beer drinkers alike. Recipes include inform-ative photographs and step by step explanations to help amateur brewers make malt-syrup based and partial-grain brews. Project Extreme Brewing also includes a section on gen-eral beer styles, encouraging readers to become better beer tasters too.

Coffee StyleHORST A. FRIEDRICHS (PRESTEL PUBLISHING)HB $79.99 OUT IN AUG

Celebrated photographer Horst A. Friedrichs brings us his new book, focusing on the

culture of all things coffee. Photographs capture the world's best coffee shops, the art of coffee making, and the coffee-lovers fashion aes-thetic. A glorious study of coffee and the craft and cul-ture surrounding it – a must have for any coffee table.

Totara: A Natural and Cultural HistoryPHILIP SIMPSON (AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS)HB NZ TITLE $75.00Totara is a beautifully designed and fascinating book by Philip Simpson. Simpson shares how both Maori and the early European settlers made use of the Totara, explaining in part why these giants are not as prevalent in the New Zealand landscape as they once were. The story of this magnificent tree told by Simpson touches on the biological, social, cul-tural, and historical aspects of the Totara and its unique importance to New Zealand.

My Tiny Flower GardenMATT COLLINS (PAVILION BOOKS) HB $35.00My Tiny Flower Garden is a col-ourful and accessible how-to-guide on growing delicious, sweet smelling and bold

flowers in any space. Packed full of real life examples of wildflower meadows in a squeezed space in London, to a pick-up truck bursting full of pollinators. An essential and inspiring guide for ama-teur and experienced garden-ers alike.

The Thoughtful GardenerJINNY BLOM (JACQUI SMALL LLP)HB $79.99The Thoughtful Gardener is a beautifully illustrated and detailed account of the incred-ible creative design process of Jinny Blom. Blom is a world renowned garden designer of over 250 gardens, including several award-winning gardens. Her design process is holistic and inspiring, illustrated with many lovely photographs. The reader can take inspira-tion from Blom's principles and apply them to their own garden to create a garden that will work for them and their space, giving enormous satis-faction for years to come.

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Exit WestMOHSIN HAMID (HAMISH HAMILTON)HB $37.00This latest novel by the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a magical vision of the refu-gee crisis, riddled with ‘worm-holes’ and rips in reality, where characters travel through time and space. It is a fable, with a nod to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is also a love story, beautifully wrought.

The Wish ChildCATHERINE CHIDGEY (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY PRESS)PB NZ TITLE $30.00The Wish Child was a decade in the making and rightly won the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award. Set in Nazi Germany, this novel is a medi-tation on corrupt ideology. The main characters are two families swayed by the rhetoric. The narrator takes us into their minds to better understand their devotion to Hitler.

AutumnALI SMITH(HAMISH HAMILTON)PB $34.00The first novella of a seasonal quartet set in Post-Brexit Britain. While millions are crossing the world from parts untenable, unliveable, and in flames, the rest is deciding whether or not to open their gates to them. It is not an either/or decision. How can we live with ourselves?

BOOK CLUB

The Scorpio Book Group is a long standing bunch of bibliophiles. Every month a book, chosen by our wise and wily leader, is filleted and dissected. Here are some of our musings so far this year...

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New Nordic Gardens is filled with design principles and techniques to inspire garden-ers in Scandinavian landscape design. Annika Zetterman has divided the book in sections, focusing on a particular design philosophy and aesthetic within each section. Clearly written design principles, well illustrated; a design book for the serious designers.

New Nordic Gardens: Scandinavian Landscape DesignANNIKA ZETTERMAN (THAMES & HUDSON)HB $65.00

Kendra Wilson has cre-ated an excellent and practical resource for all would-be gar-deners and experienced gar-deners. My Garden is a Car Park and other Design Dilemmas breaks down simple, common garden problems and provides clear solutions. Sections include: I garden on rock, my garden is on a steep slope, and I am fed up with slugs! Written in a conversational style with lovely illustrations that make tack-ling those gardening problems seem possible.

My Garden is a Car ParkKENDRA WILSON (LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING)PB $29.99