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Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Novel

Pet
by Catherine Chidgey

An unsettling, expert psychodrama in 'the intense hothouse' of a convent school.

Sue ReidyJune 9, 2023

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

The Deck
by Fiona Farrell

A New Zealand Decameron for the Covid era.

Sue ReidyApril 19, 2023

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson

Welcome to the funhouse: a novel explores lockdown.

Charlotte GrimshawApril 12, 2023

Crime Fiction Fiction Literary Fiction

The Doctor’s Wife by Fiona Sussman

A psychological thriller set in an affluent Auckland beach suburb, where a domestic drama takes a deadly turn.

Rebecca HillDecember 7, 2022

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Arms & Legs by Chloe Lane

'Something authentic, something palpable': an accomplished second novel explores fear in Florida.

Ruby PorterSeptember 21, 2022

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley

Creeping unease, swirling snow: an Otago novel centred on a frozen family home.

Sally BlundellSeptember 14, 2022

Asian Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Slow Down, You’re Here by Brannavan Gnanalingam

In the post-Covid city, be careful of what you wish for.

Todd BarrowcloughAugust 31, 2022

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Short Stories

Te Kaihau: The Windeater and Lost Possessions by Keri Hulme

New editions of a superb story collection and novella from the 80s, by the iconoclastic Booker Prize-winner.

Paula MorrisJuly 27, 2022

Fiction Literary Fiction Short Stories

Mary’s Boy, Jean-Jacques and other stories by Vincent O’Sullivan

Reviewed by Sally Blundell

Sally BlundellApril 27, 2022

Anthology Fiction Flash Literary Fiction

Breach of All Size: Small stories on Ulysses, love and Venice edited by Michelle Elvy and Marco Sonzogni

Reviewed by Guy Somerset

Guy SomersetApril 22, 2022

Literary Fiction

Pet
by Catherine Chidgey

The Deck
by Fiona Farrell

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson

The Doctor’s Wife by Fiona Sussman

Arms & Legs by Chloe Lane

Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley

Slow Down, You’re Here by Brannavan Gnanalingam

Te Kaihau: The Windeater and Lost Possessions by Keri Hulme

Mary’s Boy, Jean-Jacques and other stories by Vincent O’Sullivan

Breach of All Size: Small stories on Ulysses, love and Venice edited by Michelle Elvy and Marco Sonzogni

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