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Essays Nonfiction

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by Flora Feltham

Evocative essays on 'memory, remembering, and personal history'.

Sara BucherAugust 2, 2024

Art History Māori Military Nonfiction

Te Ata o Tū / The Shadow of Tūmatauenga
by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice

Stunning objects from Te Papa that provide 'a much-needed corrective and fact-based lesson in our own history.'

Hamish ConeyJune 12, 2024

Art Biography Māori Nonfiction Photography

Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
by Paul Moon

An account of a photographer who 'lived and worked in the epicentre of a cultural debate'.

James LittlewoodJune 7, 2024

Memoir Nonfiction

First Things: A Memoir
by Harry Ricketts

'Resilience and honesty lift from every page' of this coming-of-age memoir.

Stephanie JohnsonJune 7, 2024

Anthology Essays Memoir Nonfiction

Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent
ed. Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien & Kathryn Van Beek

A 'kaleidoscopic' collection of essays and 'a testament to the various connections that shape our lives'.

Sara BucherJune 5, 2024

LGBTQIA+Māori Memoir Nonfiction Politics Society

Hine Toa: A story of bravery
by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku

A compelling memoir: 'vital to write, vital to publish and vital to read.'

Paula MorrisMay 24, 2024

Illustrated Nature Nonfiction Science

Six-legged Ghosts: the Insects of Aotearoa
by Lily Duval

A visually stunning' account of our insect world, 'part story, part history, part philosophy'.

Amy McDaidMay 15, 2024

Art History Māori Nonfiction Photography Society

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
ed. Catherine Hammond and Shaun Higgins

'Mirror and portal': photographing New Zealand people and places in the nineteenth century

Joyce CampbellMay 14, 2024

History Māori Nature Nonfiction Science

Hard by the Cloud House
by Peter Walker

'Like a dagger at a pyjama party': the histories of a giant raptor.

Sally BlundellMay 14, 2024

Art Illustrated Memoir Nonfiction

Dear Colin, Dear Ron: Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly
by Peter Simpson

The 'illuminating' record of a long friendship and forty years at the heart of New Zealand visual art.

Leonard BellApril 29, 2024

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