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Essays Nonfiction

The Beautiful Afternoon
by Airini Beautrais

Dazzling essays that 'explore not just personal experience but travels in knowledge'.

Anne KennedyApril 5, 2024

Memoir Nonfiction

Do You Still Have Time for Chaos?
by Lynn Davidson

A 'discursive exploration of belonging and not belonging, of the pull of home and the play of history'.

Sally BlundellFebruary 21, 2024

Art Essays Illustrated Literature Memoir Music Nonfiction Pasifika Photography Society

Pacific Arts Aotearoa
ed. Lana Lopesi

A journey through dozens of art forms and artists who 'powerfully assert Pacific identities on their own terms'.

Andrea LowDecember 22, 2023

Essays History Nonfiction Pasifika Society

An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays
by Damon Salesa

A 'profound' and insightful book that traverses the 'biggest thing on earth'.

Amanda Sullivan LeeDecember 15, 2023

Children Graphic Memoir Illustrated Nonfiction Pasifika

Wot Knot You Got? Mophead’s Guide to Life
by Selina Tusitala Marsh

From 'a wonderful agony aunt for the country’s tamariki', a creative workbook on empowerment.

Ant SangDecember 13, 2023

Art Climate Gardens History Illustrated Māori Nature Nonfiction Pasifika

Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
ed. Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yates.

The 'uniqueness and wonders of the plant world' celebrated in abundance.

Joyce CampbellDecember 8, 2023

Art Biography Illustrated Nonfiction

Gretchen Albrecht: between gesture and geometry
by Luke Smythe

The 'best and most comprehensive piece of writing on Albrecht’s art and career'.

Leonard BellDecember 6, 2023

Essays History Māori Nonfiction Society

Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings 1980 – 2020
by Anne Salmond

'It is impossible to overstate the social and political value of this book.'

Alison JonesNovember 24, 2023

History Military Nonfiction Society

Abolishing the Military
by Griffin Leonard, Joseph Llewellyn and Richard Jackson

Can Aotearoa make 'a genuine contribution to international peace and security'?

Mackenzie SmithNovember 17, 2023

Art Illustrated Māori Nonfiction

Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists
by Baye Riddell

Artists 'as trailblazers in Māori culture': a celebration of 'muddies'.

Ngarino EllisNovember 10, 2023

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