‘Everything is becoming a culture war’: Jon Ronson on conspiracies and cyclewaysAn interview with the acclaimed journalist ahead of his appearance in Aotearoa.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 21st November, 2024The Bulletin editor
‘I’ll try any synonym under the sun’: Jacqueline Bublitz’s crimes against languageThe acclaimed crime novelist on the words that make her shudder, having seven books on the go at once and more. By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th November, 2024
The case of the cursed bread: An excerpt from Una Cruickshank’s The Chthonic CycleWhat caused a whole French village to hallucinate?By The Spinoff Review of Books | 16th November, 2024
The Friday Poem: ‘FREE TRAMPOLINE’ by Sophie van WaardenbergA new poem by by Sophie van Waardenberg.By Sophie van Waardenberg | 15th November, 2024
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 15Featuring the Booker Prize winner for 2024, and further evidence of the impact of book festivals on sales. By The Spinoff Review of Books | 15th November, 2024
The case for reading books about animals wearing clothesWinnie-the-Pooh's little T-shirt represents a moral 'grey area', according to the man in charge of Gloriavale's lengthy banned books list. 'What do we gain from it?'By Claire Mabey | 14th November, 2024Books editor
‘Effortless-seeming genius’: Carl Shuker’s favourite reads and other storiesNovelist Carl Shuker on the books he’s loved from childhood to now, and the new release everybody should read.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th November, 2024⚖️
Toi Te Mana: The landmark indigenous history of Māori art has arrivedTwo authors of an extraordinary new book on the history of Māori art discuss how they approached it, and why.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 9th November, 2024⚖️
The Friday Poem: ‘COLD EROTICA’ by Loretta RiachA new poem by Loretta Riach.By Loretta Riach | 8th November, 2024Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 8A new le Carré, a book on how to get wild in Wellington, and a sumptuous local cookbook marks the start of the summer reads.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 8th November, 2024⚖️
What’s up with the curious resurrection of a beloved Wellington bookstore?Vic Books closed down in January 2023, but its website and Twitter handle have risen from the dead. What's going on?By Claire Mabey | 8th November, 2024Books editor
The ultimate holiday reads: An alphabetical guideAn A to Z of iconic books matched with iconic holiday locations.By Claire Mabey | 7th November, 2024Books editor
‘No idea I was in the presence of genius’: Sonya Wilson on her life in booksThe author and founder of Kiwi Christmas Books on unknowingly meeting a 'stone-cold genius', the book everyone should read and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 6th November, 2024⚖️
A new novel imagines a New Zealand version of the conservative South Asian grifterThere's little to like about figures like American politician Vivek Ramaswamy, but there is a lot to learn.By Brannavan Gnanalingam | 2nd November, 2024Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘THE THING IS’ by Johanna CosgroveA new poem by Johanna Cosgrove.By Johanna Cosgrove | 1st November, 2024Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 1The onward march of Intermezzo, a bundle of new releases, and Wild Robot.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 1st November, 2024⚖️
These are New Zealand’s most haunted pubsFancy some paranormal activity with your pint? Here's where to go.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 31st October, 2024⚖️
Writers pick their favourite scary stories for the spooky seasonWe asked a handful of New Zealand writers for some recommended Halloween reading. Here's what they said. By The Spinoff Review of Books | 30th October, 2024⚖️
My number one regret? My $100,000 student loanNow 48, Megan Dunn is still paying off the huge student loan she first took out when she was 17. This is her story.By Megan Dunn | 29th October, 2024Guest writer
Remembering the Waikato War, Te Riri ki Tainui'This was a defining and transformative conflict in the nation’s history … It is the story of how we got to where we are today.'By Vincent O'Malley | 28th October, 2024Guest writer
