Wellington’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedWhich shop is hardest to leave without a pile of hard-to-find paperbacks under your arm?By Claire Mabey | 7th January, 2025Books editor
Page-turning rural gothic: Ash by Louise Wallace, reviewedA strong contender for the best book of 2024. By Claire Mabey | 3rd January, 2025Books editor
The half-a-million-dollar decision that still haunts the book industry Narrative Muse was awarded $500,000 to boost sales of New Zealand books. It has reportedly had little, if any, impact. What went wrong?By Claire Mabey | 2nd January, 2025Books editor
The beginning of a bookClaire Mabey’s early brush with evangelical Christianity sparked a life’s fascination with the power of stories – and the fuel to write her own.By Claire Mabey | 28th December, 2024Books editor
A hater and an enthusiast review The Royal Free by Carl ShukerOur reviewers debate a new novel about a grieving copyeditor in London.By Claire MabeyBooks editor & Madeleine Chapman | 22nd December, 2024Editor
What is it about Holloway Road? The ghosts of Wellington’s most atmospheric streetWinding through the dense native bush of an Aro Valley gully, Holloway is haunted with histories both recent and ancient.By Claire Mabey | 16th December, 2024Books editor
The Spinoff’s best NZ book covers of 2024In which we judge this year's New Zealand books by their covers, and pick the top 10.By Claire Mabey | 12th December, 2024Books editor
What we thought about: Delirious by Damien WilkinsA conversation about Damien Wilkins' latest novel.By Claire MabeyBooks editor & Gabi Lardies | 5th December, 2024Staff writer
An alternative summer reading list for the prime ministerSome additions and alternatives to this year's NZIER recommendations.By Claire Mabey | 3rd December, 2024Books editor
How to start reading again this summerThis time it's really gonna happen.By Claire Mabey | 30th November, 2024Books editor