Auckland’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedSeven of the best, most browsable secondhand bookshops Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer.By Shanti Mathias | 9th January, 2025Staff writer
Christchurch’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedFrom a carefully curated caravan to a sprawling barn of unsorted banana boxes, Ōtautahi has something for every book buyer.By Simon Palenski | 8th January, 2025
The house that books builtMy family isn't perfect. But we were all raised as readers, and for that I'm more thankful to my parents than I say.By Lucy Black | 8th January, 2025
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, 2025
Dunedin’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedThe best places in Ōtepoti to pick up everything from medical romance novels to rare first edition hardbacks.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 6th January, 2025
The most miserable and fucked-up children’s authors, ratedYou don’t have to live a haunting life of unparalleled grief and sorrow to be a great children’s author, but it helps.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 5th January, 2025Contributing writer
Page-turning rural gothic: Ash by Louise Wallace, reviewedA strong contender for the best book of 2024. By Claire Mabey | 3rd January, 2025Books editor
Cover StoryThe 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
In defence of Sally Rooney’s skinny protagonistsIf you want to read a book that makes you feel good about your body, I beg you to look elsewhere.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 29th December, 2024Contributing writer
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
What I write about when I write about mermaidsMegan Dunn on the the question of what it means to be more true to your dreams than your fears.By Megan Dunn | 27th December, 2024Guest writer
Finding Joy: The fascinating and painful life of Aotearoa’s most prolific writerJoy Cowley reveals her enthralling life story, from a difficult childhood, to getting drunk with Roald Dahl, to encountering an Arctic polar bear.By Maggie Tweedie | 24th December, 2024Guest writer
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
The Friday Poem: ‘Bejeweled log’ by Holly FletcherA new poem by Holly Fletcher.By Holly Fletcher | 20th December, 2024Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for 2024The bestselling books of the year, revealed.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th December, 2024⚖️
A book for every year of your life: Part two, ages 31 to the graveFrom Mansfield Park to Jurassic Park, some reading inspiration for every age.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 20th December, 2024Contributing writer
The best books of 2024: The people’s choiceThe results of our reader survey of the best books of the year.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th December, 2024⚖️
A love letter to my five friendsIt's all about quality over quantity.By Venetia Sherson | 14th December, 2024Contributing writer
Wasteland: A response to a university restructure'For its purposes we were not people, just dollar amounts representing the salary that might be returned to the university’s coffers once we no longer worked there.'By Hannah August | 14th December, 2024Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘Cash register ding’ by Eliana GrayA new poem by Eliana Grey.By Eliana Gray | 13th December, 2024Guest writer
