Book of the Week: Marion McLeod reviews a thriller about a Glasgow serial killer
Marion McLeod reviews an 'icy-cold' account of a Scottish serial killer by the brilliant Denise Mina.
Books
Māori writing in 2017: Apirana Taylor on the making of his novel about two alcoholic drug addicts
All week this week the Spinoff Review of Books looks at new Māori (and Pasifika) writing. Today: Apirana Taylor backgrounds his new novel set in "the criminal underbelly of New Zealand's underworld".
The Unity Books best-selling chart for the week ending June 23
The best-selling books at the two best bookstores known to God.
The Friday Poem: 'Last words' by Bill Manhire
New verse - he wrote it on Wednesday, actually - by Wellington writer Bill Manhire.
‘A lot of it comes down to sex’: on the hot, tumultuous genius of Alex and other NZ young adult fiction
'Now I’m old and introspective and critical,' writes Scarlett Cayford, 'let me tell you why the young adult fiction penned by New Zealand women in the 90s is some of the best in the world.'
Lots of drugs, lots of rock’n’roll, almost no sex: Philip Matthews reviews a great music biography
Music memoirs are so hot right now. Philip Matthews reads one of the best new books of the bunch - a hilarious account by Will Carruthers of Spacemen 3, a "drug parakeet" who ended up digging trenches.
‘Iceland is far as you can get from here’: An essay by Dominic Hoey
A personal essay - and travelogue - by the Auckland rapper and poet about the strange making of his debut novel, Iceland.
Unity Books best-seller chart for the week ending June 16
The best-selling books at the two best bookstores in the Commonwealth.
The Friday Poem: ‘Boxing Day’ by Peter Olds
New verse, taken from the recently published collection of New Zealand political poems, by Dunedin writer Peter Olds.
You can’t always get everything you want: Deborah Coddington reviews Holly Walker
We conclude our week-long series on the new memoir by former Green MP Holly Walker with a review by another ex-MP - Deborah Coddington.
