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It’s March now here in New Zealand and the official start of autumn. Although the days are still warm, the early mornings have a decided nip in the air and the leaves have just started to turn. It’s the perfect time to reflect back on a summer of reading and decide on some standout books.
Read MoreNestled beneath the Remutaka ranges with a pristine night sky twinkling overhead, Featherston is an hour away from New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. Featherston might be small, it only takes two minutes to drive through, but it is mighty. New Zealand’s only book town, it has SEVEN bookshops, the world’s only surviving Fell Locomotive and one of the finest cheese shops I’ve ever set foot in.
Read MoreAs a reader, I am completely unfaithful to any one genre. I love anything from middle-grade fantasy to historical fiction. The only genres I don’t read a huge amount of are romance and pure science-fiction, mainly because the only thing worse than badly written sex is badly written sex with androids. So my top 2020 reads are a mixed bag, but each of them has left its mark in one way or another.
Read MoreFancy a whistle-stop tour of the Coromandel with a bookish twist? Here are some of my favourite bookshops in the Coromandel and Mercury Bay must-dos
Read MoreWhere should you go if you find yourself in the city of sails for a day with an empty tote-bag and the time to fill it with books? Here are my four favourite bookshops in Auckland (so far!)
Read MoreWell here I am gurning away, but I had genuinely had the best of afternoons listening to Annabel in conversation with David Cohen about Bella, her new memoir
Read More2020 is feeling like the year of outstanding debuts and I’ve been privileged to read some fantastic works, particularly of non-fiction and memoir, by first-time New Zealand authors.
Read MoreRaglan is a small town on the west coast of New Zealand, about 45 minutes drive from Hamilton and 2 hours south of Auckland. Known locally for its fantastic coffee, surf and laid-back vibe, Raglan is also the perfect place to combine the beach and book shopping.
Read MoreNote to self, never chose to start a road trip at the height of rush hour in Auckland…..but it was so worth it to reach the small seaside town of Omapere
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