Archive for January, 2017

Deborah Challinor takes No 1 spot again

January 26, 2017
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Deborah Challinor takes No 1 spot again

Hamilton-based author Deborah Challinor has done it again: Neilsen Book Scan numbers for overall sales over the past calendar year show she is our No 1 bestselling New Zealand novelist for 2016, the second year in a row. Challinor has a PhD in history and has penned 13 bestselling period history novels. Her first...

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On the bookshelves: February 2017

January 25, 2017
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On the bookshelves: February 2017

New releases coming in February. FICTION Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman: Introducing an instant classic—the master storyteller presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths (Bloomsbury, RRP $30). Love, Lies and Linguine, by Hilary Spiers: The follow-up to Hester & Harriet finds delightfully irascible sisters on the move . . . which just goes...

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