New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker, with Dean Brettschneider (Penguin, RRP $35): Baking is one of those retro things that has suddenly become cool again and television has jumped on the bandwagon with New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker, which isn’t quite…
Quick and Christmassy
4 Ingredients Christmas, by Kim McCoster (Random House, RRP $35): I hate to be the bearer of bad news folks, but Christmas is just around the corner. Really, it truly must officially be the festive season because a certain large…
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99 Ways Into New Zealand Poetry
Size doesn’t matter … even in poetry This massive 624-page beast of a book looks a little daunting at first glance but don’t let the size of the thing put you off. New Zealand has a diverse range of very…
The stories behind our stamps
It’s In The Post, by Richard Wolfe (Craig Potton Publishing, RRP $40): All the emailing and texting going on these days must make it hard for the budding stamp collectors out there, which is really a shame. When I was…
Pegg’s humour shines through
Nerd Do Well, by Simon Pegg (Century, RRP $39.99): Quirky British comedian Simon Pegg has tried his hand at writing and the result is an autobiography that feels like the perfect mix of professional overview and personal emotion. Pegg is…