Bound, by Vanda Symon (Penguin, RRP $30): This is the fourth book in the Detective Sam Shepherd murder mystery series and I’m pleased to report that they just get better and better. I have read two of the other three…
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Build your own cooking journal
Allyson Gofton’s Recipe Journal, by Allyson Gofton (Penguin, RRP $35): We all have our favourite recipes and have collected favourite recipes from family and friends over the years so this book is something I’m sure every home cook would find…
Practical guides in plain English
Make Your Database Your Goldmine and 101 Quick Tips: Effective Communication, both by Debbie Mayo-Smith (Penguin, RRP $40 and $25.95 respectively): Debbie Mayo-Smith has written a lot of books on a lot of topics but all of them are aimed…
Tweaked, tightened and tweeted
Twitterature, by Alexander Aciman & Emmett Rensin (Penguin, $19.95): If you’re one of those people who knows you should take the time to read the classics but just don’t have the time to spare, this could be the book for…
Kiwi colloquialisms distract
Containment, by Vanda Symon (Penguin, RRP $28): There’s no doubting Dunedin-based author Vanda Symon’s talent as a writer and I certainly enjoyed most of this book, the third to feature stroppy chick/newbie detective Sam Shepherd. However, I don’t know that…
Murder mystery that delivers
The Dead Room, by Chris Mooney (Penguin, RRP $25): I enjoy a good old-fashioned murder mystery and this book certainly delivers plenty of murder and mystery. This is the third book to feature CSI Darby McCormick, a ballsy woman law…
Carving up her goals
Cleaving, by Julie Powell (Penguin, RRP $37): By now, most people will know the name Julie Powell, her efforts to work her way through Julia Child’s recipes having been immortalised on film in Julie & Julia. This time around Powell…
Cooking up a change
Julie & Julia, by Julie Powell (Penguin, RRP $28): Julie Powell wasn’t happy with her life. Living in a pokey New York apartment and simply getting on with the daily grind, the author felt like life was passing her by.…
Good book for budding cooks
Let’s Cook: Tasty recipes from Wattie’s Project Cook (Penguin, RRP $30): This is the perfect book if you’ve got any budding cooks in your house. Let’s Cook features more than 70 recipes written for young cooks (or even grown-ups who are…
Another triumph from Alison Holst
Fast & Fun Family Food, by Alison Holst (Penguin, RRP $35): Alison Holst wrote her first best-selling cookbook the same year I was born so it’s safe to say I’ve grown up with her recipes. Her latest book is a…