Each of these vibrant, colourful books comes from an independent publisher. Helen Vivienne Fletcher finds a lot to love about them. A...

From first readers to well-developed adventure stories, Tim Gruar finds a lot to admire in these three new Kiwi junior fiction books -...

This month's batch of picture books has a lot of beauty, and a lot of adventure. Rachel Moore tells us about them. Oh, So Many Kisses! by...

This set of reviews includes everything from kidnapping to faraway kingdoms, pig-hunting to the wilds of Fiordland. Three of the books...

Every now and then I’m determined to broaden my teeteringly-high reading pile by adding in new genres. Build it out sideways for stronger...

Each of these three new non-fiction titles presents fascinating information in an engaging and imaginative way. Coincidentally, they all...

While most of our reviews are of NZ titles, occasionally we check out what is being hyped overseas. Each of these titles are the stars of...