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New book challenges COVID narrative as 1,000+ copies fly out the door

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More than 1,000 copies of the new book Heart of the Protest have been distributed across New Zealand within days of arrival in the...

AI, humanity, and the Tower of Babel

Bert Olivier -

One of the most suggestive allusions to Artificial Intelligence that I have come across lately came from Renaud Beauchard, a French journalist writing for...

The Great Reset – Alex Jones

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The Great Reset by Alex Jones In The Great Reset: And the War for the World, the most controversial man on earth Alex Jones gives...

A riveting tale of honeymoon horror

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The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas A riveting tale of honeymoon horror Embark on a gripping journey with Evelyn and Richard in The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas....

Green Dot – Madeleine Gray

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Green Dot by Madeleine Gray Hera Stephen is navigating her mid-twenties, juggling a low-paying job as a comment moderator in a chilly newsroom by day...

Wild Houses – Colin Barrett

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Wild Houses by Colin Barrett A Superb Irish Tale As Ballina gears up for its biggest weekend of the year, introspective loner Dev's quiet Friday night...

Caledonian Road – Andrew O’Hagan

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Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan In this compelling novel, five interconnected families navigate their fluctuating fortunes. Campbell Flynn, an art historian and renowned biographer of...

Has Orwell’s ‘1984’ become reality?

Bert Olivier -

To some readers it may seem like a rhetorical question to ask whether the narrative of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four (or 1984),...

Top NZ authors disqualified from book awards due to AI-generated covers

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Two acclaimed New Zealand writers, Elizabeth Smither and Stephanie Johnson, have been ruled ineligible for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards after organisers...

Author Dame Jilly Cooper dies aged 88 after fall at home

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British novelist Dame Jilly Cooper, celebrated for her witty and romantic portrayals of upper-class life in the Rutshire Chronicles series, has died aged 88...

Ukrainians up in arms over author of ‘mail-order bride Elena Zelenska’ novel

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Bloggers have accused romance writer Sophie Lark of “pro-Russian” views. A Ukrainian publishing house has destroyed books by American romance writer Sophie Lark, who was...

Homeless Souls (Horror Book 6) – Jack Freestone

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Homeless Souls, the latest novel by New Zealand author Jack Freestone is now available on Amazon's Kindle Store. Excerpt: I did end up selling some kitchen...

Meta exposé tops bestseller list despite promotion ban

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New Zealander Sarah Wynn-Williams' book Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism has debuted at number one on the New...

The books I read to my children

Alwyn Poole -

Reading is THE key to a good education. Other things matter - but reading is supreme! A few things for parents to understand: Children LOVE stories...

Ardern writes children’s book

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Jacinda Ardern is releasing her first children's book, Mum’s Busy Work. The book, which Ardern claims celebrates working mothers and their children, is supposedly inspired...

Jamie Oliver pulls children’s book after backlash from Aboriginals

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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has withdrawn his children's book Billy And The Epic Escape from sale following criticism from First Nation Australians. The National Aboriginal...

Amazon’s threefold injustice

Daniel Klein -

The book The Coddling of the American Mind, by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, appeared in 2018. It explained trends that have remade much of...

Prestigious book prize winner used ChatGPT

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Rie Kudan says about 5% of her novel was written by AI, which she claims “unlocked her creativity”. Japanese author Rie Kudan has admitted she...

The TikTok hashtag transforming the book industry

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The 'BookTok' community on TikTok is transforming the publishing and book industry. The hashtag #BookTok has amassed around 203.9 billion views and 19 million posts...

The Divinity Code – Ian Wishart

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The Divinity Code by Ian Wishart – A science-driven investigation into God, origins and belief. The Divinity Code by Ian Wishart is a meticulously researched,...

More Keira than Keira – Jack Freestone

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'More Keira than Keira' is the latest short story by New Zealand author Jack Freestone. The technology for the cloning of celebrities has arrived. All...

‘Woke’ books costing publishers a fortune – Daily Mail

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Huge advances have been paid by inexperienced editors for 'woke' books which turn out to be commercial flops. Examples reported in the UK Daily Mail...

The incredible true story of the most banned documentary in history

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Plandemic: Fear Is the Virus. Truth Is the Cure. Researching the controversy arising after the release of the viral phenomenon known as Plandemic, the most...

NZ author Jack Freestone’s new book The Great Awakening

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Set in a post-Covid dystopian future, where men sell their sperm for a small fortune, and celebrities are hunted down by revengeful mobs. One man,...

The life and times of Mr. Markle

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Could this book bring down the British monarchy? If that were to happen, it would be proof the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Spare,...

How COVID drove the world insane

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Gone Viral: How COVID Drove the World Insane Just released last week, Gone Viral: How Covid Drove the World Insane, statistics guru Justin Hart takes...

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