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An accomplished first volume of poetry.

Kevin Irelands 22nd volume of poetry.

His casual skill is easy to underestimate; the perfectly pitched tone of nostalgia; the deftly chosen details so evocative of time and place; the diction, which nails his scenes with such em

This, then, is not the banal lyric-play which afflicts all too many of the effete bloodless wordsmiths of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Vaughan Rapatahana, Landfall Review Online.

Judith Dell Panny With chapters by professors Sebastian Black, Paul Millar Peter Whiteford. A ground-breaking exploration of Vincent OSullivan as critic, editor, essayist, librettist, Mansfield scholar, novelist, poet and short story writer.

Edited by Tone Borren In 1812 Aart Kool was a young Dutch engineering officer in Napoleons army on the march to Moscow. Of the 600,000 troops in that infamous campaign, only 15,000 made it home. Aart was one.

Ten Khmer women tell their stories of Cambodias recent tragic past. Those who have told their stories in this book have survived against all the odds. The book is a tribute to their s

Lloyd Geering Reflections on reaching 100

The story of William Barnard Rhodes, Mary Ann Rhodes, William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse VC and William Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse RFC.

Carol Markwell Is Alice May Parkinson a feminist heroine or a callous killer or simply a desperate woman who ran out of choices  

David Barber, one of New Zealands most travelled journalists, reported from more than 50 countries during five decades as a foreign correspondent.  

Lloyd Geering Lloyds wife Shirley, having so often heard him say, I went there on me bike", insisted he record the intrepid cycling journeys he made around New Zealand as a young man in the 1930s and 40s.

After-dinner conversation turned naturally to the family and, inevitably, our mutual grandmother, Kate. I wonder who she really was, I said. Nothing seems to make any sense. Paul looked at me i

Harry Holland, edited by Dougal McNeill Unfinished at the time of his death, Harry Hollands study of Burns has remained unpublished in book form until now.

Being the authoritative history of Dr Michael John OLeary, Earl of Seacliff.

The inspiring true story of a young girls courage to overcome lifes obstacles.

Edited by Frances Edmond and Sue Fitchett One of the most significant, assured and accessible of contemporary poetic voices, and as a widely read autobiographer and commentator" Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature.

Mark Derby Like a great shining plow driven by superhuman forces, it goes tearing, ripping, swearing through the brains of men, remorselessly rooting up the evil idols and the false foundations. The ablest authors of our era it leaves far in the rear. From Arthur Desmonds publicity material for his

When Kiwi cricketers conquered the world the 1980s era of Hadlee, Crowe Co. A must for every cricket fan

Dinah has always managed to make the direst of adventures sound like a hilarious and entertaining Sunday stroll. This one is a great read and the most hair-raising of all. Thank goodness she came

A writers candid memoir

Douglas Lilburn Evocative writings about the formative years and music of New Zealands foremost classical composer, Douglas Lilburn.

In 1986 assorted material relating to Llewellyn Owen (18711950) was gifted to the Ashburton Museum, and a brief project to learn more about his life school teacher, private music teacher, compos

Don Franks Lively tales from the life of a gigging musician as few outside the business know it.