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Wellington, 1942. Lorna's brothers are overseas fighting for their lives, and as war rages in the Pacific, 20,000 Marines are sent to keep New Zealand safe. The Americans find their new post strange and unwelcoming, except for the Kiwi girls…

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View fullsize NZ BOOKSHOP DAY IS TOMORROW! 🥳 We’re celebrating with lots of fun bookish things! ✨ Vanessa the face painter from @colourmebodyart is joining us at the shop from 10-12 and if you buy a children's book you can get your face painted (or your c
View fullsize ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? Can't believe it's almost been a week since we celebrated the launch of Hooked Up! 🪑 We shared this wonderful evening with the beautifully book cover/outfit co-ordinated Fiona, her publishers, her family, her friends and
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View fullsize The Vanishing Place - OUT NOW! 🌲 Zoë came up from Rotorua to celebrate the Auckland launch of her debut novel with us last night. It was lovely to have her husband and adorable children with us too, though they went home with new books - The W
View fullsize 📔We’ve had fun making Escher-like staircases out of R.F.Kuang’s new book Katabasis, published yesterday.📶 By the author of Babel and Yellowface, this book is a romance and a fantasy and Rebecca Ross says “I envy those who get to
View fullsize 🌲The Vanishing Point by Zoë Rankin is published today. 🌲🌲🏚️ Come and get it and start reading before our wonderful book launch on Friday evening when you can get Zoë to sign your copy. Do join us on the night from 6pm to hear all abo