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Shirl is Book Hero’s official book buyer, expanding our in-stock range and making sure the warehouse and bookstore are always full of the latest great reads. She loves modern fiction, biographies, and thrillers, and is especially excited about discovering new releases from local New Zealand authors. When she’s not reading, you’ll usually find her at CrossFit, enjoying a coffee or ice cream by the beach, or staying up late playing board games with friends or tuning into Formula One.

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    Whistler
    FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF The Dutch House AND Tom Lake 'One of the most beloved authors of her generation'Sunday Times When Daphne notices an older gentleman following her around the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, she doesn’t expect it to be Eddie – her former stepfather. Married to her mother for a short time when...
    By Ann Patchett
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    Stakes
    Read our interview with author Noelle McCarthy! A darkly funny, sparkling follow-up to the author’s bestselling memoir Grand. You have to invite him in. You have to want the vampire’s badness in the house with you. Growing up in Catholic Ireland, Noelle McCarthy is captivated by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The vampire is a risk-free fantasy, a suave alternative to the fraught realities...
    By Noelle McCarthy
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    Main Characters
    Irresistible, all-consuming and decades-spanning, this is the love story of theyear, told from the perspective of everyone but the main characters. Clara and Seb are about to fall in love.They don't know it yet.But everybody else does. When Clara and Seb meet in a quiet corner of London, it's the start of something. Shewants to be a director. He's an...
    By Bobby Palmer
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  • Heart the Lover
    'You knew I'd write a book about you someday' Our narrator understands good love stories — their secrets, their highs, and free falls. But her greatest love story, the one she lived, never followed the rules. She was in her senior year of college when star students Sam and Yash swept her into an intoxicating world of academic fervour, rapid-fire...
    By Lily King
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    Banjara
    A powerful literary debut from an astonishing new Kiwi voice, focusing on the Indo-Fijian indenture system and how it affected generations across the Pacific.Rajasthan 1888: Avani Rathod, a nomad of the Banjara community, is summoned to teach a blue-eyed colonial officer the trees of her region, but instead is misled into indenture to the sugarcane plantations of Fiji. While on...
    By Shana Chandra
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    Strangers
    The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, based on the iconic Modern Love essay in the New York Times and perfect for fans of Glennon Doyle. "A beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship" — Joyce Carol Oates How do we go on when a loved one betrays us?...
    By Belle Burden
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  • Shark Heart
    Every page bursts with heart Anthony Doerr, author of All The Light We Cannot See Compelling, moving, lyrical - Claire North, author of Ithaca and The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis. He's turning into a...
    By Emily Habeck
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    Yesteryear
    A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE — Nita Prose WICKEDLY FUNNY, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND FRIGHTENINGLY PERCEPTIVE — Abigail Dean INVENTIVE, ADDICTIVE, A WILD RIDE — Ashley Audrain SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS — Clare Mackintosh The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale — Hannah Deitch My name was Natalie Heller...
    By Caro Claire Burke
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    The Correspondent
    84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters. In her letters to family and friends, we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp—stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word. But as the clock...
    By Virginia Evans
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  • My Friends
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most...
    By Fredrik Backman
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    A Brief History of Seven Killings
    JAMAICA, 1976 Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley’s house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a dazzling display of masterful storytelling exploring this near-mythic event. Spanning three decades and crossing continents, A Brief History of Seven Killings chronicles the lives of a host...
    By Marlon James
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    Mother Mary Comes To Me
    The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things. Arundhati Roy's first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her relationship to her extraordinary, singular mother Mary,...
    By Arundhati Roy
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    Taipei Story
    TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei. Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection. But her summer of discovery quickly...
    By R.F. Kuang
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    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
    Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gaming. THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON I loved this book – Jojo Moyes This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at...
    By Gabrielle Zevin
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    Strange Pictures
    THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' — Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal 'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever' — G.T. Karber, author of Murdle A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series...
    By Uketsu
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  • Careless People
    Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...
    By Sarah Wynn-Williams
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  • The Vanishing Place
    Jane Harper's Force of Nature meets the wild and atmospheric setting of The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah in this twisty, stay-up-all-night thriller about family, love, and loyalty, and the fight for survival in the most beautiful but dangerous New Zealand wilderness. On the remote West Coast of the South Island, vast forests stretch out between mountain ranges and rugged...
    By Zoe Rankin
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  • Wild Dark Shore
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. 'At once a gripping mystery, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world, and a taut, psychological thriller, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is...
    By Charlotte McConaghy
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  • The Women
    An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture! "Utterly absorbing. Kristin Hannah is singular in her ability to tell unforgettable stories about some of the women our world has forgotten. The Women is a triumph." - Taylor Jenkins Reid 'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing 'Stuns with sacrifice....
    By Kristin Hannah
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  • Lessons in Chemistry
    The 8-million-copy worldwide and Sunday Times #1 bestseller and award-winner featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott. A New York Times Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Reader's Pick. Discover the must-read Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, the perfect uplifting summer read, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've...
    By Bonnie Garmus
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    The Book of Guilt
    In a sinisterly skewed version of England in 1979, thirteen-year-old triplets Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a New Forest home, part of the government’s Sycamore Scheme. Each day the boys must take medicine to protect themselves from a mysterious illness to which many of their friends have succumbed. Children who survive are allowed to move...
    By Catherine Chidgey
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  • All the Colours of the Dark
    A missing persons mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story - with a unique twist on each... Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken by her best friend's disappearance. Soon, she will eat, sleep, breathe, only...
    By Chris Whitaker
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  • The Midnight Library
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a profound and captivating novel that delves into the intricacies of life’s choices and their impacts on our destinies. Nora Seed’s life has been a series of disappointments and missed opportunities. Struggling with the belief that she has made irrevocable mistakes, Nora's existence takes a surreal turn when she finds herself in a...
    By Matt Haig
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  • Greta and Valdin (B Format)
    Greta & Valdin, a bestseller and international sensation, has captivated readers everywhere with its offbeat comedy and quirky goodness. Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi, who used to drive around Auckland in a ute but now drives around Buenos Aires in one. Greta is in love with her fellow English tutor Holly, who doesn't know how to...
    By Rebecca Reilly
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    Grand
    The astonishing debut memoir about mothers and daughters, drinking, birth and loss, running away and homecoming from prize-winning writer and broadcaster Noelle McCarthy. "I'll be grand, girl, I've great faith." - Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pub lounges all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and...
    By Noelle McCarthy
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  • The Wedding People
    'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN' GUARDIAN Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people — but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall...
    By Alison Espach
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    The Truth About Ruby Cooper
    The latest deliciously dark novel from bestselling author, Liz Nugent. If my sister hadn't been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family's world to implode. Across decades, the...
    By Liz Nugent
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    The Midnight Train
    When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop? No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. For Wilbur, his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in...
    By Matt Haig
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    Small Things Like These
    Set in 1985, in a small Irish town, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan tells the poignant story of Bill Furlong, a dedicated coal and timber merchant. As Christmas approaches, Bill finds himself busier than ever, delivering fuel to the cold homes of his neighbours. Amidst his routine, he begins to confront the quiet, oppressive presence of the Church...
    By Claire Keegan
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    Molka
    'Brutal and unflinching...You won't be able to look away as this book cuts you to pieces.' — Kylie Lee Baker, author of Bat Eater 'Combining feminist fury with creeping horror... Fans of Bunny will love this.' — Eve Kellman, author of How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways The new novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The...
    By Monika Kim
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  • A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
    All five of the Court of Thorns and Roses paperbacks packaged together in a gorgeous box set. "Passionate, violent, sexy and daring." —USA TODAY on A Court of Thorns and Roses Feyre is a huntress. The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed her sisters for a month. But the life of a magical creature comes at...
    By Sarah J. Maas
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  • RecipeTin Eats: Tonight
    Australia's favourite home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what's for dinner tonight ... and every night. Following on from her record-breaking first cookbook, Dinner, Nagi brings us Tonight with more than 150 brand-new foolproof, flavour-packed recipes, 800 variations on those recipes, and 3000 possible combinations that match formulas (including the world-famous Charlie sauce) with...
    By Nagi Maehashi
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  • Aroha
    Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder is an enlightening exploration of timeless Maori wisdom, intricately woven into a contemporary context. This top-selling non-fiction title from New Zealand in 2021 introduces readers to 52 traditional Maori proverbs, known as whakataukī, each offering a profound lesson for every week of the year. Dr Elder, a respected Maori psychiatrist, delves into these powerful sayings...
    By Dr Hinemoa Elder
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  • Katabasis
    'Katabasis is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'Katabasis is more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time' REBECCA ROSS 'A witty, gory, harrowing ride' LEIGH BARDUGO Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law...
    By R.F. Kuang
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    Strange Houses
    A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others. More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses. Now it's your turn.
    By Uketsu
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  • Fourth Wing
    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NUMBER ONE GLOBAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON! DON'T MISS OUT ON THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'This book contains an addictive, drug-like essence that will make you relinquish all responsibility until the very last word. Do not say I didn't warn you' Glamour 'I didn't sleep, I didn't eat, and when I finished, I...
    By Rebecca Yarros
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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK OVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022 GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022 Remarkably Bright Creatures is an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut... Memorable and tender. —Washington Post Full of heart and humour... I loved it. —Ruth Hogan...
    By Shelby Van Pelt
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  • Strange Sally Diamond
    I'm lost in admiration. Strange Sally Diamond is vivid, pacy, taut but so very moving . . . defies categorisation. — Marian Keyes Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do: to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre...
    By Liz Nugent
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    The Things We Never Say
    Internationally bestselling and prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout's new novel tells the story of a chance incident in a man's life—a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, and free will in a capsizing world. Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a...
    By Elizabeth Strout
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  • Wasgij Destiny #25 1000pc Jigsaw Puzzle - Games Night
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    Wasgij Destiny #25 1000pc Jigsaw Puzzle - Games Night
    Gathering the family around the table for a wholesome evening of board games, tea and sandwiches and records on the turntable used to be the highlight of the week. The television remained off and there wasn’t a single digital screen in sight. Games night with the family may still be a regular event, but now, new technology means we can...
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  • The Family Upstairs
    FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THEN SHE WAS GONE Olivia Colman: 'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish... I don't want to move onto the next book too soon as it feels like a betrayal.' Clare Mackintosh: 'I swear I didn't breathe the whole time I was reading it. Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.' Ian Rankin:...
    By Lisa Jewell
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  • All That We Know
    All That We Know, authored by Shilo Kino, masterfully captures the vibrant and complex essence of contemporary Aotearoa, New Zealand, threading together the intricate relations between the past, present, and future. This compelling novel boldly explores themes of identity, love, activism, and the enduring impacts of colonisation. Meet Mareikura Pohe, a young woman teetering on the edge of great personal...
    By Shilo Kino
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    Mortified
    The hilarious and heartfelt debut book from award-winning TV writer and comedian Pax Assadi A joyfully chaotic memoir about what we gain by embracing our shameful moments, from award-winning comedian and TV writer Pax Assadi.What do we lose by hiding our shame, and what do we gain by sharing it? From herding ducks across South Auckland to catastrophic culture shock...
    By Pax Assadi
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  • 7 Wonders (New Edition)
    7 Wonders (New Edition)
    Draft cards to develop your ancient civilization and build its Wonder of the World. 3-7 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Closed Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Economic Description: Make the right decisions to lead your civilization to prosperity! Lead one of the seven greatest...
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  • Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
    Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) by Junji Ito is a renowned masterpiece of horror manga, now encapsulated in a deluxe hardcover edition that combines all three volumes into one. This chilling tale transports readers to Kurouzu-cho, a small, fogbound town on the coast of Japan, where a sinister curse has gripped the community. In this eerie town, teenager Kirie Goshima and...
    By Junji Ito
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  • Codenames (2025)
    Codenames (2025)
    Codenames is a party game of wordplay and deduction, where two teams compete as rival spymasters. They give clever one-word clues to help teammates identify secret agents hidden among 25 codenames. The challenge is to avoid innocent bystanders, enemy agents, and the deadly assassin. Think creatively, guess boldly, and make contact with all your agents before your rivals do! This...
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    Seed
    An always hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking new novel from the publishers of Marian Keyes and Dolly Alderton. Seed is raw, hilarious and so lifelike I kept forgetting I wasn't reading about real people. I felt every frustration, every high and every low as if these women were my friends. A heartfelt, funny, unforgettable read. I loved it. - Rachael Johns Four...
    By Elisabeth Easther
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  • Human Acts
    Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconnected chapters, the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness, and the echoing agony of the original trauma. Human Acts...
    By Han Kang
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  • Perfection
    A razor-sharp novel from one of Italy's most exciting authors, about a millennial couple's quest for authenticity in a life designed according to social media trends. They have everything to make them happy. Expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in Berlin, in a bright, plant-filled apartment. Young, cool digital creatives, they enjoy slow cooking, Danish furniture, progressive...
    By Vincenzo Latronico
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  • Shirl's Pick
    The Black Monk
    The latest novel from Charlotte Grimshaw, best-selling author of The Mirror Book. A woman haunted by family denial, secrets and a shadowy figure . . . While her brother Cedric spirals into addiction, Alice Lidell finds herself confronted not only by his decline, but by memories of the past. From their chaotic Auckland childhood to her present day life, Alice...
    By Charlotte Grimshaw
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  • Bride
    A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast - again. Her days of living...
    By Ali Hazelwood
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  • Dishoom
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A love letter to Bombay told through food and stories, including their legendary black daal' - Yotam Ottolenghi Dishoom by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, and Naved Nasir is a richly detailed and visually stunning cookbook that invites readers on a gastronomic journey through the heart of Bombay. At its core, the book is a celebration of...
    By Shamil Thakrar and Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir
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    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid is an enthralling novel that captures the glamour and intrigue of Old Hollywood through the eyes of one of its most enigmatic stars. This gripping story delves into the dazzling yet tumultuous life of reclusive movie icon Evelyn Hugo, a woman known for her breathtaking beauty, immense talent, and unforgettable...
    By Taylor Jenkins Reid
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  • Silvercloak
    An addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fuelled by pleasure and pain, in which an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages - knowing that one wrong move will get her killed... 'An absolute masterpiece - I've never read a fantasy like it' - Imani Erriu, author of Heavenly Bodies An addictive new...
    By Laura Steven and L. K. Steven
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  • When the Moon Hatched
    When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker is a No.1 bestselling fantasy phenomenon filled with magic, dragons, and romance. “With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, this will be huge,” says Stylist. “An absolutely stunning fantasy world,” praises Raven Kennedy, author of the international bestseller, The Plated Prisoner Series. “A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants… An...
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  • See How They Fall
    See How They Fall by Rachel Paris is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The novel masterfully weaves together suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, creating a story that is impossible to put down. In the quiet town of Ashford, secrets begin to unravel when a mysterious stranger arrives. With each turn of the...
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  • The Eyes Are The Best Part
    'I was enticed from the first line' — OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 'An outstanding debut' — NEW YORK TIMES This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin... Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards New York Times Best Horror of 2024 TIME Top 100 Book of...
    By Monika Kim
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  • Fire
    From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster? On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a...
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  • Maori Made Easy
    Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of te reo Māori with Maori Made Easy by Scotty Morrison. This thoroughly engaging and accessible guide is designed for all learners, from those taking their first steps in the Māori language to those looking to refresh and expand their existing knowledge. The journey to mastering te reo Māori has never been more enjoyable...
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  • Aue
    Taukiri was born into sorrow. Aue can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight-year-old brother...
    By Becky Manawatu
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  • The Bone Tree
    A story of two brothers, born and raised in the shadow of Taranaki Maunga, from major new literary talent and No. 1 bestselling author Airana Ngarewa. Kauri and Black's mum has been gone six months now. Their dad is barely holding on and the threat of child services taking Black looms large. Kauri won't let that happen, and so he...
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  • Axeman's Carnival (B-Format)
    Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pipits – but above them all and louder, the magpies. We are here and this is our tree and we’re staying and it is ours and you need to leave and now. Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is...
    By Catherine Chidgey
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  • Where the Crawdads Sing
    #1 New York Times Bestseller A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick "I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!" Reese Witherspoon "Painfully beautiful." The New York Times Book Review For years, rumours of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast....
    By Delia Owens
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  • Heat Pedal to the Metal
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    Heat Pedal to the Metal
    Manage your race car's speed to keep from overheating. 1–6 Players  |  30–60 Min  |  Age: 10+ Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for...
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  • Poetry For Neanderthals (By Exploding Kittens)
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    Poetry for Neanderthals is a family-friendly party game similar to Taboo where players earn points by getting their teammates to guess words and phrases. The catch is that the "Neanderthal Poets" are only allowed to use single syllable words. If they use any words with more than one syllable, the other team gets to bop them with a 2-foot inflatable club. The...
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  • Whanaukai
    Delightful baking to put smiles on faces, from tried-and-tested classics to new twists on crowd-pleasers. Baking should be a simple pleasure, and celebrated baker Naomi Toilalo shares more than 70 of her tohutao reka - delicious recipes, all made without fancy equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. Bursting with bold flavours, this cheekily indulgent cookbook shows you how to make amazing sweet...
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  • Rolife Sam’s Study DIY Miniature Puzzle - (DG102)
    Rolife Sam’s Study DIY Miniature Puzzle - (DG102)
    Sam’s Study is a classic style library diy miniature house kit, full of realistic details like crowded shelves & cabinets, realistic books etc. You’ll definitely feel amazing and sense of fulfillment after finished! Art, life, philosophy, novel… You can find all kinds of books in this Sam’s Study Library DIY miniature house kit. If you love DIY and crafting, then...
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  • More Salad: Two Raw Sisters
    After the phenomenal success of Salad comes its long-awaited companion, More Salad, by the Two Raw Sisters. Margo and Rosa see the kitchen as a place to have fun and get creative. They love inspiring all eaters, every day, to embrace food by using fresh, seasonal ingredients that make you feel great. They wanted their fifth cookbook, More Salad, to...
    By Margo Flanagan and Rosa Power
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  • Earth
    From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It's the tabloid sensation of the year—two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh...
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  • Pandemic
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    Pandemic
    Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.  2-4 Players  |  45 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection Theme: Medical Description: In Pandemic, several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to...
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  • Wingspan
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    Wingspan
    Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts, researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors, seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain...
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  • All the Light We Cannot See
    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a breathtaking novel that intricately weaves together the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy during the tumultuous times of World War II. Through rich and descriptive prose, Doerr paints a hauntingly beautiful portrait of a world faced with darkness and destruction, yet brimming with moments of...
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  • Crying in H Mart
    Crying in H Mart 'fking destroyed me,' - Olivia Rodrigo 'Michelle Zauner explores what it means to cook your feelings... she uses the lens of food and cooking to explore her Korean identity after she loses her mother to cancer.' - Jungkook of BTS From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, this is an unflinching, powerful, deeply moving memoir about growing...
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  • Dune Imperum Uprising
    Dune Imperum Uprising
    In Dune: Imperium Uprising, you want to continue to balance military might with political intrigue, wielding new tools in pursuit of victory. Spies will shore up your plans, vital contracts will expand your resources, or you can learn the ways of the Fremen and ride mighty sandworms into battle! Dune: Imperium Uprising is a standalone spinoff to Dune: Imperium that...
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  • Good Things Come and Go
    With an expert eye for light and shadow, Shapiro traces the contours of sorrow, regret, and the luminous moments of bliss we hold close. Poignant, redemptive, electrifying. - Catherine Chidgey After the death of their young daughter, Penny Whittaker and Adam Riggs are struggling. Penny's lifelong dream of becoming a successful artist has stalled, and Riggs, battling an addiction to...
    By Josie Shapiro
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  • Blue Sisters
    It moved me deeply — Liv Little Deeply poignant — Harpers Bazaar Gorgeous — Raven Leilani The instant Sunday Times top ten bestseller from the author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein It will make you laugh, cry deeply, and want to call your siblings — Cosmopolitan Even better than Cleopatra and Frankenstein — Grazia The Blue sisters have always been exceptional...
    By Coco Mellors
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  • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
    Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman is a heartwarming and starkly original debut novel that takes readers on an emotional journey through the complexities of human connection and the challenges of breaking free from the confines of an isolated, routine existence. Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple, meticulously organised life. Each day she wears the same outfit to work,...
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  • Kawai
    Kawai: For Such a Time as This is the remarkable first novel by respected historian Dr. Monty Soutar, in a series that reveals the role of colonisation in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand. This compelling narrative is balanced with an honest appraisal of the country in pre-colonial times.
    By Monty Soutar
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  • It Ends With Us
    It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is a profoundly moving and evocative novel that delves deeply into the complexities of love, resilience, and the human spirit. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Boston, the story centres on Lily Bloom, a determined young woman who has overcome a troubled past to build a promising future. After escaping a small town...
    By Colleen Hoover
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  • Seriously Delicious
    Polly Markus is back with more than 70 sensational new recipes from Miss Polly's Kitchen—every one of them seriously delicious! Get ready for a mouth-watering array of recipes, perfect for weeknight meals or long lazy lunches with family and friends at the weekend. Packed with those signature punchy flavours and classics with a Miss Polly twist, this cookbook will be...
    By Polly Markus
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