Dunedin’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedThe best places in Ōtepoti to pick up everything from medical romance novels to rare first edition hardbacks.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 6th January, 2025Contributing writer
The most miserable and fucked-up children’s authors, ratedYou don’t have to live a haunting life of unparalleled grief and sorrow to be a great children’s author, but it helps.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 5th January, 2025
Page-turning rural gothic: Ash by Louise Wallace, reviewedA strong contender for the best book of 2024. By Claire Mabey | 3rd January, 2025
Cover StoryThe half-a-million-dollar decision that still haunts the book industry Narrative Muse was awarded $500,000 to boost sales of New Zealand books. It has reportedly had little, if any, impact. What went wrong?By Claire Mabey | 2nd January, 2025
In defence of Sally Rooney’s skinny protagonistsIf you want to read a book that makes you feel good about your body, I beg you to look elsewhere.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 29th December, 2024
The beginning of a bookClaire Mabey’s early brush with evangelical Christianity sparked a life’s fascination with the power of stories – and the fuel to write her own.By Claire Mabey | 28th December, 2024Books editor
What I write about when I write about mermaidsMegan Dunn on the the question of what it means to be more true to your dreams than your fears.By Megan Dunn | 27th December, 2024Guest writer
Finding Joy: The fascinating and painful life of Aotearoa’s most prolific writerJoy Cowley reveals her enthralling life story, from a difficult childhood, to getting drunk with Roald Dahl, to encountering an Arctic polar bear.By Maggie Tweedie | 24th December, 2024Guest writer
A hater and an enthusiast review The Royal Free by Carl ShukerOur reviewers debate a new novel about a grieving copyeditor in London.By Claire MabeyBooks editor & Madeleine Chapman | 22nd December, 2024Editor
The Friday Poem: ‘Bejeweled log’ by Holly FletcherA new poem by Holly Fletcher.By Holly Fletcher | 20th December, 2024Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for 2024The bestselling books of the year, revealed.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th December, 2024⚖️
A book for every year of your life: Part two, ages 31 to the graveFrom Mansfield Park to Jurassic Park, some reading inspiration for every age.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 20th December, 2024Contributing writer
The best books of 2024: The people’s choiceThe results of our reader survey of the best books of the year.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th December, 2024⚖️
A love letter to my five friendsIt's all about quality over quantity.By Venetia Sherson | 14th December, 2024Contributing writer
Wasteland: A response to a university restructure'For its purposes we were not people, just dollar amounts representing the salary that might be returned to the university’s coffers once we no longer worked there.'By Hannah August | 14th December, 2024Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘Cash register ding’ by Eliana GrayA new poem by Eliana Grey.By Eliana Gray | 13th December, 2024Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 13New short stories from Owen Marshall, and the finale to a sci-fi series that fans have been hanging out for. By The Spinoff Review of Books | 13th December, 2024⚖️
The Spinoff’s best NZ book covers of 2024In which we judge this year's New Zealand books by their covers, and pick the top 10.By Claire Mabey | 12th December, 2024Books editor
‘A sick wish fulfilment fantasy, so badly written’: Harry Ricketts’ biggest book regretThe writer and professor shares some of his favourite books – and the one he'd purge from his memory if he could.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 11th December, 2024⚖️
The Spinoff’s best NZ books of 2024This year's best local fiction, nonfiction and poetry for adults and children, as chosen by our panel of readers. By The Spinoff Review of Books | 10th December, 2024⚖️
