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New Books Bulletin - May 2020
We are delighted to bring you the latest edition of our monthly New Books Bulletin, showcasing NZSA members published writing in the month of their release.
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Uncle Tino
Jane Va'afusuaga
illustrated by Nanette Lela'ulu
James and Jessie are embarrassed by Uncle Tino’s old car and the way he honks the horn loudly when he drives them to school. But when the Sāmoan culture group needs help to prepare for the end of year concert, it turns out that Uncle Tino is full of surprises.
Publication date: February 2020
Publisher: Little Island Press
ISBN: 978-1-877484-38-4
RRP: $25 NZD
Website: littleisland.co.nz
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Where The Truth Lies
Karina Kilmore
Journalist Chrissie O'Brian lands in Melbourne from NZ desperate to get her career back on track while hiding a secret past. Her investigation into the death of a wharfie becomes tangled in the tribal divides between big business, unions and media manipulation.
Publication date: March 2020
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781925685862, 9781925685879, 97181760855666
RRP: $35
Website: simonandschuster.com.au
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Mapping the Great Game: Explorers, Spies & Maps in 19th Century Asia
Riaz Dean
A fascinating story about the pioneers who explored vast regions of Central Asia, India and Tibet to create maps, and spy out the country for military and geographical reasons.
Publication date: January 2020
Publisher: Casemate (UK)
ISBN: 9781612008141
RRP: £20
Website: www.casematepublishing.co.uk
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Exploring Multicultural Poetry (Book One)
Vaughan Rapatahana
Accessible, meaningful activities to inspire young poets.
As students learn more about the poems, they will have ample opportunities to discuss and assess multicultural voices in their own communities – making the resource of great value to social studies as well.
Publication date: January 2020
Publisher: Essential Resources
ISBN: 9781776556489
RRP: $44.95 )also the price for e-book)
Website: www.essentialresources.co.nz
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Biopsies
Greg Judkins
Set in a diverse community in South Auckland, these twenty-six short stories are loosely interconnected around a fictional medical centre.
They give voice to people living with disability, conflict and deprivation, but also humour and hope in spite of uncertainty.
Publication date: April 2020
Publisher: Greg Judkins / The Copy Press
ISBN: 978-0-473-51472-3
RRP: $25
Website: gregjudkins.com
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Expert Solutions for Skin Issues
Shannon Dunn
A collection of wisdom—nuggets of skincare (and health) gold from some of the world's leading holistic skincare and health experts including Kimberly Snyder, Therese Kerr, Tyler Tolman, Lola Berry, Janella Purcell, Dr Marilyn Golden, Ross Macdougald and many others.
Publication date: 2 April 2020
Publisher: Shannon Dunn
ISBN: 979-8633499575
RRP: $14.95
Website: .shannondunn.com
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Spirits in the Bathroom
John Roche
An esoteric novel that follows one persons journey to trace his and his partners past reincarnations. Enlisting the support of a group of bathroom-dwelling Higher Beings, John humorously careers through the centuries to find where and when his relationship began.
Publication date: 23 March 2020
Publisher: AM Publishing New Zealand
ISBN: 978-0-473-51465-5
RRP: $29.99 paperback. $6.99 Kobo
Website: www.kobo.com/nz/en
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The Undertaker's Apprentice
Geraldine Oliver
Dartel was going to be an All Black, until the accident that killed his best mate, after which he found himself working for the local undertaker. Mala came from Fiji to work in Uncle and Aunt's Pukekohe dairy, from which she longed to escape. Only she wasn't sure how...
Publication date: 30 April 2020
Publisher: Pegasus Publishers
ISBN: 9781784655211
RRP: £8.99
Website: Amazon.com
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The Inside Hustle
: A Mystical Misfit's Travel Adventure Into The Unknown
Joanna Walden
This transformational travel adventure takes you on a wild ride, which is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Walden shakes off the ordinary for the extraordinary, delivering thought-provoking wisdom for the now moment with fierce authenticity, honesty and humour.
Publication date: 4 April 2020
Publisher: JLW Pubishing
ISBN: 978-0-473-51244-6
RRP: $34.99
Website: joannawalden.com
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SHIFTED
John van Zeist
SHIFTED is a philosophical and experimental novel, that reflects on a future human world in parallel realities. SHIFTED deals with the growing emotional awareness of a man and his family in a context of changing relationships, death, love and intimacy.
Publication date: 02-02-2020
Publisher: Mangaohe Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-9864565-4-1
RRP: $29,95
Website: facebook.com/FVSC.Shifted
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Do you have a new book coming out?
A current member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and want your latest work included in the next issue? Deadline for the June 2020 issue is 31 May.
This Bulletin is sent out to NZSA members, book industry stakeholders, library suppliers and Booksellers NZ (who send on to all book shops and outlets on their database).
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