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New Books Bulletin - September 2019
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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Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime
Penelope Jackson
This is an international study, cataloguing art crimes under familiar tropes such as vandals and thieves, but also as mothers and professionals. Explores how art crimes committed by women differ in motivation, scale, and results when compared with men.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 978-3-030-20765-6
RRP: $45
Website: https://www.palgrave.com/
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KEA : Curiouser and Curiouser
Annemarie Florian
Rich illustrations and an engrossing story, guided by a light and droll kea monologue, blend seamlessly together to reveal an intelligent and intriguing bird, struggling for survival. Ages 7+
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
ISBN: 9781869665111
RRP: $26.99
Website:
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AUP New Poets 5
Carolyn DeCarlo, Sophie van Waardenberg, Rebecca Hawkes
Relaunching this year under the editorship of Anna Jackson and with a bold new look, AUP New Poets 5 includes substantial selections from the poetry of Carolyn DeCarlo, Sophie van Waardenberg and Rebecca Hawkes.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: Auckland University Press
ISBN: 9781869409036
RRP: $30
Website: https://store.press.auckland.ac.nz/
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The Ash, the Well and the Bluebell
Sandra Arnold
The Ash, the Well and the Bluebell spans three centuries and three countries, exploring the love and history that makes a community and the hate and secrets that can destroy it.
Publication date: 15 August 2019
Publisher: Makaro Press
ISBN: 9 780995 119123
RRP: $30
Website: makaropress.co.nz
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Mrs Battleship
Tim Tipene
MRS BATTLESHIP is a book for younger readers aged 5-10. These 7 stories are memories from Tim's early life, his family, the teachers who made a difference. Tim experienced violence at home, but ultimately chose a different path. Funny, sad and heart-wrenching. Teachers notes.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: One Tree House
ISBN: 978-0995-1067-9-6
RRP: $22.00
Website: http://www.onetree-house.com
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Fast Fibres Poetry 6
Edited by Piet Nieuwland & Olivia Macassey
Fast Fibres Poetry showcases the depth and diversity of poetry written by 55 poets with a Northland connection.
These include Vaughan Rapatahana, Jac Jenkins, Anne-Marie Te Whiu and Murray Edmond, as well as new comers like Loren Thomas and Julia Barber.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: Fast Fibres Poetry Whangarei Aotearoa NZ
ISBN: ISSN 2382-1507
RRP: $10
Website: fastfibres.wordpress.com
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The Alexandrite
Dione Jones
Who is the stranger found dead in the woods, outside Pamela Lady Scawton's family home? Why was he carrying a stone that changes colour and a threatening letter?
Set in England and New Zealand, the novel is a story of class conflict, hidden sins, and deceit.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: Cloud Ink Press
ISBN: 978-0-473-48330-2
RRP: $29.95
Website: https://www.cloudink.co.nz/product-page/the-alexandrite
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Hindsight
: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand's History
Mandy Hager
Hindsight gives a retrospective look at 4 key events which have been pivotal in the development of our nationhood and our cultural identity. Votes for Women, The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, 1981 Springbok Tour and the Dawn Raids. Designed by Vasanti Unka.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: One Tree House
ISBN: 978-0-9951065-4-3
RRP: $40
Website: www.onetree-house.com
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Poetry in Multicultural Oceania Book Three
Vaughan Rapatahana
This is the third book in the poetry teaching resource series, incorporating poems by 17 poets from varied cultural backgrounds, along with sets of exercises for each poem, The activities include warm-up and follow-up work, as well as exercises on vocabulary, structure, imagery, language use, understanding themes, and evaluation of the poem.
Publication date: 20 July 2019
Publisher: Essential Resources
ISBN: 9781776556014
RRP: $44.95 NZD
Website: www.essentialresources.co.nz
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Loss Adjustment
Linda Collins
Loss Adjustment is a mother’s recount of the suicide of her daughter, Victoria McLeod, aged 17, in Singapore. Victoria left behind a remarkable journal of her final months. Linda Collins, her mother, from New Zealand, has woven these into her memoir, which is at once cohesive, yet fragmented, reflecting a survivor's state of mind.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: Ethos Books Singapore
ISBN: 978-981-14-1477-0
RRP: $22.47
Website: www.ethosbooks.com.sg
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Ringlet and the Day the Oceans Stopped
Felicity Williams
An eleven-year-old mergirl has better things to do than save the oceans from deadly stagnation. Except there's no one else. And worse still, something monstrous is hellbent on stopping her. It's Ringlet against time and tides and there's not much left of either.
Publication date: July 2019
Publisher: Cuba Press
ISBN: 978-0-9951197-2-7
RRP: $24.99
Website: www.felicitywilliams.nz
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Where Oceans Meet and other stories
Heather McQuillan
Deeply absorbing, these short short stories creep under your skin with their pressing sense of longing. The gaps between people – and the spaces between the words on the page – bring characters and moments to life. A collection of flash fiction.
Publication date: September 3, 2019
Publisher: Reflex Press
ISBN: 9781916111516
RRP: $27.50 NZ
Website: www.reflex.press/product/where-oceans-meet/
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The Year of the Fox
Merren Tait
When Nancy Myers starts her New Life with a wild leap of faith and hammer in hand, she discovers: a) Princess Layer is a great name for a chicken, b) men who look good in gumboots are Dangerous, c) it pays to watch for neighbours when bathing naked in your sheep trough.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: Lola Publications
ISBN: 978-0-473-47626-7
RRP: $25
Website: https://merrentait.com
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Isolation
Sue Towler
A fictional story based on fact, inspired by a true story. It tells of the life, struggles and bravery of a young woman who came to NZ with her husband in the mid 1800’s and lived in an isolated valley in the depths of the Canterbury high country.
Publication date: July 2019
Publisher: Sue Towler
ISBN: 978-0-473-48166-7
RRP: $35
Website: https://www.sue-towler.com/
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Body-Hopping Hysterics
Tom E. Moffatt
Not all superpowers are a good thing. Especially NOT if your mum has them. Or if they’re fuelled by embarrassment. And what if you can’t find your way back home?
Jump out of your skin with these hilarious short stories, but don’t leave your body unattended for long!
Publication date: July 2019
Publisher: Write Laugh Books
ISBN: 978-0-9951210-0-3
RRP: $18.99
Website: https://www.tomemoffatt.com/
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Kia Kaha Celebrates Chinese New Year
Clare Erasmus
Kia Kaha sets off to celebrate Chinese New Year. He travels to China to experience the colours, food, sights, and sounds of this exciting time, celebrating with a good friend and making new friends along the way.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: CKJ Publishers
ISBN: 9780473469542
RRP: $20-$25
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Kia-Kaha-the-Cathedral-Mouse-184544648318344/
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CITYSCAPES
Alexandra Fraser, Michael Giacon, Lincoln Jaques, Denise O'hagan, Maris O'rourke, Gillian Roach
Cityscapes features 40 poems by the Isthmus Poets, six graduates of the AUT MCW programme. Cityscapes roams the globe, from Santiago to Delhi, Hanoi to Hamilton, Valparaiso to New York, Beijing to Zagreb - while never losing sight of events and issues closer to home.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: GTMpress
ISBN: 978 0473 488 499
RRP: $10
Email: Morourke@hotmail.co.nz
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Scary Tales - Rhymes for Brave Children
Judi Billcliff & Deborah Hinde
This fabulously funny collection contains familiar rhymes that have been fractured and reshaped into something quirky and ever so slightly spooky.
There's also a fun Did you know? section, Ghostly Jokes and Activities for children (and parents) to enjoy.
Publication date: September 2019
Publisher: PictureBook Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-473-48304-3
RRP: $19.99
Website: https://www.picturebook.co.nz
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Passion, Fashion & Heart
Christina Kilmister
The real life journey of a passionate fashion-obsessed designer, leaving a corporate career to chase her dream.
Follows five women from all walks of life as they share their confronting, personal stories as they learn how to dress, love their shape and themselves.
Publication date: March 2019
Publisher: Heartspace Publications
ISBN: 978-0648488903
RRP: $30.85
Website: www.christinakilmister.com
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The Star of the South
Ron Palenski
A history of the Evening Star, the Dunedin afternoon newspaper from 1863 until 1979, including a chapter on the first newspapers in the southern South Island.
Publication date: August 2019
Publisher: Allied Press
ISBN: 978-0-473-48444-6
RRP: $29.95
Website: www.alliedpress.co.nz
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The War of Gwylim Harris
Angela Yeoman
Published as a ebook in April 2019, The War of Gwylim Harris has won a silver medal in the 2019 Global Ebook Awards (Historical Literature Fiction - Contemporary category). Visit and Amazon.com.
Publication date: 15 April 2019
Publisher: Angela Yeoman
ISBN: 978-0-473-47179-8
RRP: $2.99 USD
Website: www.praxeum.org
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REFLECTIONS ON THE TRANZALPINE
: Kiwis, Art, Death, Coffee, Sex
Nick Spill
Kiwis, art, death, coffee, burning books and sex. Nick Spill meditates on his return to New Zealand to give a talk at the Auckland Art Gallery and includes new stories about NZ artists and writers and original photographs. Available only as an e-book on Kindle.
Publication date: July 2019
Publisher: Nick Spill
ISBN: ASIN: B07VP9H8L7
RRP: $2.99
Website: www.amazon.com//dp/B07VP9H8L7
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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 next issue: 27 September
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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