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New Books Bulletin - July 2021
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.
Watch #NZWritersRead on our YouTube Channel to hear authors read their new works. All NZSA authors with new work welcome to take part. |
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Falling Into Rarohenga
Steph Matuku
Tui and Kae are dragged down to Rarohenga, the Māori Underworld, and forced to navigate a shadowy realm of changing landscapes and untrustworthy characters on a life and death quest to rescue their mother. For readers 12+.
Publication date: 12 July
Publisher: Huia Publishers
ISBN: 9781775506232
RRP: $30.00
Website: Huia.co.nz
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Three Scoops: Stories from David Hill
David Hill
Three moments in time, Three stories, Three genres, Three very different writing styles…three flavours…
David Hill gives a virtuoso performance in storytelling for children, and each stands alone as a masterclass in its genre.
Coming Home, I Wish, Strange Meeting.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: One Tree House
ISBN: 9781990035029
RRP: $24.00
Website: Onetree-house.com
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Takahē Trouble
Sally Sutton
A cute, cheeky and poetic tale of friendship and adventure inspired by the true story of takahē pair Walter and Manaaki’s great escape from their predator-free sanctuary at Auckland’s Tāwharanui Regional Park. Pictures by Jenny Cooper.
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 978-1-77543-710-9
RRP: $19.99
Website: Sallysutton.co.nz
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Elastic Island Adventures: Kingdom of Blong
Karen McMillan
The latest book in the popular Elastic Island Adventures series for children aged 8 to 12. Four children discover an ‘elastic’ island that sends them pinging across the ocean to a variety of destinations. Their latest adventure takes them to the Kingdom of Blong!
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: Duckling Publishing
ISBN: 9780473561833
RRP: $19.99
Website: DucklingPublishing.com
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Theo Jessup, Teen "Gene"ius
Isaac D Lucas
A savvy teen is forced to flee when a greedy scientist hunts him down to harvest his advanced DNA as a cancer cure.
Publication date: May 2021
Publisher: Amazon
ISBN: 979-8748263047
RRP: $14.99 paperback, 4.99 Kindle edition
Website: Amazon
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BIRDSONG/ HE KORIHI
Maris O'Rourke, Claudia Pond Eyley, Stephanie Huriana Fong
Birdsong/ He Korihi is a charming rhyming bicultural bilingual (Māori/English) 1 to 10 counting book for 0-10 year olds. It is beautifully illustrated with a mix of familiar native and introduced birds - just as Aotearoa has a mix of indigenous and immigrant peoples.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: DUCK CREEK PRESS
ISBN: 978-1-927305-71-3
RRP: $19.99
Website: Davidling.co.nz
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Enough - A story about community
Sarah Johnson
Nearly enough,
sort of enough,
almost enough...
In Hana's street there is not enough, so Hana decides to do something about it. Enough is a story about community, kindness and the power of helping hands. The book was made possible with a special grant from CLNZ.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: PictureBook Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-473-55708-9
RRP: $19.99
Website: Picturebook.co.nz
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Meeting Rita
Jenny Powell
'Meeting Rita' is a collection of poems inspired by New Zealand artist Rita Angus (1908-70). Rita has shifted in time to become the poet’s friend. Exploration of the creative process underpins many of their poetic encounters.
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Cold Hub Press
ISBN: 978-0-473- 57186-3
RRP: $27.50
Website: Coldhubpress.co.nz
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the other side of better
Michelle Elvy
A hybrid collection exploring the spaces between people and place, truth and fiction.
'innovative' * 'darkly joyous' * 'breathtakingly honest and elegant'
'a collection that surprises not just because it can, but because it understands the surprises of the world'
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Ad Hoc Fiction
ISBN: 9781912095025
RRP: $30
Website: Nationwidebooks.co.nz
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Storm Surge
Melissa Gunn
It was just another rainy day in autumn when Freya's house fell into the sea.
Freya isn't your average suburban school kid– she's a demigoddess. But even a she can't hold back the sea. Urban fantasy meets climate change in this coming of age tale.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: Melissa Gunn
ISBN: 978-0-473-56598-5
RRP: $6.99
Website: Books2read.com
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Pathway To Prison - Vonnie's Story
Heather Smyth
Pathway To Prison - Vonnie’s Story, is an action-packed crime drama. The story is set in a New Zealand women’s prison. It takes you on Vonnie’s journey, from an innocent five-year-old girl to a woman and mother serving a life sentence for murder.
Publication date: March 2021
Publisher: Heather Smyth on Amazon
ISBN: 978-0-473-54769-1
RRP: $25
Website: Amazon
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Journey's End
Sue Perkins
Ash and Orm reach the end of their journey, but the strange land is inhabited by unfriendly and dangerous animals. Is this really the home of Ash's people, or has their journey been in vain? Have they failed in their quest? Will they be able to return home again?
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Caishel Books
ISBN: 978-0-9951490-2-1
RRP: $9.61
Website: kobo.com
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The Unflinching Ash
Angela Armstrong
Ash, the only she-Mystic upon the boards in witching hours, earns awe from lamp-lit crowds but scorn from the basilica. So begins a perilous quest: earn the Queen’s Seal – a badge of honour and immunity. She’ll simply have to avoid being hanged, burned or drowned first.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: NORSOU Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780473578
RRP: $24.99 (paperback
Website: Angelaarmstrongbooks.com
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The Convict Stain
David McGill
1985 Plots in Sydney to sink American nuclear warship, kidnap David Lange and destroy ANZUS. Dan Delaney’s family are involved as either protesters or protectors, compromised and potentially redeemed by the family’s convict stain.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: Silver Owl Press
ISBN: 9780995133631
RRP: $29.95
Website: davidmcgill.co.nz
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Believing In Marvels
Sarah M Bailey
A psychic in despair. A series of frightening visions. Will a teenager stake her life on discovering her destiny?
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Betty & Ida Books
ISBN: 9780473570125; 9780473570118
RRP: $4.50 Kindle, $22 Paperback
Website: Sarahmbailey.com
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On Angels Wings - My flight from trauma to grace
Gloria Masters
This extraordinary powerful story of Gloria’s journey from darkness into light is one of hope, resilience and the unrelenting power of the human spirit to survive.
It’s June 1960 and in middle-class suburban New Zealand, a child was born into sex slavery.
Publication date: May 2021
Publisher: Gloria Masters
ISBN: 978-0-473-54808-7
RRP: $29.99
Website: Gloriamasters.com
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Prague In My Bones
Jindra Tichý
One of the most influential Czechs living abroad, New Zealand author Jindra Tichý’s fascinating memoir is one of exile and survival, of distance and painful longing.
Publication date: June 2021
Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing
ISBN: 9780995143814
RRP: $45
Website: Quentinwilsonpublishing.com
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Being a Distance Grandparent - a Book for ALL Generations
Helen Ellis M.A.
Is your family geographically scattered? Has globalisation made your family a Distance Family? This book tells the candid story of how Distance Parents and Distance Grandparents struggle – and succeed – to adapt to their new reality.
Publication date: April 2021
Publisher: Nationwide Books
ISBN: 9781838167059
RRP: $38.00
Website: DistanceFamilies.com
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HEALING PROLAPSE: 100+ Affirmations for Your Journey Within
Shannon Dunn
Affirmations, when repeated often enough and with an intention to truly live their message, may become catalysts for miracles in our life. As words alone, they are words. With your voice and intention, they are gold.
Publication date: July 2021
Publisher: Conscious Life Media
ISBN: 978-0-473-57253-2
RRP: $34.99
Website: Shannondunn.com
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