A book is to read.A book belongs in a library, on a bookshelf, in a bookshop, in your house.A story belongs wherever a story belongs.If it’s Sunday and raining, a book is the perfect thing. Even a sma
Jenny Bornholdt is the major New Zealand poet of her generation. Her new Selected Poems provides a full representation of her work through nine collections and nearly thirty years. Favourite short poe
The six long poems which make up The Rocky Shore were written over the course of six years. Together, they are as much autobiographical essay as long poem.
Exploring the concept of memory, this collection of poetry delves into the remembrances that live and grow within families as well as those that are inspired by rediscovered children’s songs and stori
The baby wants breakfast so Malcolm gets out of bed to get started. Then in comes Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alice—they’re hungry too. And Conrad from next door and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a r
The poems in this book record the experiences of the poet and her family through the Mediterranean summer while she held the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship in Menton, France. The book begins, however,
A sparkling new collection from one of New Zealand's most popular and widely read poets. Her first collection in five years, These Days will be snapped up by Bornholdt's fans and delight the critics.
This anthology includes memoirs, stories, and poems written in France by some of New Zealand's greatest writers—among them Janet Frame, Allen Curnow, James K. Baxter, and Michael King. French writers—
