• Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

    Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

    maybe you should talk to someone

    Lori Gottlieb
    When psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb’s own world is turned upside down, she finds herself seeking out therapy for the very comfort, advice and insight she offers to her patients. Humorous, enlightening, and uplifting, the story threads reveal some of the emotional challenges of the human condition, and the potentially transformative power of being heard and understood.

  • Foster

    Foster

    Claire Keegan
    This novella by Claire Keegan sees a young Irish child sent to spend the summer in foster care with relatives, while her parents prepare for the birth of a new baby. This transient stay – a period of light and love for the young girl – contrasts with the life she has been used to, and to which she must ultimately return. Deeply moving.

  • So Late in the Day

    Claire Keegan - So Late in the Day

    So late in the Day

    Claire Keegan
    In Claire Keegan’s spare yet powerful way, she recounts the story of a young couple’s failed relationship, her astute social insights transporting the reader well beyond the confines of a single story.

  • The Cop Who Fell To Earth

    The Cop Who Fell To Earth

    Craig Semple
    After 25 years as a detective, PTSD forced Craig Semple to step away from a career he had once loved. In this honest and raw memoir, he reflects on the toll such frontline work can have on individuals. He now uses his experiences to educate communities about mental health.

  • Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

    Josie Shapiro - Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

    everything is beautiful and everything hurts

    Josie Shapiro
    This debut novel by Auckland author, Josie Shapiro, tells the story of Mickey Bloom a young woman who has a complicated and turbulent relationship with running. The sport, while ultimately liberating, is also inextricably entwined with some of Mickey’s most challenging life experiences.

  • Current Reading – Holding the ACEs

    holding the aces

    Holding the ACEs

    Glen Colquhoun
    Essential reading. New Zealand GP and poet, Glen Colquhoun, reflects on the impact adverse childhood events have had on the lives of the young people he sees at the Horowhenua Youth Health Service. Powerful, poignant, and at times a devastating read, this essay will leave its imprint. Hopefully it can serve as a catalyst for change.

  • Current Reading – A Beginner’s Guide to Japan

    A Beginner's Guide To Japan

    A Beginner’s Guide to Japan

    Pico Iyer
    Brief reflections and musings on all that is Japan, by travel writer Pico Iyer – a ‘foreigner’ who has spent over three decades living in the country, and who has a Japanese wife. Droll, fascinating, and insightful.

  • REMEMBER ME

    Remember Me

    Remember Me

    Charity Norman
    As an ailing doctor’s dementia progresses, his guard and filters dissolve, giving his daughter, who’s returned from overseas to care from him, alarming glimpses into a life he had previously kept secret.