Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Welcome to Sotheran's, the oldest, most bonkers bookshop in the country, with its bizarre clientele, suspicious cupboards, unlabelled keys, poisoned books, some things that aren't even books, and deeply eccentric staff. Think Diary of a Bookseller but with quite a lot more Bernard Black.Some years ago, ...Show more
A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
'I breathed in stories, as soon as I breathed in air. Sometimes I think I wasn't born, but I just came out of an ink blot.' As well as her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel long contributed to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she f ...Show more
Everything I Know About Books: An insider look at publishing in aotearoa by Edited by Odessa Owens and Theresa Crewdson
$35.00 NZD
Category: Literature & the Arts
A wide range of publishers, illustrators, poets, publicists, designers and award-winning authors such as Ashleigh Young, Anahera Gildea, Michael Bennett, Paula Morris, Selina Tusitala Marsh discuss their writing. Covering a blend of genres, including advice, poems, listicles, creative insights, graphi ...Show more
The Art of Libromancy: On Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-first Century by Josh Cook
$35.00 NZD
Category: Essays
The essays in The Art of Libromancy explore the politics, philosophies, technologies, emotional experience, and craft of selling books in the twenty-first century. In a society filled with misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and propaganda, true storytelling and story-reading are more ...Show more
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross
$45.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts - and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities. Many of us think of the arts as entertainmen ...Show more
Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan
$30.00 NZD
Category: Literature & the Arts
A story of ambition, obsession and alphabetical orderMost of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. Here we might find Butcher ...Show more
All Sorts of Lives - Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Risking Everything by Claire Harman
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
Published to celebrate Katherine Mansfield's centenary, this is a compact but comprehensive new portrait of her life, work, relevance and wonderfully inspiring personality. Restless outsider, masher-up of form and convention, Katherine Mansfield's short but dazzling career was characterised by struggle, ...Show more
Patterns of Portugal: A Journey Through Colors, History, Tiles, and Architecture by Christine Chitnis
$65.00 NZD
Category: Literature & the Arts
A vibrant tour of Portugal, featuring more than 200 photographs that bring to life one of the most beautiful countries in the world. In this gorgeous book, writer and photographer Christine Chitnis invites you to celebrate the unique, timeless beauty of Portugal through the stunning designs and hues th ...Show more
The Astronomers' Library: The Books that Unlocked the Mysteries of the Universe by Karen Masters
$65.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Liber Historica Ser.
Indulge in this collection of the best astronomy books from the past 800 years. The Astronomers' Library is a rich history of astronomy (and astrology) publishing across Europe. This is a carefully selected arrangement of publications from all over the continent - Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, ...Show more
What's the Point of Art? by DK
$38.00 NZD
Category: Literature & the Arts
Discover why we create art and why it matters Get ready for a fun-filled illustrated journey through art! From cave paintings to abstract sculptures, explore how artists were inspired by the world around them, how their techniques and styles evolved over time, and how their art changed the world. Why is ...Show more
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World by González Macías
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
There is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. They have been the homes and workplaces of men and women whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives from cruel seas. Yet while that way of life fades away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we s ...Show more
Ballet by LEO MASON
$60.00 NZD
Category: Literature & the Arts
Live performances allow us to admire ballet's visual splendor from afar, but rarely are we given the opportunity to study dynamic poses, leaps and lifts in intimate, close-up detail. An inspirational companion for dance aficionados, performing arts enthusiasts and keen photographers, Ballet captures awe ...Show more