Absolute fact: These are the 20 best non-fiction books of 2018

All week this week we present the 20 best books of the year. Today: the 20 best books of non-fiction. Previously: The 20 best kids books of 2018 The 20 best poetry books of 2018 Māori Made Easy: For everyday learners of the Māori language by Scotty Morrison (Penguin, $38) Oh just give this guy a … Read more

The best books of 2017: the 20 best non-fiction books

A guide to the 20 very best books of non-fiction – essays, memoirs, biographies, even a cookbook and a self-help book for God’s sake! – published in 2017. The Mother of All Questions: Further Feminisms by Rebecca Solnit (Granta, $27) These succinct essays focus on the importance of empathy, the white noise around silence, and the silencing … Read more

The greatest New Zealand works of non-fiction ever – part two

In which we take a deep breath and declare the best 50 works of New Zealand non-fiction – books, journals, and various assorted printed material. Yow! Right then! Let us continue with the countdown to the greatest works of non-fiction ever published in New Zealand, as selected by a conscientious, hand-wringing panel of male and … Read more