The year Google taught us how to cook

In this cursed annum, when that purest of joys – being fed by someone else – was briefly snatched away from us, we turned in desperation to our lord and saviour, the world wide web.  It seems unfathomable now, but for 41 long days across March and April, we had to cook. Remember that? No … Read more

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending 6 November

The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1  Me, According to the History of Art by Dick Frizzell (Massey University Press, $65) From thenews.co.nz: “The aim of the … Read more

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 9

The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1  Short Poems of New Zealand by Jenny Bornholdt (Victoria University Press, $35) “Initially, she thought of six lines and under … Read more