Authors: Lucy Hammonds , Lauren Gutsell , Bridget Reweti Reviewer: Peter Simpson

Marilynn Webb: Folded in the hills is a substantial bilingual publication to mark the monumental retrospective of Ngapuhi, Te Roroa and Ngati Kahu artist Marilynn Webb (NZOM) (1937-2021) at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Nov 2023 release

Author: Greg Ryan. Publisher: Auckland University Press.

In this extract from Chapter 2 of Continuous Ferment: historian Greg Ryan examines Aotearoa’s early days as a beer-drinking nation, exploring the trials and tribulations of importing beer by ship as well as early home and commercial brewing efforts.

November 2023 release

Summer is a busy time in the garden for Vege Patch from Scratch author Jo McCarroll. But when she’s not picking tomatoes from the vine and leaves of lettuce from her raised beds, the editor of NZ Gardener is often leafing through books. Kete caught up with McCarroll to hear her summer reading picks, top crops and a go-to tomato salsa recipe.

Author: Roger McDonald

‘The girl came aboard the Spirit of New Zealand reluctantly, a few months after she came home from a special school. She had been sent to the school to overcome problems. The difficulties were serious. They were absolutely not her fault but they’d affected her attitude and behaviour…’

Read an extract from A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the first 50 years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust.

November 2023 release