Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, Khmer

We have many new Chinese and Russian language books in our Community languages section. There are also 10 new romances in Tagalog and some books in Khmer.

Sweep of landscape

Check out our newest New Zealand books for information on richly feathered cloaks, the entrepreneurial activity of Maori in the early colonial period, tramping tips, the making of Levin, pioneering women, the paintings of Harold Coop, NZ design and more.

The extinction of blondes

From our latest contemporary fiction: a charismatic but twisted animal trainer, alligators running amok, the true story of shy Otaku computer geek Train man's crush, the mysterious Tunguska Event and balloonists.

Squiggles and swirls

Crochet for your pet, construct fun fabric flowers, create tessellating quilt designs, knit an itty bitty hat, give eco-friendly gifts, maximise your scrapbook stash, embroider wackily and wildly. Visit our new craft recent picks for more ideas.

Mnemonic wisps of mental perfume

Travel to the mythical America of modern crime fiction, spend sunrise with seamonsters, visit NZ's wondrous caves that glow, and read about the cringe-inducing antics of women on the road in our new travel books.

Attack of the buffer overflow

Flash 8, resumes, privacy, family websites, openoffice.org 2, LAMP, Photoshop CS2, Ajax, SQL server 2005 ... what more could you want than our new computer books. Well, I, for one, would like a pet tiger, but I'll settle for an Ubuntu book.

A radically better world

The subjects of our latest popular non-fiction eat twelve meals a day, fall in passionate love, attend seances delivered by tricksters, dream of Utopias, judge people by their cars, and enact destruction.

Sparrows on a string

Victorian England is the subject of our latest history feature. From fops and dandies to thieves and urchins, it was a time of contrasts. We recommend some of our favourite books, including Henry Mayhew's remarkable work of oral history, 'The London underworld in the Victorian period: authentic first-person accounts by beggars, thieves, and prostitutes.'

Faith, greed and wanderlust

Crusaders, Phoenicians, Borgias, Polish Jews, Einstein and Katherine Howard are among the subjects of our latest history picks.

Happiness is eating a little grass at sunrise

Meet a witch who has banned frogs' legs from her potions and refuses to frighten children, and Millet the chick who wants to be a duck, and Pirate Bob's best pal, scurvy-afflicted Yellow Jack, and an elephant driving a fire engine. All in our latest kid's picture books

Make glow-in-the-dark gherkins

In our new teen books, the gang are on the run from a school full of psycho teachers, a top sports journalist learns about the power of the occult, Sky inhabits the body of a Viking ancestor, and rowdy Ophelia falls for the captivating prince.

An occasional reluctant sleuth

The dark secrets of a mysterious Guild. A reformed pickpocket. A vile pirate eavesdropping at a porthole. The only talking dog in Australia. To learn more, check out our latest children's fiction.

Divorce and children

For our latest In the news feature, Divorce and Children, we have selected some of the most useful books, journal articles and webpages.

Become a pineapple picker

From the lightning-struck face of David Bowie to Marlene Dietrich in Dior; from Disney's 'Ladies-in-Hating' to a lawless gunslinger spreading mayhem. Our buyers have diverse tastes - check out their latest picks.

What is an emirp?

All these and more in our new Children's non-fiction.

Pre-wedding hair regime

Looking for a copy of 'Sheep may safely graze' by Bach to walk down the aisle to? Concerned that your lack of interest in the bridesmaids' shoes might offend them?
Our new weddings page will help you with wedding music, etiquette, hair and make-up, dresses, readings, ceremonies and more.

Glowing skin

Our latest travel page feature is on tropical holidays. Our latest health page feature is on skin care.

A bizarre Zen Monk

An escaped pride of lions in Baghdad, kid geniuses, a dutiful Samurai and a frontier town full of vampires are among the joys awaiting you in our newest graphic novels.

Folk off

Stargazers, flowery eventides and prisoners. Our latest radio show on Access 783AM explores folk music, both new and trendy and not-so. For more information, check out the radio show track-list on our popular music page.

Proper footwork

Surfing, tag-rugby, horsemanship, volleyball and bridge are among the topics of our latest sport and fitness recent picks.