The best new crime and thriller books to read in June 2025
June’s crime and thriller releases bring plenty to keep pages turning. From whip-smart debuts to returning sleuths, this…
Why Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new queer love story inspired her to come out
In 2017, the author Taylor Jenkins Reid, known at that point for what the New York Times has…
Summit Books acquires Gray’s ‘Chosen Family’
Thursday, 5 June 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Summit Books has acquired ANZ right to Chosen Family by Madeleine…
5 new books to read this week – The Irish News
An electrifying debut and Reverend Richard Coles has another cosy crime story to regale us with… Fiction The…
AWF 2025: attendance, book sales up
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki (AWF) has reported the overall…
The digital life of a neighbourhood bookstore
Monday, 2 June 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing There’s a quiet kind of thrill in stumbling across a new…
PRH acquires Stedman’s ‘A Far-flung Life’
Monday, 2 June 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia fiction publisher Beverley Cousins has acquired…
The best new books to read in June 2025
With summer upon us, so too is summer reading season – and this month’s literary pickings are ripe.…
Fully Booked at ICPL: Books that answer ‘what can I do?’
As a librarian who works with teens, I know the job isn’t just about recommending books. It’s about…
Never Flinch book review: Stephen King tries plotting and comes out plodding
Stephen King doesn’t do plotting. “Plot is,” he decreed in his memoir On Writing, “the good writer’s last…