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The Penguin Books NZ 2021 Gift Guide

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Looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list? Here are our suggestions! 

Bestselling novels guaranteed to please!

Better Off Dead

Jack Reacher, "the coolest series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.

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Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone

Brand new Jamie and Claire novel in the, epic, bestselling Outlander series. The first in five years. This will get you through Droughtlander!

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A Slow Fire Burning

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From the author of global phenomena The Girl on the Train and Into the Water comes a fresh, propulsive new novel. This is the event publication everyone will be talking about in 2022.

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The Man Who Died Twice

The second novel in the record-breaking number one bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, featuring the old (but far from past-it) team as they pursue a brand new mystery

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For fans of biographies

Will

The 'Event' Autobiography of the Year now out in paperback - a brave, inspiring and wildly entertaining memoir full of self-help lessons for readers, from one of the world's most charismatic and much-loved actors

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Never Give Up

The extraordinary new autobiography from adventurer Bear Grylls. The sequel to the multi-million copy selling global phenomenon Mud, Sweat and Tears.

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My Life in Dire Straits

The first and only inside story of the global music phenomenon Dire Straits, with a foreword by Mark Knopfler.

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Dead Men Don't Tell Tales

The world's only million-copy-selling truck fitter is back, faster than ever

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Cool illustrated books

The Edible Backyard

Gardening expert Kath Irvine’s guide to everything you need to know to grow organic vegetables, fruit and herbs in your own garden, all through the year.

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Living the Dream

Dream lifestyles around New Zealand's coastlines and waterways - stories and sensational images of people who have made these enviable life choices, and what it has taken them to get there.

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Shed Couture

An entertaining celebration of sustainable fashion, buying well and finding your style in the twenty-first century.

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The Lyrics

A self-portrait in 154 songs, by our greatest living songwriter

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Dad Man Walking

The ups and downs of dad life, as drawn by award-winning cartoonist Toby Morris.

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Lore Olympus: Volume One

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love - witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology's best-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe.

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Gripping summer reads

Silverview

The much anticipated publication of John le Carré's last complete novel now in paperback

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Double Helix

A gripping new medical drama from the bestselling author of The Silence of Snow.

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Fear No Evil

The twenty-ninth thriller in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series

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For outdoor enthusiasts

Fish Of The Day

Stories and recipes from New Zealand and the Pacific, from the creators of top-rating television programme Fish of the Day

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New Zealand's Wild Weather

The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing due to our changing climate?

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In the Company of Gardeners

Magnificent gardens - all stunningly photographed - from around New Zealand, with informative and entertaining text that creates a thoughtful commentary on New Zealand gardening in the twenty-first century.

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The Big Bike Trip

Four Kiwis on an epic journey to discover the world and themselves.

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Who Lived There?

You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand - from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out ... who lived there?

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Smart books for young readers

Big Shot: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (16)

The BRAND-NEW Diary of a Wimpy Kid BOOK from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney

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Atua

Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration.

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Kia Kaha

An award-winning and powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga!

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Pony

The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.

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Daughter of the Deep

Dive into this epic, top-ten bestselling undersea adventure from Rick Riordan, creator of Percy Jackson

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The Memory Thief

A magical, award-winning novel about a girl who wants to escape her memories and a troll who is desperately trying to remember his, from the acclaimed author of Conrad Cooper's Last Stand and The Impossible Boy

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