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!
Jack Reacher, "the coolest series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.
Brand new Jamie and Claire novel in the, epic, bestselling Outlander series. The first in five years. This will get you through Droughtlander!
LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED
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.
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
For fans of biographies
The extraordinary new autobiography from adventurer Bear Grylls. The sequel to the multi-million copy selling global phenomenon Mud, Sweat and Tears.
The first and only inside story of the global music phenomenon Dire Straits, with a foreword by Mark Knopfler.
The world's only million-copy-selling truck fitter is back, faster than ever
Great books for foodies
Cool illustrated books
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.
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.
An entertaining celebration of sustainable fashion, buying well and finding your style in the twenty-first century.
The ups and downs of dad life, as drawn by award-winning cartoonist Toby Morris.
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.
Gripping summer reads
The much anticipated publication of John le Carré's last complete novel now in paperback
A gripping new medical drama from the bestselling author of The Silence of Snow.
For outdoor enthusiasts
Stories and recipes from New Zealand and the Pacific, from the creators of top-rating television programme Fish of the Day
The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing due to our changing climate?
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.
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?
For those seeking hope and inspiration
Stocking stuffers for little ones
Smart books for young readers
The BRAND-NEW Diary of a Wimpy Kid BOOK from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney
Dive into this epic, top-ten bestselling undersea adventure from Rick Riordan, creator of Percy Jackson
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