Share the love with books this Christmas

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Share the love of books this Christmas

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For people who love absorbing reads
The Champagne War
Fiona McIntosh
The Kingdom
Jo Nesbo
Deadly Cross
James Patterson
Us Three
Ruth Jones
The Godmothers
Monica McInerney
Ghosts
Dolly Alderton
The Sentinel
Lee Child
Because of You
Dawn French
V2
Robert Harris
The Silence of Snow
Eileen Merriman
Islands of Mercy
Rose Tremain
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams
Richard Flanagan

For the cook in your life
Cook, Eat, Repeat
Nigella Lawson
Supergood
Chelsea Winter
Ottolenghi FLAVOUR
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage
Hiakai
Monique Fiso
7 Ways
Jamie Oliver
Feed Me Feed Me
Fran Mazza

For history lovers
Troy
Stephen Fry
Navigating the Stars
Witi Ihimaera
Into the Unknown
Ian Trafford
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Sophy Roberts
Weed
James Borrowdale

For fans of beautiful books
Landmarks
Owen Marshall, Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner
Surf Dreams
Derek Morrison
Wild Horses of the World
Kelly Wilson
Stonefields by the Seasons
Paul Bangay
All Of This Is For You
Ruby Jones
McCahon Country
Justin Paton

For people seeking inspiration and comfort
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Breath
James Nestor
DOT
Kieran E Scott
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Charlie Mackesy
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown
The Gift
Edith Eger

For people who want to learn something this Christmas
Aroha
Hinemoa Elder
No Rules Rules
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
Maori Made Easy
Scotty Morrison
Creativity
John Cleese
Women and Leadership
Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The Body
Bill Bryson

For people interested in other people
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough
Ralph Hotere: The Dark is Light Enough
Vincent O'Sullivan
Zen Heart
Mark Vette
Agent Sonya
Ben Macintyre
More Than a Woman
Caitlin Moran
The Dreamer
Cliff Richard
The Last Days of John Lennon
James Patterson
Un-cook Yourself
Nat's What I Reckon
A Del of a Life
David Jason
Pure Narco
Jesse Fink, Luis Navia
Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?
Jeremy Clarkson

Fantastic picture books to read together
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Chris Chatterton, Rhiannon Fielding
Taking the Lead
David Hill, Phoebe Morris
The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi
Clare Scott, Amy Haarhoff
Kiwi Baby
Helen Taylor
Abigail and the Restless Raindrop
Matthew Cunningham, Sarah Wilkins
Mabel and the Mountain
Kim Hillyard
Hound the Detective
Kimberly Andrews
I am the Universe
Vasanti Unka
Diggersaurs: Mission to Mars
Michael Whaite
Little Hector Meets Mini Maui
Ruth Paul
Bluey: Let's Play Outside!
Bluey
Wreck This Picture Book
Keri Smith

Absorbing books for young readers
Showtym Adventures 7: Jackamo, the Supreme Champion
Kelly Wilson
Orphans of the Tide
Struan Murray
Echo Mountain
Lauren Wolk
The Unadoptables
Hana Tooke
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney
The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo Book 5)
Rick Riordan
Mallory, Mallory: The Revenge of the Tooth Fairy
James Norcliffe, Emily Walker
The Time-travelling Caveman
Terry Pratchett
Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book
Gavin Bishop
Kay's Anatomy
Adam Kay
The Deep End: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (15)
Jeff Kinney
Unlocking the Universe
Stephen Hawking, Lucy and Stephen Hawking

Epic teen reads
One Of Us Is Next
Karen McManus
The Kissing Booth
Beth Reekles
A Trio of Sophies
Eileen Merriman
Pretty Funny
Rebecca Elliott
Anna K
Jenny Lee
Harrow Lake
Kat Ellis
Hawk: A Maximum Ride Novel
James Patterson
The Inheritance Games
JENNIFER LYNN BARNES
Serpentine
Philip Pullman
The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow
Zoe Sugg and Amy McCulloch
Hello Strange
Pamela Morrow

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