Book Reviews on The Cafe, TV3
Watch the NZ Booklovers review segments with these links:
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NZ Booklovers Awards - Shortlisted Fiction titles 2020:
The Claim by David Briggs
The Fell by Robert Jenkins
Lost in the Spanish Quarter by Heddi Goodrich
Meltwater by Suzanne Ashmore
Necessary Secrets by Greg McGee
The Strength of Eggshells by Kirsty Powell
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The River Home by Hannah Richell
Kia Kaha by June Pitman Hayes and Minky Stapleton
A Kitchen Well Travelled by Sai Yoganathan
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Liane Moriarty books
Jane Harper books
The Art of Self-Kindness by Rachel Ray
The Treehouse books by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Max and his Big Imagination by Chrissy Metge
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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Katipo Joe by Brian Falkner
From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle: A Memoir by Brian Hennessy
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BOOK SEGMENT FIVE:
Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope
Joy at Work by Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein
Feed Me, Feed Me by Fran Mazza
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The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi
12WBT Low-Carb Solution by Michelle Bridges
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The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan
Wild Kinship by Monique Hemmingson
Scatterlogical Wisdom by Frances Hall
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The Air that we Breathe by Kara Douglas
Tulip and Doug by Emma Wood and Carla Martell
Sharing with Wolf by Melinda Szymanik and Nikki Slade Robinson
A Lifetime in the Galapagos by Tui De Roy
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Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino
Wild by Kristin Hannah
Into the Unknown by Ian Trafford
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While the Fantail Lives by Alan Titchall
Automania by Don Jessen
7 Ways with Jamie Oliver
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The Silence of Snow by Eileen Merriman
Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book by Gavin Bishop
The Telling Time by PJ McKay
For Reasons of Their Own by Chris Stuart
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The Survivors by Jane Harper
Supergood by Chelsea Winter
Just Like You by Nick Hornby
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The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Kylo Kitty Moves to the City by Chantal Venter
Hare & Ruru by Laura Shallcrass
Great Railway Journeys in New Zealand and Australia by David Bowden
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Feel free to watch the 2019 segments here:
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The Huntress by Kate Quinn,
Five Little Ducks Went Off to School by Peter Millett
The Baker’s Companion by Allyson Gofton.
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The Recipe by Josh Emett
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
Womankind by Margie Thomson, photographs Simon Young
Bish Bash Bosh by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby.
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The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons
FING by David Walliams
Balance by Rachel Grunwell
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The Ex by Nicola Moriarty
Hairy Maclary and Friends 123 by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary and Friends Colours by Lynley Dodd
Listen to Me! by Dr Anna Martin PhD
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BOOK SEGMENT FIVE
You'll Never See Me Again by Lesley Pearce
The Invincibles by Peter Millett
Heal by Pete Evans
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Whatever It Takes by Paul Cleave
Veg by Jamie Oliver
Shearers by Ruth Entwisle Low
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White Horses by Rachel Treasure
World's Worst Teachers by David Walliams
Food in a Minute: The New Everyday
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Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati
Star Wars Build Your Own Adventure
The Invisible Load by Dr Libby
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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
The Camping Cookbook by Sara Mutande and Andrea Lovetere
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BOOK SEGMENT TEN
Khaki Town by Judy Nunn
Elastic Island Adventures: Rainbow Cove by Karen McMillan
Blong the Cat's Costume Caper by Karen McMillan
Big Ideas for Small Houses by Catherine Foster
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The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
The Feel Good Factor by Matilda Green
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Blue Moon by Lee Child
Inexpressible Island by Paullina Simons
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams
The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith
Summer by Simon Gault
ME, Elton John
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