Penguin New Zealand: 464 books

This unique novel is both a compelling love story and an insightful writing manual. *'Writers take what we learn of human nature and, fuelled by our longings for other existences and other times, forge new identities that can be as real as she is, sitting with her dog on the weathered step of the...

**How to become a stronger leader and a better teammate.**Whatever your role or job, you need to find the sweet spot where you can fit in with your team, yet still have the ability to express your true opinions in a way that will be heard and accepted. This book is about finding that sweet spot.It...

**Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, this novel explores love, obsession and stranger danger.**Wallace is a door-to-door salesman. When he meets six-year-old Jania, his life gains a new dimension. He is in love. This is 'pure' adoration. Or is it?Esther, reluctant grandmother, is too...

**The celebrated author of gentle despair and stylish horror takes a picaresque and light-hearted tilt at prostitution, the Mafia, real estate and the supernatural in this entertaining urban fairytale.**Lydia, a gorgeous, blonde of uncertain age, has for several years been the chief entertainer at...

This rich and darkly funny novel is about family history and the risk and power of knowledge.'I want to tell you a story about my mother, although of course it is also mine - inherited, along with dangly earlobes and a horror of deep water.' Janine's mother had an obsession: her ancestry. But what...

Ten of the best quick and easy slow cooker and crockpot recipes. Award-winning food writer Joan Bishop shares ten delicious, healthy and straight-forward slow cooker and crockpot recipes in this handy compilation which exemplifies her low-budget, no-fuss yet tasty and nourishing approach to food....

**Wit, compassion and insight combine in this entertaining novel that explores the politics and human comedy behind writers' festivals and the publishing industry.**Writers' festivals can be hotbeds of literary and romantic intrigue, and the Oceania is up there with the best of them. Rookie director...

A gripping novel set in 1950s Hungary about a fight for freedom and a fight for love.'She screams one word: Szabad! Free. Again: Szabad!'It is the 1950s. The Soviets and the Secret Police have a choking grip on Hungary and the lives of its citizens. Attila Szabo is one of them, just a teenager, but...

Adventure, danger and mystery from the award-winning Ted Dawe.'The year mum died and Dad went mad I was packed off to a farm for a while.' The first sentence sets the scene for this tender and dramatic story. But this is no ordinary farm: our narrator's Aunt Lorna, Uncle Frank and five cousins belong...

**A teenager spinning out of control is anchored by her great grandmother in this vivid young adult novel by an award-winning writer.**Jasmine is out to shock. Electric clothes, electric hair, wired behaviour: anything to get approval from the cool kids at school - and, admit it, Jas - to force her...

**A touching, clever novel about stories, about using them to create your own identity, and about the way they can forge bonds of love.**It is 1919. Elizabeth Whitman is working as a nurse in the local hospital, waiting for her husband to return from war, though he is missing in action, 'presumed...

In this wryly funny novel, Adam tries to juggle midlife, an ex-wife, a new partner and a careering career as he contemplates life's promises and pitfalls. Adam is fortyish, coasting along and relatively content, while his glamorous partner, Louise, takes centre stage. But half a lifetime ago his aspirations...

A warm-hearted story for junior readers about a young girl's friendship with a dog. Harriet is missing her brother. She's refusing to believe that he's not coming back. She wants him to return to his untidy bedroom and make her parents happy again - like they used to be before Toby went away. Ten-year-old...

*Easy-to-use eight-step guide to developing your own personal success strategy.***Are you 20-something looking for direction? A 30-something wanting to balance work and family? A 40-somethings wanting a new lease on life? By following this book's practical success tips and action tasks you will revitalise...