![]() ![]() The Guardian spoke with Zevin about the book’s success recently – here’s a taster: “Many non-gamers who have enjoyed the novel will begin their recommendation by saying ‘it’s about video games but …’, as if a book on this subject needs a caveat in order to appeal to readers of conventionally ‘literary’ fiction. Number one in Wellington, too! Zevin’s novel about two game designers was Amazon’s best book of 2022, and it was the number one bestseller in the UK this June, so we’re right on trend. For example… The Washington Post describes The Wager as “almost pure, horror-filled plot, without the usual Grannian first-person moments, a tightly written, relentless, blow-by-blow account that is hard to put down…”Ģ Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager’s Field Guide by Liv Sisson (Penguin, $45)įeeling curious? We have an excerpt for you about the magical medicinal properties of fair fungi, complete with some very startling mushroom pictures.ģ The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Canongate, $50)Ĥ Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage, $26) The Wager is a thrilling true story of shipwreck, mutiny, murder and betrayal in 1741, and has received starstruck reviews from all the usual suspects. History buffs are flocking to their local bookstore to grab a copy of the new David Grann non-fiction adventure. AUCKLANDġ The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Simon & Schuster, $40) You may have to select a menu option or click a button.The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.
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