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Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite reads from 2021: Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris published by Hachette NZ, Tenderness by Alison MacLeod published by Bloomsbury and The Man Who Died… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite novels of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter published by VUP, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen published by Harper Collins, Devotion by Hannah… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews three favourite novels from 2021: Some Answers Without Questions by Lavinia Greenlaw, published by Faber; Intimacies by Katie Kitamura published by Jonathan Cape and My Phantoms by… Audio

Hannah August reviews her favourite books from last year: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood published by Penguin Random House, Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout published by Penguin and… Audio

Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books tells us about her favourites from last year - "three marvels of non-fiction". Audio

Harry Broad reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Wai Pasifika by David Young published by OUP, Too Much Money by Max Rashbrooke published by BWB and Performer a Memoir by Paul Maunder… Audio

Paul Diamond reviews three of his favourite books from last year: The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey by Julia Laite published by Allen and Unwin; The Forgotten Coast by Richard Shaw published by Massey… Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews three of her favourite books from last year: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King published by Allen and Unwin; Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published by Penguin Random House… Audio

David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: The Front Line by Glyn Harper published by Massey Press, The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither published by Quentin Wilson Publishing and… Audio

Dan Slevin salutes a book surveying the late film festival director’s erudite and gracious programme notes and introductions and pays tribute to a life dedicated to bringing audiences to great movies.

Ralph McAllister reviews The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog bookstore in Featherston reviews The Uprising - the Mapmakers of Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter, published by Gecko Press Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Kārearea by Māmari Stephens, published by Bridget Williams Books. Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes, published by Penguin. Sir Ranulph Fiennes followed in Shackleton's footsteps and brings his own unique insights to bear… Audio

David Hill reviews The Essential Fairy by Anna Kenna, published by The CopyPress. Audio

Angie Cairncross reviews Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood, published by Hachette NZ Audio

Cynthia Morahan reviews Love Stories by Trent Dalton, published by HarperCollins. Cynthia says: This is a perfect book for people who hate small talk. It's poetic, with little definitions of love… Audio

Holly Walker reviews How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995-1998 by Helen Garner, published by Text Publishing Audio

Kiran Dass reviews The Fell by Sarah Moss, published by Picador. Audio

Lisa Finucane reviews The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, pubished by Hachette. Audio

Robert Kelly reviews Can't Get There From Here by André Brett published by Otago University Press. Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews Fracture - Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma by Matthew Parris, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

Mary Fawcett of Schroedinger's Books in Petone reviews Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake. Second in the Skunk & Badger series for 7-11 year olds, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

Briar Lawry from Unity Books Auckland reviews Wild Pets by Amber Medland, published by Faber & Faber. Audio

Jenna Todd from Time Out Bookstore reviews Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit, published by Penguin Random House Audio