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How Fiction Works
How Fiction Works
41
Indignation (Philip Roth)
Indignation
42
Philip Roth
Into the Wider World: A Back Country Miscellany (Brian Turner)
Into the Wider World: A Back Country Miscellany
43
Brian Turner
John Lennon: The Life (Philip Norman)
John Lennon: The Life
44
Philip Norman
The Lakes of Mars (Chris Orsman)
The Lakes of Mars
45
Chris Orsman
Landings (Jenny Pattrick)
Landings
46
Jenny Pattrick
The Lieutenant (Kate Grenville)
The Lieutenant
47
Kate Grenville
The Life and Death of Laura Friday and of Pavarotti, Her Parrot (David Murphy)
The Life and Death of Laura Friday and of Pavarotti, Her Parrot
48
David Murphy
The Love School: Personal Essays (Elizabeth Knox)
The Love School: Personal Essays
49
Elizabeth Knox
Mates and Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand (Chris Brickell)
Mates and Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand
50
Chris Brickell
Me Cheeta (James Lever)
Me Cheeta
51
James Lever
Miracles of Life (J G Ballard)
Miracles of Life
52
J G Ballard
Misconduct (Bridget Van Der Zijpp)
Misconduct
53
Bridget Van Der Zijpp
Moonlight: New Zealand Poems on Death and Dying (Andrew Johnston)
Moonlight: New Zealand Poems on Death and Dying
54
Andrew Johnston
My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead (Jeffrey Eugenides)
My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead
55
Jeffrey Eugenides
Native Wit (Hamish Keith)
Native Wit
56
Hamish Keith
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
57
Joseph O'Neill
Nothing to Be Frightened of (Julian Barnes)
Nothing to Be Frightened Of
58
Julian Barnes
Novel About My Wife (Emily Perkins)
Novel About My Wife
59
Emily Perkins
Our Story Begins (Tobias Wolff)
Our Story Begins
60
Tobias Wolff
The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History (Helen Leach)
The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History
61
Helen Leach
Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century (Tony Judt)
Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century
62
Tony Judt
The Rehearsal (Eleanor Catton)
The Rehearsal
63
Eleanor Catton
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century (Alex Ross)
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century
64
Alex Ross
The Ringmaster (Vanda Symon)
The Ringmaster
65
Vanda Symon
Rita Angus: An Artist's Life (Jill Trevelyan)
Rita Angus: An Artist's Life
66
Jill Trevelyan
The Rocky Shore (Jenny Bornholdt)
The Rocky Shore
67
Jenny Bornholdt
The Secret Scripture (Sebastian Barry)
The Secret Scripture
68
Sebastian Barry
Selected Stories (Owen Marshall)
Selected Stories
69
Owen Marshall
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
70
Christos Tsiolkas
Some Other Country: New Zealand's Best Short Stories (Marion McLeod)
Some Other Country: New Zealand's Best Short Stories
71
Marion McLeod
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
72
Helen Garner
Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria (Kapka Kassabova)
Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria
73
Kapka Kassabova
Swings and Roundabouts: Poems on Parenthood (Emma Neale)
Swings and Roundabouts: Poems on Parenthood
74
Emma Neale
Two Little Boys (Duncan Sarkies)
Two Little Boys
75
Duncan Sarkies
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
76
Jhumpa Lahiri
Uncommon Arrangements (Katie Roiphe)
Uncommon Arrangements
77
Katie Roiphe
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam (Lauren Liebenberg)
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam
78
Lauren Liebenberg
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent (James Meek)
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent
79
James Meek
Working With David: Inside the Lange Cabinet (Michael Bassett)
Working With David: Inside the Lange Cabinet
80
Michael Bassett
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