Non-Fiction

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use, introductory photographicguide to New Zealand’s insects that is perfect for resident and visitor alike.It includes the familiar faces of Aotearoa’s most common insect species, whilstalso introducing...

This book features photographs of the most commonly seen birds along with detailed information on distribution, habitat, behaviour and breeding. Initially published as the first New Zealand title in a successful international series, Geoff Moon s compact yet...

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. "I heard someone say, 'Wow!' And someone else exclaimed, 'Look...

This is an easy-to-digest history of Central Otago, New Zealand presented in bite-sized chunks. Through the pages of this book, you'll be guided through many of the key events that have shaped our nation.

Jake Bailey knows all about adversity - but also about resilience.As head boy at Christchurch Boys' High in 2015, Jake delivered his end-of-year speech from a wheelchair, only a week after being diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form...

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. 'An extraordinary story.' Shaun Bythell, The Diary...

Suitable for children ages 9-12 Welcome to the amazing world of flags! Did you know that each flag is actually a picture that sends a message to everyone who sees it? In The Flag Book, Lonely Planet Kids...

Sophie Corrigan evokes everyone's inner zoologist in this charmingly illustrated and wittily worded menagerie. Each critter featured in this fun book is tagged with totally fictitious yet comically accurate anatomical labels, from a tree frog's "clingy jazz hands"...

From snow-covered peaks and topaz lakes to deep, shadowed forests alive with mystery, from valleys carved by tumbling rivers to coastlines shaped by time, where fjords worn smooth by ancient glaciers meet miles of unspoilt shore, the South...

The goldfields of nineteenth-century Aotearoa New Zealand have long been talked and written about as almost exclusively male places. Many historians have either ignored women completely or mentioned them only as wives or as prostitutes. But they could...

The fascinating story of an entrepreneur who has been growing plants for most of his adult life.In this memoir Peter Butler explores his relationship with plants, which have always been both a love anda refuge.In the mid 1970s...

When people you love are battling cancer, or facing another major life change, often the best thing you can do for them is to offer your love, support . . . and a delicious homemade treat, beautifully packaged...

With hundreds of ornate alphabet stickers, Ye Olde Ransom Note Sticker Book brings the perfect vintage vibes to any journal, collage, or scrapbook. Personalise your junk journal, send mysterious messages, or simply stick your name on stuff! There are endless...

The Sticker Treasury of Woodland Adventures is a deluxe compendium of more than 800 vintage-inspired stickers, perfect for embellishing any creative project you have on the go, be it scrapbooking, junk journaling, collaging, gift wrapping, or merely personalizing...

If you ever needed a book to help you explore the wonderful night skies from down under, be it Australia, South America, South Africa or New Zealand, this is it!. With hundreds of full colour star charts and...

Small but perfectly formed.  Remote but intimately connected. Wild, but eminently civilised. Laid-back, but high achieving.  Geographically diverse, but with uniquely accessible glaciers, rivers, fiords, waterfalls, lakes, beaches, volcanic peaks, forests and fields. Aotearoa is Mother Nature finely...

Hundreds of stickers to beautify your junk journal: the perfect companion to The Ransom Note Sticker Book. This delightful sticker book is brimming with extraordinary images perfect for scrapbooks, journals, collages, and a plethora of other creative pursuits. With...

A hilarious and heartwarming memoir of Monty Python legend Eric Idle's fifty-year quest to build the perfect home in Provence. 'Enchanting and hilarious' Stephen Fry In 1971, two years after the launch of Monty Python’s Flying Circus made his comedy...

In January 2024, Donna Urquhart set the world record for the longest run in a polar region by completing a 1402-kilometre ultramarathon in Antarctica. She had trained for nine months, running on a treadmill in a refrigerated shipping...

From the bestselling author of Guns, Germs and Steel, an exploration of the influence of leaders in politics, business, sport and religion We often read history as the biographies of ‘great men’ who shaped the world. But are leaders, whichever...

A moving, riveting and immersive story of six Iranians who, together, lived the entire arc of modern Iranian history: the promise of the 1979 revolution, its betrayal by the Islamic mafia state and a people’s undying spirit of...

From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to...

Discover the rich world of New Zealand’s wild edible plants with this comprehensive guide. In this comprehensive companion to the best-selling A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand, Andrew Crowe explores the rich culinary world...

Lonely Planet's Experience New Zealand travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic country with insider tips from our local experts and handy planning tools so you can create your own unique trip. Discover amazing local...