MiNDFOOD BOOK CLUB
Murder mysteries, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, explorations of European cities, cookbooks with time-saving recipes, autobiographies full of unforgettable adventures, plus advice on taming your inner critic, battling depression and building a healthy mind,
Inner Critic to Inner Coach
By Dr Bex Bell / Upstart Press
Inner Critic to Inner Coach is all about imposter syndrome and how to make that inner critic we all have work for us. Blenheim-based Dr Bex Bell has a fascinating background in criminal psychology and has done a lot of work in prisons.
Supercommunicators
By Charles Duhigg / Penguin From the bestselling author of
The Power of Habit, his book is a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work – and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life.
Hey, Are You Okay? By Marieke de Goeij / Hardie Grant
This book was created by Dutch illustrator Marieke de Goiej after she went through difficult times. It’s full of stories, tips and exercises to lift people out of despair, burnout and depression. Many psychologists and psychiatrists in Europe use it in their programs.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY The Long and Winding Road By Lesley Pearse Penguin
Lesley Pearse has sold over 10 million books around the world. In this, her first-ever autobiography, Pearse tells of growing up in an orphanage after her mother’s death, her racy twenties in London during the Swinging Sixties and working as a bunny girl and dressmaker.
NON FICTION To the City By Alexander Christie-Miller HarperCollins
An enthralling guide to one of the world’s great cities. Between 2010 and 2017 Christie-Miller worked as a journalist in Istanbul, where he walked along the crumbling defensive walls of the city. Talking to those he passes, he finds a distillation of the country’s history, plus a mirror of Turkey’s present and future.
COOKBOOK Beatrix Bakes Another Slice By Natalie Paull / Hardie Grant
Sweet-toothed superstar and bestselling baker Natalie Paull returns with an all-new compilation of colourful, creative recipes to delight fans and newcomers alike. Discover recipes for irresistible cookies and tray bakes, cakes, tarts, pies, strudel, doughs and epic baking projects.
BOOK OF THE MONTH The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder By C. L. Miller Pan Macmillan
Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew up for the last 20 years. That is until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya’s estranged mentor, has died ... and the circumstances seem suspicious. When a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur’s journals are revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she’d sworn to leave behind.
FICTION Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly HarperCollins
Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are. As the waves crash onto a wild Atlantic beach, Lou is at a crossroads. For the first time ever, just giving up seems like an option. In just one night, at her own 50th birthday, her world has imploded. Her mother has kept a secret hidden all her life. And it changes everything.
End of Story By A. J. Finn HarperCollins
A new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of bestseller The Woman in
the Window. After receiving a chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp – a renowned mystery novelist – Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction, begins to unravel Trapp’s life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.