Book shelf
Reads to inform and inspire.
Wild Interiors
Hilton Carter, Bookreps NZ, $50. Want to learn about houseplants? This is your book. Carter shows how to create living interiors that are also good for your wellbeing, with ideas for all spaces and budgets.
The Wine O’Clock Myth
Lotta Dann, Allen & Unwin, $37. Dann deep dives into the alcohol consumption of women – is it actually helping us relax? Dann looks at the physical, emotional, and social damage alcohol is causing. This read could change the way you position alcohol in your life.
Know Your Place
Golriz Ghahraman, Harper Collins, $40. Having to flee her home country of Iran at just nine years old, Golriz Ghahraman found a new home in Aotearoa. In this book she opens up about the challenges she faces as a women of a minority race, and how she became the first refugee to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
The Plant Protein Revolution Cookbook
Robin Robertson, Harvard Common Press, $45. Best-selling vegan author Robin Robertson shatters the myth that it’s hard to get enough protein on a plant-based diet with 100 plant-based protein-packed recipes that anyone, vegan or not, can enjoy.
Glide
Lisa Forrest, Allen & Unwin, $33. Forrest posits that a combination of mindfulness and compassion towards yourself and others is key to gliding through life’s challenges. The book offers insights into the minds of women who are constantly fighting to achieve more while drawing on contemplative neuroscience. A great read if you are looking to find your purpose outside of work achievements.
Meditations in a Crisis
Paul Kolberg, Marmalade Publishing, $25. This book is a great help for those wanting to find clarity and balance during troubling times. The guide provides eight practical meditation exercises to help reduce the pressures and demands a global crisis brings. Written before the spread of COVID-19, this book is even more relevant now.
When Life is Not Peachy
Pip Lincolne, Murdoch Books, $37. If a book could give you a hug, this would be it. Lincolne shares her real-life lessons in recovery from heartache, loss and tough times. Her beautiful and authentic book offers practical tips and information.
Love Your Career From The Start
Caroline Sandford, Calico Publishing, $40. Sandford covers the four stages of making good decisions for your future. Full of wisdom, this book will help the next generation thrive in their careers.