Tag: debut novels
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The 2026 New Zealand Ockhams Longlist Has Been Announced
Earlier this month, the Ockhams 2026 longlist was announced, and with the number of phenomenal books mentioned, I just have to share them with you all. The Ockhams are one of our biggest literary awards, covering fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction, and general non-fiction. From well-known authors to debut names, the longlists have so much to…
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My Full Review of Hwang Boreum’s Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Welcome back to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a book you may recognise from a few weeks ago. I finished reading it a few hours ago, and I couldn’t think of a better review post to write up than the review this brilliant book deserves to have. Everything I said in my initial reaction to the novel…
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Magical Bookstore Vibes In Hwang Boreum’s Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
I was going to wait, but my current read is Hwang Boreum’s Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop and it has blown me away within the first 50 pages. If you want to get a new perspective in life, want to see how others tackle existential questions about life, or you simply want to live your…
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