VOLUME FLYERS (29.8.26)

Catch these five books!

Let this week’s flyers land on the top of your reading pile.

THE SHADOW OF THE OBJECT by Chloe Aridjis $38
On the long list for the 2026 Booker Prize. 'Chloe Aridjis is a revolutionary who is quietly changing the whole novel form. She is mining the richest seam in the vast field of fiction and coming up with gold. Her radiantly lyrical and intelligent writing is thrilling to read.' —Neel Mukherjee

THE REVERSE CENTAUR’S GUIDE TO LIFE AFTER A.I.: How to think about artificial intelligence before it’s too late by Cory Doctorow $39
”Cory Doctorow is the most lucid and generous guide I know of, and this book — ostensibly about A.I., but more broadly about the new world of hyper-capitalism and high tech — is stunning in its clarity and breadth of vision.” —Brian Eno

A GUIDE TO ROCKS by Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan $26
Winner of the 2026 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. ”This is the best picture book I’ve come across about feelings and how to unpack them. Clever, funny, honest, and also useful. A Guide to Rocks lets children (and parents) knows it’s okay to be vulnerable, to express your fears and doubts, and that you are not alone.” —Stella

THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans $38
Winner of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. “Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding. Virginia Evans shows how one woman changes at a point when change had seemed impossible. That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.” —Ann Patchett

ONE DAY A TANIWHA by Tīhema Baker $38
As the pressure of fatherhood tightens its grip, sleepless nights and rising tensions begin to erode Hepa's sense of control. When the line between fear and reality begins to blur, can he be trusted with his own son? What happens when a being from his dreams starts to appear in the real world too? A gripping and relevant novel set at the interface between te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā.