Mother’s Day must-haves: Piccadilly Bookshop
From cookbooks to memoirs, this round-up features a bit of everything. All of which can be found at Piccadilly Bookshop in Avonhead. When you can’t find the words to show you care – find a book. The Missing Sister – Lucinda Riley From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author comes the latest instalment […]
On the shelf
What simpler pleasure can there be than getting stuck into a riveting holiday read. Whether you’re stretched out on a beach towel or sun lounger, or snuggled up in your favourite chair at the bach or at home, here are Metropol’s page-turning picks to take with you on your summer break, or to gift the […]
The case for doing nothing
Out of our ‘the busier the better’ bustling world arises a welcome rebellion that is switching off phones, brains and the eternal to-do list. “I’ve done nothing today” is often a statement of shame-ridden guilt. However, that very nothingness can be a productive, even lucrative, something. It’s just in disguise. A new movement […]
Resolve to Read
The latest studies suggest that New Zealand adult and children’s reading levels are lower on an international level than ever before. The solution? Experts say we simply need to read more. The stresses of the holidays have passed and we can celebrate a New Year with the personal resolutions to do something new […]