books the everyday herbbalist Jane Wrigglesworth
This is a comprehensive guide to herbs in Aotearoa/NZ from aloe vera to yarrow, covering everything you need to know to grow them successfully in the garden to ways to use them for health and wellbeing. It contains detailed information on 30 herbs common in NZ and Australia along with usage suggestions for many more. Learn how to make herbal remedies for a range of ailments, as well as beauty preparations and cleaning products. P/b, 312pp, Allen & Unwin. Ph: 02-8425-0100. Website: www. allenandunwin.com. RRP: $49.99.
Recent Releases the green gardening handbook Nancy Birtwhistle
healthygirl kitchen Danielle Brown
You won’t be able to resist plant-based eating with this mouth-watering cookbook by a popular vegan influencer. The dishes are colourful, easy to make, nourishing and satisfying. Recipes are also free of refined sugar and come with gluten-free options. Try spicy cosy ramen, hearty lentil bolognaise, holiday shepherds pie, sesame tofu and broccoli or glowing skin salad. On the sweet side, how about mango-mama chia pudding, apple cinnamon baked oatmeal, or the famous chickpea brownies. H/b, 256pp, Alpha, Penguin Books. Ph: 1800-338-836. Website: penguin. com.au. RRP: $49.99.
Former Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle’s third book is a guide to gardening and growing at home, with a sustainable, ecofriendly outlook and plenty of passion, knowledge and warmth. No matter the size of your patch, this book will help you make the most of your space for growing. Divided into the four seasons, it is packed with advice on everything from planting, composting, and basic equipment to seasonal recipes and guides to preserving that will help save money and reduce waste. H/b, 336pp, One Boat, Pan Macmillan. Ph: 02-9285-9100. www. panmacmillan.com.au. RRP: $36.99.
dirty laundry Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
Adults with ADHD can find it hard to manage aspects of everylife like finances, cleaning and time management, and become overwhelmed with shame. This book embraces ADHD diversity with love, humour and self-acceptance, and shares simple tips to managing life that actually work with ADHD brains. It shares 10 characteristics of ADHD, such as losing things, task avoidance, time-blindness, impulsivity and hyperfocus and provides common sense suggestions and strategies. Helpful for people in an ADHD person’s life as well as those with ADHD themselves, this is a positive and uplifting book. P/b, 160pp, Square Peg, Penguin Books. Ph: 1800-338-836. Website: penguin.com.au. RRP: $36.99.
buzz A Book of Happiness for Bee Lovers Adam Langstroth
This is an attractive hardcover gift book with lavish photos of bees in action accompanied by quotes on bees throughout history, from Aristotle to Alfred Lord Tennyson and even Ray Bradbury. The photos are truly stunning. H/b, 160pp, Exisle Publishing. Website: www.exislepublishing. com. Ph: 02-4998-3327. RRP: $32.99.
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