In 2014, falconer and author Helen MacDonald wrote a book about overcoming the sudden loss of her father, respected photojournalist Alasdair MacDonald by training a goshawk.

The book has been turned into a film starring Claire Foy (The Crown), who MacDonald believes did a fantastic job in the role. 

"It's an incredible performance. She really does just haunt me, and there are times when I was watching it for the first time that I'd see her come on screen and I would think that's me," she told Francesca Rudkin. 

H is for Hawk is scheduled to be released in cinemas across New Zealand on July 30.

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In 2014, falconer and author Helen MacDonald wrote a book about overcoming the sudden loss of her father, respected photojournalist Alasdair MacDonald by training a goshawk.
The book has been turned into a film starring Claire Foy (The Crown), who MacDonald believes did a fantastic job in the role.&nbsp;
"It's an incredible performance. She really does just haunt me, and there are times when I was watching it for the first time that I'd see her come on screen and I would think that's me," she told Francesca Rudkin.&nbsp;
H is for Hawk is scheduled to be released in cinemas across New Zealand on July 30.
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Helen MacDonald: H is for Hawk author chats memoir turned film

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The Bookshop Detectives, Murder and Mojitos by Gareth Ward and Louise Ward. Two real life booksellers from Hawkes Bay have created a fictional bookshop named Sherlock Tomes which in this, the 3rd in the series, is cosy crime full of literary mayhem. Sherlock Tomes are invited to work with a visiting writer from Cuba who’s coming to Hawkes Bay for the Art Deco Festival, given the shared architecture style of the two countries, and the bookshop has the opportunity to run a literary event while she’s in town – which of course goes terribly awry.. This is warm, witty and highly amusing. 

The Kingpin by A.A.Dhand. A pharmacist in the city of Leeds is drawn into the underworld through both the temptations of his brother, newly released from prison, and a local cop with a terminal illness who now has nothing to lose. Idris Khan is the pharmacist in question – his dispensary is on the edge of a large housing estate where he supplies methadone to local addicts and he lives in a hard, morally grey world. This is really gritty inner city crime, made more interesting by the pharmacist’s understanding of medicines and how to use them for very specific results.

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The Bookshop Detectives, Murder and Mojitos by Gareth Ward and Louise Ward. Two real life booksellers from Hawkes Bay have created a fictional bookshop named Sherlock Tomes which in this, the 3rd in the series, is cosy crime full of literary mayhem. Sherlock Tomes are invited to work with a visiting writer from Cuba who’s coming to Hawkes Bay for the Art Deco Festival, given the shared architecture style of the two countries, and the bookshop has the opportunity to run a literary event while she’s in town – which of course goes terribly awry.. This is warm, witty and highly amusing.&nbsp;
The Kingpin by A.A.Dhand. A pharmacist in the city of Leeds is drawn into the underworld through both the temptations of his brother, newly released from prison, and a local cop with a terminal illness who now has nothing to lose. Idris Khan is the pharmacist in question – his dispensary is on the edge of a large housing estate where he supplies methadone to local addicts and he lives in a hard, morally grey world. This is really gritty inner city crime, made more interesting by the pharmacist’s understanding of medicines and how to use them for very specific results.
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Whitcoulls Recommends: The Bookshop Detectives, Murder and Mojitos and The Kingpin

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Spain is in the World Cup Final, and excitement is felt across the city. 

Despite not being a football fan, Travel Blogger Megan Singleton felt the buzz ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina. 

She tells Francesca Rudkin about the experience, and how you can take a piece of the Camp Nou pitch home.

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Spain is in the World Cup Final, and excitement is felt across the city.&nbsp;
Despite not being a football fan, Travel Blogger Megan Singleton felt the buzz ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina.&nbsp;
She tells Francesca Rudkin about the experience, and how you can take a piece of the Camp Nou pitch home.
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com on Barcelona ahead of the World Cup final

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It feels like it's flown a bit under the radar, but the Commonwealth Games start this Friday. 

This year's games is a reduced format.  Initially set to be hosted in Melbourne, the event was moved to Glasgow after the Aussies pulled out due to cost concerns. 

NZ team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery has arrived in Glasgow, and he joined Francesca Rudkin to talk about what we can expect over the next couple of weeks.

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It feels like it's flown a bit under the radar, but the Commonwealth Games start this Friday.&nbsp;
This year's games is a reduced format. &nbsp;Initially set to be hosted in Melbourne, the event was moved to Glasgow after the Aussies pulled out due to cost concerns.&nbsp;
NZ team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery has arrived in Glasgow, and he joined Francesca Rudkin to talk about what we can expect over the next couple of weeks.
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Nigel Avery: NZ team Chef de Mission at the Commonwealth Games talks prep ahead of tournament

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Helen MacDonald: H is for Hawk author chats memoir turned film

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