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Jules van Costello is a wine professional, educator and writer based in Taranaki. He is the Wine Director of Cult Wine and Te Aro Wine and is a partner in four Wellington restaurants Hillside Kitchen, Daisy, The Ramen Shop and Bōl. This is his third book (but the other two are about beer so they don’t count).

Jo van Dam is the librarian at two Auckland primary schools and clearly loves books and animals. This is her fifth published title and second collaboration with illustrator Deborah Hinde. Every book to date has been about different creatures from around the world.

This is the true story of a Kiwi cop who survives the dangerous double life of an undercover agent and goes on to become New Zealand's most successful international fraud investigator.

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Sophie van Waardenberg

Raphael is an Awakening Coach, Intuitive, International Bestselling Author, and Qualified Counsellor. She supports people globally through their awakening with intuitive development and spiritual teachings grounded in counseling theory. Her mission is to empower intuitives to take charge of their healing journey.

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Zirk van den Berg is a New Zealand author who has published award-winning writing in Afrikaans and English. His crime novel Nobody Dies was named one of the top five thrillers by the NZ Herald in 2004. Since 2013, he has published a further five books in South Africa and translated many more. His short fiction has been widely anthologised. Born in Namibia, Zirk moved to New Zealand in 1998. He lives in Auckland and works as a freelance business writer.

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