Kete speaks to Kate Parker, author of Kōwhai and the Giants She is a finalist for the Picture Book Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to NK Ashworth, author of Draw Me a Hero. She is a finalist for the Young Adult Fiction Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Sandra Morris, author of North & South. She is a finalist for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Philippa Werry, author of This is Where I Stand. She is a finalist for the Picture Book Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Tom E. Moffatt, author of You’re Joking. He is a finalist for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Shilo Kino, author of The Pōrangi Boy. She is a finalist for the Young Adult Fiction Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Lani Wendt Young, author of Fire’s Caress. She is a finalist for the Young Adult Fiction Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Kimberly Andrews, author of Hound the Detective. She is a finalist for the Picture Book Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Rebekah Lipp, author of Aroha Te Whai Ora. She is a finalist for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for te reo Māori in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Bernard Beckett, author of The Tunnel of Dreams. He is a finalist for the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Amy Haarhoff, author of The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi. She is a finalist for the Best First Book Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Maria Gill, author of New Zealand Disasters. She is a finalist for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction for Junior Fiction in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to T K Roxborogh, author of Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea. She is a finalist for the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Chris Gurney, author of The Hug Blanket. She is a finalist for the Picture Book Award in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Kete speaks to Laya Mutton Rogers, illustrator of Te Uruuru Whenua o Ngātoroirangi. She is a finalist for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.