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Meet NK Ashworth, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Millie Blackwell of Mrs Blackwell’s Village Bookshop in Greytown, Wairarapa
Kete speaks to Millie Blackwell of Mrs Blackwell’s Village Bookshop in Greytown, Wairarapa on the centenary of Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand
Meet Sandra Morris, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Philippa Werry, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Tom E. Moffatt, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Carole Beu of The Women’s Bookshop, Ponsonby, Auckland
Kete speaks to Carole Beu of The Women’s Bookshop in Ponsonby, Auckland on the centenary of Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand
Meet Shilo Kino, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Lani Wendt Young, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Kimberly Andrews, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Rebekah Lipp, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Bernard Beckett, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Amy Haarhoff, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Maria Gill, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Jackson Nieuwland, author of the award-winning poetry collection I Am A Human Being
Kete speaks to Jackson Nieuwland about their award-winning poetry collection I Am A Human Being for Pride Month 2021.
Meet T K Roxborogh, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Chris Gurney, a finalist for The 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.
Is Flash enough?
Iona Winter outlines her flash fiction journey ahead of a panoply of events on National Flash Fiction Day, 22 June 2021
Meet Laya Mutton-Rogers, a finalist for The 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.
Meet Kyle Mewburn, author of Faking It: My Life in Transition, a true story of growing up transgender
Kete speaks to Kyle Mewburn about her memoir Faking It: My Life in Transition for Pride Month 2021.