Editor: Ben Brown. Publisher: The Cuba Press.

Young men from Te Puna Wai o Tūhinapō write their answers to the question ‘How did I get here?’ as poems.

8 December 2020 release

Editors: Hannah Valentine & Gabriella Stead. Publisher: Auckland University Press.

A walk through the intricate painted gardens of Karl Maughan, one of New Zealand’s most-loved contemporary artists.

3 December 2020 release

Author: Fran Dibble.

Publisher: Bateman Books.

Prolific in his output and ambitious in his scope and vision, it is easy to see why Paul Dibble remains one of New Zealand’s most original and respected sculptors.

October 2020 release

Author: Vincent O’Sullivan. Publisher: Penguin Books (NZ).

Vincent O'Sullivan's compelling, nuanced portrait of the great New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere brings the man and his art to life.
16 November 2020 release

Author: Dick Frizzell. Publisher: Massey University Press.

The art history education you've been missing. Painting tips included.
12 November 2020 release

Authors: Peter Alsop, Neill Atkinson, Katherine Milburn and Richard Wolfe. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

For many decades the Railways Department's design studios, Railways Studio, was New Zealand's 'go-to' advertiser. Its tourism and product ads appear on railway-station hoardings and billboards throughout the land, and it developed some of New Zealand's most iconic graphic images. This big, beautiful book brings this treasure trove of design together for the first time.

12 November 2020 release

Author: Jenny Robin Jones. Publisher: Calico Publishing.

A fine writer’s highly personal, richly imaginative insights into a small but fascinating corner of America.

November 2020 release

Author: Nicolas Dillon. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

With a rich collection of sketches and bird paintings, as well as Dillon’s thoughtful writing capturing his experience of painting in the wild, this book is a heartfelt tribute to New Zealand’s birdlife.

9 November 2020 release

Authors: Owen Marshall, Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner. Publisher: RHNZ Godwit.

A handsome, landmark book celebrating the work of three of our literary and artistic heavyweights.

20 November 2020 release

Author: Christina Barton. Publisher: Auckland University Press.

This is the first substantial book on Billy Apple, New Zealand’s most internationally significant living artist and a pioneer of pop and conceptual art. This books includes more than 200 illustrations in colour.

15 October 2020 release

Author: Peter Alsop. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

A superb tribute to the New Zealand landscape photography of Whites Aviation. 9 October 2020 release

Author: Martin Edmond. Publisher: Otago University Press.

A personal and a cultural history, a memoir sequel to The Dreaming Land (2015). A troubled and restless young Martin Edmond is on his way to becoming the wiser, older man who will sit down and write both narratives. October 2020 release

Author: Ngahiraka Mason & Zara Stanhope.

An exquisite piece of art publishing that showcases Bohemian artist Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand in 75 plates and detailed contextual essays. 10 September 2020 release

Author: Leonard Bell.

Marti Friedlander’s arresting photographic portrait of New Zealand’s creative talent. August 2020 release