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Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List — 10 to 16 March
This week’s bestsellers list is out! Take a look at the bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (10 to 16 March 2024).
Māori Books | Ngā Pukapuka Māori and Pasifika Books 2024
Take a look at the brilliant books in this year’s Māori Books | Ngā Pukapuka Māori and Pasifika Books catalogues. These two catalogues bring together an exciting range of recent and forthcoming Māori and Pasifika Books.
Giveaway — Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists
This week to celebrate the release of the Pasifika Books and Māori Books | Ngā Pukapuka Māori catalogues we have a copy of Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists to give away. We also announce the winners of last fortnight’s prize draw for a copy Feijoa: a story of obsession and belonging.
Local and lustrous – a small sample of Auckland Writers Festival’s extensive homegrown line-up
While we can’t do justice to the incredible programme of writers at this year’s Auckland Writers Festival in one short article, we’ve rolled up our sleeves and had a go. Here’s a small sample of the local talent involved in the discussions and dialogue at this year’s festival.
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List — 3 to 9 March
This week’s bestsellers list is out! Take a look at the bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (3 to 9 March 2024).
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List —25 February to 2 March
The Aotearoa Bestsellers list is out! Take a look at the bestselling NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (25 February to 2 March 2024).
Literary heavyweights vie for top fiction prize in Ockham NZ Book Awards
The 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist is out!
The Aotearoa Children's Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — February
What a list for February! Take a look at the ten bestselling Aotearoa junior fiction and young adult books for 28 January to 24 February.
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List —19 to 24 February
The Aotearoa Bestsellers list is out! Take a look at the bestselling NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (19 to 24 February 2024).
Feijoa: a story of obsession and belonging giveaway
Autumn is in the air! This week we have a copy of Feijoa: a story of obsession and belonging to give away! We also announce the winners of last fortnight’s three-book prize draw celebrating Aotearoa’s LGBTQIA writers.
Five literary festivals in Aotearoa this Autumn
Falling leaves and lit conversation! From Hawkes Bay to Taranaki, from Auckland to Featherston to Wānaka, the festival forecast for the next few months is looking glorious.
NZSA Kaituhi Māori Mentorship Programme 2024 opens for applications
A tono for kaituhi Māori across the motu: apply to be mentored by an established and acclaimed Māori writer!
Dunedin City of Literature connects with projects in Jakarta and Leeuwarden
Dunedin City of Literature is helping raise the profile of local writers by connecting with other UNESCO Cities of Literature and their projects including Jakarta and Leeuwarden .
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List —11 to 18 February
Here they are, this week’s bestselling NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (11 to 18 February 2024).
Three book giveaway celebrating Aotearoa’s LGBTQIA+ writers
This week we have three books to give away — tying in with Simie Simpson’s reading list of LGBTQIA writers from Aotearoa! We also announce the winner of last fortnight’s prize draw for The Beach Activity Handbook.
Help get Fiona Kidman film to Cannes
The filmmaker behind The House Within – a feature length documentary on Dame Fiona Kidman – is crowd funding to take the film to the Cannes Film Festival, and the clock is ticking.
NZ Booklovers Awards 2024 shortlist
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2024 shortlist was announced today!
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List —4 to 10 February
This week’s bestselling NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (4 to 10 February 2024).
Aotearoa NZ Bestseller List —28 January to 3 February
View the bestselling NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books for the period 21 to 27 January.
The Aotearoa Children's Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — January
New Year, new bestsellers! A number of new books have made their way into the top spots. Take a look at the ten bestselling Aotearoa junior fiction and young adult books for January.