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Interview

Interview: Andrea Eames and Rachael Craw, romantic fantasy superstars

Rachael Craw and Andrea Eames, romantic fantasy authors extraordinaire, talk to Kete about their latest books, their writing processes, WORD Christchurch and what they're writing n...

24 August 2025

Interview

WORD Christchurch: Six authors' recommendations

Six authors attending WORD Christchurch tell us about their sessions and recommend another they're looking forward to attending.

24 August 2025

Extract

Extract: The Call, by Gavin Strawhan

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Gavin Strawhan's debut novel, THE CALL, published in 2024 by Allen & Unwin NZ.

24 August 2025

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Listen: Tracey Slaughter talks poetry

It's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day! Tracey Slaughter talks to Jesse Mulligan in this expert feature on poetry.

21 August 2025

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Listen: Jiaqiao Liu on robots and how they're everywhere

In their first poetry collection DEAR ALTER, Jiaqiao Liu explores 'the ambiguities, paradoxes and kinships between human and machine'.

21 August 2025

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Listen: Duncan Sarkies on writers as explorers

Duncan Sarkies talks to Mark Amery on Culture 101 about the 'joy of discovery' in writing, and his upcoming appearances at WORD Christchurch.

14 August 2025

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Listen: Sinead Corcoran Dye and surviving PND

IT NEARLY KILLED ME BUT I LOVE YOU is a forthright account of the perils of severe postnatal depression. Sinead Corcoran Dye talks to Kathryn Ryan about the book's publication and ...

14 August 2025

Extract

Extract: My Weekend Table, by Gretchen Lowe

From MY WEEKEND TABLE, the delicious dinner recipe that is currently Gretchen's favourite - Blair’s Caramelised Onion & Cheddar Burgers.

12 August 2025

Interview

'The kitchen is where I can exhale': Gretchen Lowe

The kitchen is the heart of the home for Gretchen Lowe of MY WEEKEND TABLE.

12 August 2025

Extract

Extract: Underworld, by Jared Savage

The never-ending quest to bring down New Zealand's most wanted gangsters. These stories read like a crime novel - delving down into a parallel universe that many do not know even e...

10 August 2025

Extract

Extract: Kitten, by Olive Nuttall

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Olive Nuttall's debut novel, KITTEN, published in 2024 by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

6 August 2025

Extract

Extract: Poorhara, by Michelle Rahurahu

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Michelle Rahurahu's debut novel, POORHARA, published in 2024 by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

6 August 2025

Interview

'The women were absent': Lauren Roche

Lauren Roche, author of JULIA EICHARDT, a historical novel focussing on the women who helped shape Queenstown, talks to Kete about the book's genesis and what she's working on next...

27 July 2025

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Extract: Dancing in the Purple Rain, by Judy L Mohr

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Judy L Mohr's technothriller, DANCING IN THE PURPLE RAIN, published in 2025 by Black Wolf Publications.

27 July 2025

Extract

Extract: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Josie Shapiro's debut novel, EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL AND EVERYTHING HURTS, published in 2023 by Allen & Unwin NZ.

27 July 2025

Interview

'I wrote this book for diasporatanga': Nicola Andrews

In this interview plus poem extract, Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Paoa; Pākehā) talks to Kete about the publication of OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE, and shares a poem from the collection.

27 July 2025

Extract

Extract: Untold Intimacies by Cheryl Ware

This is your invite into 'the intimate lives of twenty-five individuals who started sex work inadvertently...' Read our extract from UNTOLD INTIMACIES: A HISTORY OF SEX WORK IN AOT...

23 July 2025

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Listen: Welby Ings' Invisible Intelligence reviewed

Narrow definitions of literacy and numeracy and when they should be taught can hold back bright kids and hit them with unhelpful labels. Welby Ings' INVISIBLE INTELLIGENCE explores...

17 July 2025

Extract

Extract: Sam the Trap Man, by Sam Gibson

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Sam Gibson's memoir, SAM THE TRAP MAN, published in 2024 by Allen & Unwin NZ.

17 July 2025

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Fiona Kidman: The written word changes lives

A new documentary, directed by Joshua Prenderville, explores Dame Fiona's life as a writer, from child to today. She and Joshua speak to Paddy Gower in this author interview.

17 July 2025

Interview

'100 authors – 100 voices': Kiri Piahana-Wong and Michelle Elvy

'Selecting only 100 stories proved to be one of the most challenging tasks,' say Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong of their new anthology, POTO | SHORT, a bilingual collection of...

15 July 2025