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Immerse yourself in feature stories on books and authors from Aotearoa. Dive into author interviews, articles, extracts, essays and more.

Tēnā, rukuhia ngā paki hirahira o ngā pukapuka me ngā kaituhi nō Aotearoa. Rukuhia ngā uiui kaituhi, ngā atikara, ngā tīpakohanga, ngā tuhingaroa, aha atu, aha atu.

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Extract: Unveiled: A Story of Surviving Gloriavale, by Theophila Pratt

Theophila Pratt was born Honey Faithful in Gloriavale, the fundamentalist Christian community that has been at the centre of decades of allegations of sexual and physical assualt, ...

31 March 2025

Interview

Enzo the cat for young feline lovers: Belinda O'Keefe

in Tell All Thursday, author Belinda O'Keefe gives Kete the rundown on observing her cats' behaviour when researching TALES THROUGH THE CAT DOOR, her second novel for young cat lov...

26 March 2025

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Extract: miss adventure, by Pauline Grogan

miss adventure: healing with music by Pauline Grogan, RRP $35, released 11 March 2025. Extract shared with permission.

23 March 2025

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Interview: Leki Jackson Bourke, playwright and actor

'For him, this meant not wearing cultural attire in public, not speaking his language out loud and keeping a low profile - the typical 'blend in, don't stand out' mentality. Redem...

17 March 2025

Interview

Creative Inspirations: Inangaro Vakaafi, author of Hunt for Niutupu

As part of Kete's Pasifika Books 2025, guest edited by Victor Rodger, we interviewed four Pasifika writers on their writerly inspirations, their latest reading, and the book they t...

16 March 2025

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Interview: Ockhams judge Jessica Palalagi on judging non-fiction

We caught up with General Manager/ Kaiwhakahaere of The Arts Foundation Te Toi Tumu, Jessica Palalagi, to ask her thoughts about judging the Illustrated Non-Fiction section of the ...

16 March 2025

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Editorial: Hurricane Sia, by Victor Rodger

Victor Rodger muses on Sia Figiel and the redefining of artistic work.

12 March 2025

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Extract: On Call, by Ineke Meredith

The world of surgery is strange, messy and intense. From a man presenting with fishhooks in his stomach to being punched in the face by a patient, it's all in a mad day's work for ...

11 March 2025

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Creative Inspirations: Sean Mallon, author and Senior Curator at Te Papa Tongarewa

As part of Kete's Pasifika Books 2025, guest edited by Victor Rodger, we interviewed four Pasifika writers on their writerly inspirations, their latest reading, and the book they t...

10 March 2025

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Creative Inspirations: Gina Cole, author of Black Ice Matter and Na Viro

As part of Kete's Pasifika Books 2025, guest edited by Victor Rodger, we interviewed four Pasifika writers on their writerly inspirations, their latest reading, and the book they t...

9 March 2025

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Creative Inspirations: Rex Letoa Paget, author of Manuali'i

As part of Kete's Pasifika Books 2025, guest edited by Victor Rodger, we interviewed four Pasifika writers on their writerly inspirations, their latest reading, and the book they t...

4 March 2025

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'In love with books': Victor Rodger and Pasifika Books 2025

In his guest editorial for Kete Books' celebration of Pasifika writers, Victor Rodger lays out what books mean to him, and highlights some of the content he's curated to appear in ...

2 March 2025

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Interview: the BOOKS OF MANA editors speak with Kete

Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla and Jeanette Wikaira have spent six years working on the Te Takarangi project, a list of 150 Māori-authored non-fiction books stretching back to 1815....

19 February 2025

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WONDERLAND, winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Prize

Louise O'Brien reviews Wonderland by Tracy Farr published by The Cuba Press.

14 February 2025

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Wellington cozy crime writer Rodney Strong

The author of Three Dogs, Two Murders and a Cat joins chats with RNZ's Jim Mora.

14 February 2025

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Jacinta Ruru: Books of Mana

Jacinta Ruru talks to RNZ about bringing together some of Aotearoa's most renowned Māori thinkers in a wide-ranging kōrero about the influence and empowerment of Māori writing in B...

14 February 2025

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Korean resilience and Kiwi optimism: Graci Kim

Graci Kim, award-winning author of the Last Fallen Star and Dreamslinger series, talks Korean resilience and Kiwi optimism, and why her book tour to the US has been cancelled.

13 February 2025

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Magic, collaborations, not growing up: Elena de Roo

Tell All Thursday begins again for 2025. Kete talks to Elena de Roo, children's author and poet, who recently released WIZARDRY TO WĒTĀ VERSE, a book of poems for children illustra...

12 February 2025

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Extract: Mrs D is Not on a Diet, by Lotta Dann

Why do we believe that to be healthy you must be skinny? Why do we think any measure of fat on our body is bad? Why do so many of us hate our bodies? And why do we spend so much ti...

11 February 2025

Interview

What's coming up? Fiction and Poetry highlights of early 2025

A round-up of fiction highlights coming in the first half of 2025. Find your next read here...

4 February 2025

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Extract: The Paradise Generation, by Sanna Thompson

Sanna Thompson's debut novel, THE PARADISE GENERATION, was shortlisted for the Storylines Tessa Duder Award in 2022. In 22nd century Pōneke Wellington, Kieran must save his hospita...

3 February 2025