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Extract: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

Zelle and Callum used to be best friends, but they haven't spoken in three years: not since the tragedy that wrenched them ap...

Review: Terrier, Worrier by Anna Jackson

'What does the poet's voice think about over the seasons? Or think it's thinking about? How her pet hen shoved cats off the bed ''before laying an egg in one of the warm hollows''. A definition of cheating. Rats' and birds' dreams. The eponymous terrier-cum worrier...'

Review: The Good Father, by Liam McIlvanney

Clare Travaglia can't put down Liam McIlvanney's latest thriller, THE GOOD FATHER. ...

'Tamariki inspire me': Shelley Burne-Field

Author Shelley Burne-Field talks to Kete about how tamariki inspire her, the genesis of her newest book KIMI THE KEKENO'S BIG...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

Check out the latest books from our amazing NZ authors...

Strong Words 4

by Lynley Edmeades

Holding the Heavy Stuff

by Ben Sedley

The Lost Words

by Kimberley Ngareta Kearney

Invisible Intelligence

by Welby Ings

Atonement Sky

by Nalini Singh

In the Hollow of a Wave

by Nina Mingya Powles

Splash!

by Donovan Bixley

The Spanish Daughter

by Soraya Lane

The Last Journey

by Stacy Gregg

The Secret Green

by Sonya Wilson

Fulvia

by Kaarina Parker

Why Not?

by Swapna Haddow

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Ngā Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu i Aotearoa i tēnei wiki

View this week's bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books...

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Kete's Calendar of Events

Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete

An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand...

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Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.

Review: Short | Poto

'The bilingual presentation creates a unique reading experience. Stories appear numerically from 1-100, side by side in both ...

Review: Against the Odds, by Cynthia Farquhar and Michaela Selway

'This book reverberates with the bravery and tireless work ethic of extraordinary women in the face of absurd levels of preju...

Review: A Different Kind of Power, by Jacinda Ardern

What does a leader look like? Angela Walker dives into Jacinda Ardern's philosophy in A Different Kind of Power. ...

Review: Miles and Jones: The Blizzard of Blobs

'In amongst the main adventure plot, there are fart jokes, whistling challenges, a haunted house, and in a nod to Book 1 of t...

Review: The Secrets of Maiden's Cove, by Erin Palmisano

Rochelle Ganderton reviews the 'heart-warming' THE SECRETS OF MAIDEN'S COVE by Erin Palmisano, a world of strong female frien...

Review: High Heels and Gumboots, by Rebecca Hayter

'It pays to ask yourself before that 4-hectare block on your watchlist, could I tackle a duck the size of a swan and pull an ...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.

'Te reo Māori has taken a bit of a beating': Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham

Extract: Galaxy Grifter, by Alla Zaykova

'They’re living, breathing entities': Hazel Phillips

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.

100 bilingual stories: Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong

SHORT | POTO, edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong, is a new fully bilingual anthology of 100 flash fiction pieces i...

Against the Odds: Pioneering Women Doctors

Otago Medical School is 150 years old this year and women make up 50% of their graduates. Between the 1890s - 1967, this was ...

WONDERLAND, winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Prize

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

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.