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Review: The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack

'If nothing else, the book provides periodic dopamine hits of pure sporting pleasure, as you bathe in the glory of some brill...

Review: Kataraina, by Becky Manawatu

Review: Honey, by Honey Hireme-Smiler

...'the book is for anyone who doesn’t have it all together but keeps putting one foot in front of the other. Hireme-Smiler r...

Storylines Bestsellers updated sept/oct 24

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Sept/Oct 2024

Browse ten bestselling books Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (8 September to 5 October 2024)....

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

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

Poorhara

by Michelle Rahurahu

Back on Track? The NZ General Election of 2023: Th...

by Stephen Levine

A Mistake: Film tie-in

by Carl Shuker

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France

by Dinah Hawken

NZ Native Mammals

by Carolyn M. King

Delirious

by Damien Wilkins

He kupu na te maia: He kohinga ruri na Maya Angelo...

by Maya Angelou

The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack: A ...

by The Alternative Commentary Collective

Maddison McQueen and the Disappearing Dogs

by Kate Gordon-Smith

The Little Yellow Digger and the Helicopter

by Peter Gilderdale

Health Psychology: A Paradigm Shift to Greater Hea...

by Kim Larking

Leave your Big Boots at the Door: Pakeha confronti...

by Lorraine McLeod

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: The Invasion of Waikato: Te Riri Ki Tainui

'This book will go a long way towards restoring the Waikato War to its rightful place in our history, and to stimulate discus...

Review: Modern Women: Flight of Time

'Julia Waite, from Auckland Art Gallery, should be commended for the breadth and depth of the research which lies behind both...

Review: This is the F#$%ing News

'He's most impressive when he's most vulnerable: his own tribulations; his Mum's death; his involvement with Al Noor Mosque s...

Review: Better Left Dead, by Catherine Lea

Kerikeri author Catherine Lea has crafted a terrific heroine in Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw and, in a second outing fo...

Review: Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist

'Massey University Press’ gorgeous new book on Collier is a comprehensive introduction to her life and art which follows on f...

Ngā Hapa Reo nā Hona Black rāua ko Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

'Ngā Hapa Reo, e puta ki te ao mārama hei nanao atu mā te hunga ako e whai nei kia pakari ake, kia Māori ake, kia tika ake ō ...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

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

Extract: Safekeeping, by Karen Zelas

Watch: Shilo Kino discusses her bestselling novel All That We Know

Interview: Queens of Crime Charity Norman and Vanda Symon

ListenWhakarongo Mai

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

Behind the scenes on an audiobook recording with Elisabeth Easther

Actress, journalist author and playwright Elisabeth Easther might be a familiar face from her role as Carla Crozier on Shortl...

Audiobook review: Make it Make Sense

Nat Baker reviews the audiobook of Make it Make Sense, a conversational book written and narrated by Lucy Blakiston and Bel H...

Olympic champion Lisa Carrington on her new book for children

Fresh from her 8th Olympic gold medal win, Dame Lisa Carrington chats with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ's Afternoons about her new b...

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

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

All about books in Aotearoa, all in one Kete.

Mō ngā pukapuka i Aotearoa, kua whaowhia ki te kete kotahi.

Review: The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack

Review: Kataraina, by Becky Manawatu

Review: Honey, by Honey Hireme-Smiler

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Sept/Oct 2024

New Books

Poorhara

Back on Track? The NZ General Election of 2023: Th...

A Mistake: Film tie-in

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France

NZ Native Mammals

Delirious

He kupu na te maia: He kohinga ruri na Maya Angelo...

The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack: A ...

Maddison McQueen and the Disappearing Dogs

The Little Yellow Digger and the Helicopter

Health Psychology: A Paradigm Shift to Greater Hea...

Leave your Big Boots at the Door: Pakeha confronti...

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Kete's Calendar of Events

Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Review: The Invasion of Waikato: Te Riri Ki Tainui

Review: Modern Women: Flight of Time

Review: This is the F#$%ing News

Review: Better Left Dead, by Catherine Lea

Review: Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist

Ngā Hapa Reo nā Hona Black rāua ko Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Extract: Safekeeping, by Karen Zelas

Watch: Shilo Kino discusses her bestselling novel All That We Know

Interview: Queens of Crime Charity Norman and Vanda Symon

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Behind the scenes on an audiobook recording with Elisabeth Easther

Audiobook review: Make it Make Sense

Olympic champion Lisa Carrington on her new book for children

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Sept/Oct 2024

Call for judges of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

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