Things of beauty: the PANZ Book Design Award shortlist is out

Readers and bibliophiles of Aotearoa, design and art enthusiasts take note!

The PANZ Book Design Award shortlist is out and the shortlisted books (in all their beauty) are available to gaze on in a gallery of images on the PANZ Book Design Awards website.

Read the media release announcing the shortlist here or scroll down to take a look at the details for the brilliant books on the shortlist and the 2023 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award Finalists.

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book

Cape to Bluff: A survey of residential architecture from Aotearoa by Simon Devitt, Andrea Stevens & Luke Scott (Simon Devitt Photographer). Designed by Luke Scott & Milly Scott

Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda edited by Ane Tonga (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki).Designed by Philip Kelly

Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture edited by Elizabeth Cox (Massey University Press).Design by Gideon Keith & Carly Johnson, Seven

Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981–1988 by Matthew Goody (Auckland University Press).Design by Gideon Keith, Seven

Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art edited by Nigel Borrell (Penguin Random House NZ in association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki).Designed by Tyrone Ohia, Extended Whanau, layout and typography by Katrina Duncan.

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book

A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna and Ka Ngangana Tonu a Hineāmaru: He Kōrero Tuku Iho nō Te Tai Tokerau by Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O’Connor. Nā Quinton Hita i whakamāori (Auckland University Press).Designed by Duncan Munro Lucky Stairs Studio, custom artwork created by Shane Cotton

Actions & Travels: How Poetry Works by Anna Jackson (Auckland University Press).Designed by Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr

House & Contents by Gregory O'Brien (Auckland University Press).Designed by Keely O'Shannessy

How to Loiter in a Turf War: A Novel by Coco Solid (Penguin Random House NZ).Designed by Carla Sy, illustrations by Coco Solid

Super Model Minority by Chris Tse (Auckland University Press).Designed by Greg Simpson

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book

Annual 3 edited by Susan Paris and Kate De Goldi (Annual Ink).Cover designed by Ross Murray, interior Marcus Thomas

Crane Guy by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins (Penguin Random House NZ).Designed by Carla Sy

Roo And Vladimir (an unlikely friendship) by Minky Stapleton (Scholastic New Zealand).Designed by Minky Stapleton

Sylvia and the Birds: How The Bird Lady saved thousands of birds and how you can, too by Johanna Emeney and Sarah Laing (Massey University Press).Design and illustrations by Sarah Laing

Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Allen & Unwin).Cover designed by Mat Tait with Megan van Staden

Lift Education Award for Best Education Book or Series — Primary

Nature's Wildlife Weapons by James Ryan (Bateman Books).Designed by Cheryl Smith, Macarn Design

Year 4 Homework Start Right Workbook by Raymond Huber and Year 8 Social Studies Start Right Workbook by Caroline Mulholland (ESA Publications (NZ) Ltd trading as LearnWell).Designers Barnaby McBryde, Pietro Lubich, LearnWell, Jane Meder, Jane Meder Illustration and Design & Robyn Hopcroft, Hop2it Art and Design

Lift Education Award for Best Education Book or Series — Secondary/Tertiary

Environmental Politics and Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Maria Bargh and Julie L MacArthur (Auckland University Press).Cover designed by Kalee Jackson, Studio Kalee Jackson, interior designed by Amy Tansell, Words Alive in collaboration with Auckland University Press staff

Medium: A technical guide for creating better medium density housing in Aotearoa New Zealand by Guy Marriage (EBOSS). Designed by Brittany Irvine|

1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook

Cook Me by Sam Parish (Koa Press).Designed by Tonia Shuttleworth, Koa Press

Kai: Food Stories & Recipes from my Family Table by Christall Lowe (Bateman Books).Designed by Christall Lowe, Stace Cottrill and Katrina Duncan

The RNZ Cookbook: A treasury of 180 recipes from New Zealand’s best-known chefs and food writers edited by David Cohen and Kathy Paterson (Massey University Press).Designed by Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design, illustrations by Pippa Keel

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults

Kiwi Bikers: 85 New Zealanders and their motorbikes by Ken Downie (Massey University Press).Designed by Jenny Nicholls, illustrations by Greg Downie

Small Holiday Houses: Designer Hideaways Across New Zealand by Catherine Foster (Penguin Random House NZ).Designed by Cat Taylor

Straight Up by Ruby Tui (Allen & Unwin).Cover designed by Megan van Staden, interior designed by Megan van Staden

The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw (Allen & Unwin).Designed by Saskia Nicol, illustrator Sophie Watson

Wawata — Moon Dreaming by Dr Hinemoa Elder (Penguin Random House NZ).Designed by Cat Taylor, illustrations by Luther Ashford

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover

How to Loiter in a Turf War: A Novel by Coco Solid (Penguin Random House NZ).Designed by Carla Sy, cover illustration by Coco Solid

Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger (Auckland University Press).Designed by Alan Deare & Dave McDonald, Area Design

Kōhine by Colleen Maria Lenihan (Huia Publishers).Designed by Te Kani Price, print support from Christine Ling, Huia Publishers

Lāuga: Understanding Samoan oratory by Sadat Muaiava (Te Papa Press). Designed by Megan van Staden

Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series: Native Birds of Aotearoa by Michael Szabo and Native Plants of Aotearoa by Carlos Lehnebach and Heidi Meudt (Te Papa Press Press). Designed by Tim Denee

Te Herenga Waka University Press Award for Best Typography

Actions & Travels: How Poetry Works by Anna Jackson (Auckland University Press). Designed by Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr

Cape to Bluff by Simon Devitt, Andrea Stevens & Luke Scott (Simon Devitt Photographer Ltd). Designed by Luke Scott & Milly Scott

Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture edited by Elizabeth Cox (Massey University Press). Design by Gideon Keith and Carly Johnson, Seven 

The Collection | Te Kohinga by Julia Waite Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki). Designed by Aaron Beehre 

The RNZ Cookbook: A treasury of 180 recipes from New Zealand’s best-known chefs and food writers edited by David Cohen and Kathy Paterson (Massey University Press). Designed by Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design, illustrations by Pippa Keel

Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art edited by Nigel Borrell (Penguin Random House NZ in association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki). Designed by Tyrone Ohia, Extended Whanau, layout and typography by Katrina Duncan 

2023 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award Finalists

**Brittany Irvine**Medium: A technical guide for creating better medium density housing in Aotearoa New Zealand by Guy Marriage (EBOSS)

Jean Donaldson Tiaki: A shout-out to Aotearoa's lesser-known creatures by Jean Donaldson (Potton & Burton)