Aotearoa’s bookshop and publisher of the year named at Book Industry Awards
Books that stood out to booksellers, the year’s bestselling New Zealand book, audiobook of the year, and the bookshops and publisher of the year were named at the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.
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Petronella's Bookstore and The Booklover were named joint Bookshop of the Year while Moa Press was named publisher of the year at the 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.
Held on Saturday 3 August, the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards brought booksellers, publishers, writers and book sector organisations together to celebrate excellence in the industry.
Awards were also presented to the authors of books that stood out to booksellers, as well as for the year’s bestselling New Zealand book, and the audiobook of the year.
Read on for the full list of awards made to New Zealand books, booksellers and publishers.
Booksellers Choice Award – joint winners: Fungi of Aotearoa by Liv Sisson, published by Penguin Random House The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, published by Gecko Press
New Zealand Bestseller of the Year Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins’ Story by Jools Topp and Lynda Topp, published by Allen & Unwin New Zealand
New Zealand Audiobook of the Year Māori Made Easy by Scotty Morrison, published by Penguin Random House
Books + Publishing Emerging Bookseller of the Year Melissa Oliver, Unity Books Wellington
Paper Plus Book Retailer of the Year Gisborne Paper Plus
Nielsen BookScan Bookshop of the Year – joint winners Petronella’s Bookstore The Booklover
Publishers Association of New Zealand Emerging Publisher of the Year Grace Wang, Allen & Unwin New Zealand
Nielsen BookScan Publisher of the Year Moa Press
Sales Professional of the Year – joint winners Laura Jager, HarperCollins New Zealand Paula Pengelly, Penguin Random House New Zealand
Publishers Association of New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award Mike Hill and Susan Holmes, Bookreps New Zealand
Title Page Innovation Award BookHub, Booksellers Aotearoa
Mana Māori Award Penguin Random House for 50 Years of Witi Ihimaera in print
Marketing and Publicity Strategy of the Year Allen & Unwin New Zealand for Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins Story by Jools Topp and Lynda Topp
Kete thanks Booksellers Aotearoa for the use of images from the awards.