Reading ListsNgā Rārangi Pānui

Find your next great read. Browse Kete's curated reading lists.

Kimihia te pukapuka tino pai hei pānuitanga māu ā whai ake. Tirohia ngā rārangi pānui rauhī a Kete.

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Jan 2025

Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (29 December 2024 to 25 January 2025).

30 January 2025

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Dec 2024

Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (1 December to 28 December 2024).

6 January 2025

Best books for summer activities: travel, sport, lifestyle and cooking

All the lifestyle books you need for Christmas, New Year and beyond to make it a hot books summer!

12 December 2024

Hot books summer: reading for tamariki and rangatahi

Boredom begone! Here's an A+ list of reading recommendations for kids of all ages for the long summer holiday.

12 December 2024

The animals have it: Three picture books from 2025

Kete and three keen readers enjoy the animals in three picture books from 2025.

11 December 2024

General non-fiction for lazy summer days

Hot books summer reading continues! This time with an epic collection of general non-fiction from the pages of the New Zealand Summer Reading Guide.

11 December 2024

Five popular picture books that will make great gifts

Melinda Syzmanik reviews five popular picture books that would make excellent gifts.

11 December 2024

Reviewers' Favourites: Books from 2024

Who better to ask for their favourite books from Aotearoa now that 2024 has entered its final chapter? Kete reviewers give their thoughts.

10 December 2024

Memoir and more for summer

Hot books summer! Take a look at this selection of biography and memoir straight from the pages of the New Zealand Summer Reading Guide.

8 December 2024

Hot books summer: NZ fiction for holiday reading

Dive into this list of new and noteworthy local fiction direct from the pages of the New Zealand Summer Reading Guide.

19 November 2024

Storylines Notable Book Awards: A reading list of 2024's very best for kids

The annual Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adult published in the last twelve months, has been released. Dive into the readin...

13 November 2024

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — Nov/Dec 2024

Dive into this exciting list of the ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (3 to 30 November 2024).

7 November 2024