Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist
by Mark Forman ArtBiographyNonfiction

Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist
by Mark Forman

A portrait of 'one of our greatest painters' who 'wanted to find a new visual language for what it meant to live in the Pacific'.

Hamish ConeyApril 17, 2025

Black Sugarcane
by Nafanua Purcell Kersel PasifikaPoetry

Black Sugarcane
by Nafanua Purcell Kersel

'Precision and provocation' in a debut collection that earns its place in a 'bold Pasifika poetry canon'.

Ruby MacomberApril 16, 2025

You Are Here
by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin IllustratedNonfiction

You Are Here
by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin

An imaginative collaboration between writer and artist that pairs 'classical mathematical theory with te ao Māori'.

Kelly Ana MoreyApril 11, 2025

Makeshift Seasons
by Kate Camp Poetry

Makeshift Seasons
by Kate Camp

On 'the sidelines' a poet 'notices what glimmers in the world'.

Sophie van WaardenbergApril 9, 2025

Table Talk: Opinions, stories and a play
by C.K. Stead FictionLiteratureNonfictionShort Stories

Table Talk: Opinions, stories and a play
by C.K. Stead

The 'sharp and unforgiving eye' of an acclaimed writer and scholar with a reputation for 'bullish contrariness'.

Sally BlundellApril 4, 2025

The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat
by Brannavan Gnanalingam AsianFictionNovelSociety

The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat
by Brannavan Gnanalingam

An 'Asian horror story' and an 'instantly iconic' political satire.

Tze Ming MokApril 4, 2025

The Pets We Have Killed
by Barbara Else FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories

The Pets We Have Killed
by Barbara Else

A 'masterful collection that examines how humans treat one another in inhumane ways'.

Di StarrenburgDecember 12, 2024

Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
by Emma Neale Poetry

Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
by Emma Neale

A collection of 'sturdy' and empathetic poems that 'digs for the truth that might be buried by the lie'.

Sophie van WaardenbergDecember 6, 2024

Unreel: A Life in Review
by Diana Wichtel MediaMemoirNonfictionTelevision

Unreel: A Life in Review
by Diana Wichtel

‘History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as a programme you have to review.’

Stephanie JohnsonNovember 29, 2024

The Royal Free
by Carl Shuker FictionLiterary FictionNovel

The Royal Free
by Carl Shuker

A stylish PoMo novel on the 'disintegrating social fabric of a contemporary London'

Guy SomersetNovember 22, 2024

New Stories
by Owen Marshall FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories

New Stories
by Owen Marshall

A 'masterclass in the art of the short story'.

Sally BlundellNovember 20, 2024

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France
by Dinah Hawken Poetry

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France
by Dinah Hawken

Poems 'of gentle candour' exploring a connection between two artists.

Sophie van WaardenbergNovember 15, 2024

Episodes
by Alex Scott FictionGraphic novel

Episodes
by Alex Scott

A debut graphic novel offering 'a devastating critique of our ever-changing-but-always-obsessive relationship' with the media

Ant SangNovember 14, 2024

Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment
by Monty Soutar FictionHistorical FictionMāoriNovel

Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment
by Monty Soutar

The sequel to the best-selling For Such a Time As This explores the arrival of 'the three afflictions of muskets, disease and Christianity'.

Kelly Ana MoreyNovember 8, 2024

Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer
by Athol McCredie ArtHistoryNonfictionPhotographySociety

Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer
by Athol McCredie

A 'discovery and a revelation': a photographic chronicle from an unsung artist.

Hamish ConeyNovember 6, 2024

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu FictionLiterary FictionMāoriNovel

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu

Two young cousins take a road trip, escaping expectations and in search of whenua.

Paula MorrisNovember 6, 2024

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn

Unsettling stories from a writer who dares to challenge and confront us.

John PrinsNovember 4, 2024

Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi Ghost
by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman EuropeHistoryMemoirNonfiction

Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi Ghost
by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

'Genealogy is dangerous': a 'compulsive and moving hunt' for family secrets.

Rebecca HillOctober 25, 2024