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Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

The Royal Free
by Carl Shuker

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

Guy SomersetNovember 22, 2024

Fiction Historical Fiction Māori Novel

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

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu

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

Paula MorrisNovember 6, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Delirious
by Damien Wilkins

An astute novel on aging, moving house and confronting the ghosts of the past.

Laura BorrowdaleOctober 17, 2024

Crime Fiction Fiction Novel Thriller

No One Will Know
by Rose Carlyle

'This is the life': a fairy-tale thriller exploring the lure and dangers of riches.

Sara BucherOctober 11, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

A House Built on Sand
by Tina Shaw

On 'minds, memories and relationships': a novel that explores the ghosts and secrets of the past.

Karin WarnaarSeptember 5, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel Speculative Fiction

The Mires
by Tina Makereti

A novel about the might of Nature, and the power of neighbourhood.

Paula MorrisAugust 16, 2024

Fiction Māori Novel

All That We Know
by Shilo Kino

A young woman navigates the perils and promise of being her 'ancestors’ wildest dream'.

Rebecca HillJuly 24, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

Performance
by David Coventry

An 'immersive experience' about living with a debilitating disease.

Guy SomersetJuly 24, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

At the Grand Glacier Hotel
by Laurence Fearnley

Nature is volatile and isolating in an evocative novel 'aimed at the senses'.

Sally BlundellJune 21, 2024

Novel

The Royal Free
by Carl Shuker

Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment
by Monty Soutar

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu

Delirious
by Damien Wilkins

No One Will Know
by Rose Carlyle

A House Built on Sand
by Tina Shaw

The Mires
by Tina Makereti

All That We Know
by Shilo Kino

Performance
by David Coventry

At the Grand Glacier Hotel
by Laurence Fearnley

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