When I open the shop
by Romesh Dissanayake![]()
by Romesh Dissanayake
'Acutely observed' comedy and pathos in this debut novel.
Angelique KasmaraMarch 15, 2024
The Night She Fell
by Eileen Merriman![]()
by Eileen Merriman
A taut thriller about brittle med students in Dunedin, their drugs and disguises.
Clare TravagliaMarch 6, 2024
The Grimmelings
by Rachael King![]()
by Rachael King
Contemporary Aotearoa, Scottish mythology and 'a generous dollop of the fantastical' in a gripping and original novel.
Erica StrettonFebruary 28, 2024
Because All Fades
by Freddie Gillies![]()
by Freddie Gillies
'Young people travelling' in a 'confident and fresh' debut novel set in Europe.
Rebecca HillFebruary 23, 2024
Bird Child & Other Stories
by Patricia Grace![]()
by Patricia Grace
A long-awaited collection from one of our greatest storytellers.
Paula MorrisFebruary 16, 2024
Before George
by Deborah Robertson![]()
by Deborah Robertson
An impressive YA debut about a girl's new identity – and new world – in the shadow of the Tangiwai disaster.
Erica StrettonDecember 20, 2023
Ndima Ndima
by Tsitsi Mapepa![]()
by Tsitsi Mapepa
An 'utterly original' debut novel set in post-Independence Zimbabwe
Anne KennedyNovember 15, 2023
The Penguin NZ Anthology: 50 stories for 50 years in Aotearoa
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A ' long, loud song for a strong and evolving tradition' of story-writing.
Sally BlundellNovember 1, 2023
