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Fiction Literary Fiction Short Stories

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn

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

John PrinsNovember 4, 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

Children’s Literature Fantasy Fiction

The Raven’s Eye Runaways
by Claire Mabey

An adventure 'set in a magical, medieval world' where reading is dangerous.

Clare TravagliaJuly 19, 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

Asian Fiction Poetry Verse Novel

Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud
by Lee Murray

Exploring the 'wilderness of the uncharted' in a stunning mix of history, myth, poetry and fiction.

Angelique KasmaraMay 24, 2024

Fiction

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn

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

The Raven’s Eye Runaways
by Claire Mabey

At the Grand Glacier Hotel
by Laurence Fearnley

Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud
by Lee Murray

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