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Children Graphic Memoir Illustrated Nonfiction Pasifika

Wot Knot You Got? Mophead’s Guide to Life
by Selina Tusitala Marsh

From 'a wonderful agony aunt for the country’s tamariki', a creative workbook on empowerment.

Ant SangDecember 13, 2023

Art Climate Gardens History Illustrated Māori Nature Nonfiction Pasifika

Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
ed. Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yates.

The 'uniqueness and wonders of the plant world' celebrated in abundance.

Joyce CampbellDecember 8, 2023

Art Biography Illustrated Nonfiction

Gretchen Albrecht: between gesture and geometry
by Luke Smythe

The 'best and most comprehensive piece of writing on Albrecht’s art and career'.

Leonard BellDecember 6, 2023

Essays History Māori Nonfiction Society

Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings 1980 – 2020
by Anne Salmond

'It is impossible to overstate the social and political value of this book.'

Alison JonesNovember 24, 2023

History Military Nonfiction Society

Abolishing the Military
by Griffin Leonard, Joseph Llewellyn and Richard Jackson

Can Aotearoa make 'a genuine contribution to international peace and security'?

Mackenzie SmithNovember 17, 2023

Art Illustrated Māori Nonfiction

Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists
by Baye Riddell

Artists 'as trailblazers in Māori culture': a celebration of 'muddies'.

Ngarino EllisNovember 10, 2023

Anthology Essays Literature Nonfiction Publishing

Everything I know about books : an insider look at publishing in Aotearoa
ed. Odessa Owens and Theresa Crewdson

On tokenism, typefaces, bestsellers and breaking up: insights into our book industry.

Erica StrettonNovember 10, 2023

LGBTQIA+Memoir Nonfiction Theatre

Robert Lord Diaries
ed. Chris Brickell, Vanessa Manhire and Nonnita Rees

The diaries of a groundbreaking queer new playwright with ‘an abiding ambivalence about being a New Zealander’.

Nathan JoeOctober 25, 2023

Climate Memoir Nonfiction Religion Science Travel

End Times
by Rebecca Priestley

A travel story that is also a 'meditation on apocalyptic thinking'.

Philip MatthewsOctober 13, 2023

Essays History Māori Nonfiction

Encounters Across Time
by Judith Binney

Listening was the heart and soul of Judith Binney’s historical practice.

Jennifer FrostSeptember 27, 2023

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