Fiction

Golden Days
by Caroline Barron FictionNovel

Golden Days
by Caroline Barron

'Uncomfortable truths' and unreliable memories of 90s Auckland.

Rachael KingApril 14, 2023

Iris and Me
by Philippa Werry
The Uppish Hen & other poems
by Robin Hyde BiographyChildren’s LiteratureFictionPoetry

Iris and Me
by Philippa Werry
The Uppish Hen & other poems
by Robin Hyde

Two books present the life and work of iconic writer Robin Hyde to younger readers.

Paula MorrisApril 14, 2023

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson

Welcome to the funhouse: a novel explores lockdown.

Charlotte GrimshawApril 12, 2023

Landed
by Sue McCauley FictionNovel

Landed
by Sue McCauley

'The whole country is living on borrowed money': a long-awaited novel surveys one family's changing fortunes in the 80s and 90s.

Sally BlundellMarch 31, 2023

The Last Days of Joy
by Anne Tiernan FictionNovel

The Last Days of Joy
by Anne Tiernan

A debut novel about a diasporic Irish family, mired in childhood memories and adult crises.

Clare TravagliaMarch 29, 2023

One of Those Mothers
by Megan Nicol Reed FictionNovelSociety

One of Those Mothers
by Megan Nicol Reed

A first novel explores dangerous currents within a ‘respectable’ neighbourhood, and the parents looking the wrong ways.

Pamela MorrowMarch 22, 2023

The Wandering Nature of Us Girls by Frankie McMillan FictionFlash

The Wandering Nature of Us Girls by Frankie McMillan

Exceptional stories from the 'lyrical, poetic edge of flash'.

Jack Remiel CottrellDecember 23, 2022

The Doctor’s Wife by Fiona Sussman Crime FictionFictionLiterary Fiction

The Doctor’s Wife by Fiona Sussman

A psychological thriller set in an affluent Auckland beach suburb, where a domestic drama takes a deadly turn.

Rebecca HillDecember 7, 2022

Arms & Legs by Chloe Lane FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Arms & Legs by Chloe Lane

'Something authentic, something palpable': an accomplished second novel explores fear in Florida.

Ruby PorterSeptember 21, 2022

Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley

Creeping unease, swirling snow: an Otago novel centred on a frozen family home.

Sally BlundellSeptember 14, 2022