Poetry

Tumble by Joanna Preston

The poetry winner at the 2022 Ockham NZ Book Awards leaps countries, characters and eras.

Sophie van WaardenbergMay 18, 2022

MāoriPoetry

Tūnui | Comet by Robert Sullivan

Reviewed by Anton Blank

Anton BlankMay 11, 2022

MemoirNonfiction

Raiment by Jan Kemp

Reviewed by Stephanie Johnson

Stephanie JohnsonMay 4, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories

Mary’s Boy, Jean-Jacques and other stories by Vincent O’Sullivan

Reviewed by Sally Blundell

Sally BlundellApril 27, 2022

AnthologyFictionFlashLiterary Fiction

Breach of All Size: Small stories on Ulysses, love and Venice edited by Michelle Elvy and Marco Sonzogni

Reviewed by Guy Somerset

Guy SomersetApril 22, 2022

AsianLGBTQIA+Poetry

Super Model Minority by Chris Tse

Reviewed by Sophie van Waardenberg

Sophie van WaardenbergApril 20, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionMysteryNovel

A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster

Reviewed by Rebecca Hill

Rebecca HillApril 13, 2022

Poetry

The Pistils by Janet Charman | House and Contents by Gregory O’Brien

Reviewed by Sophie van Waardenberg

Sophie van WaardenbergMarch 25, 2022

CriticismLiteraturePoetry

Actions and Travels: How Poetry Works by Anna Jackson

Reviewed by Bryan Walpert

Bryan WalpertMarch 23, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionNovel

In Amber’s Wake by Christine Leunens

Reviewed by Stephanie Johnson

Stephanie JohnsonMarch 16, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionNovel

The Fish by Lloyd Jones

Reviewed by Cait Kneller

Cait KnellerMarch 9, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionNovelSpeculative Fiction

Entanglement by Bryan Walpert

Reviewed by Angelique Kasmara

Angelique KasmaraMarch 2, 2022

PasifikaPoetry

The Wilder Years: Selected Poems by David Eggleton

Reviewed by Anne Kennedy

Anne KennedyFebruary 25, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionNovel

The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe

Reviewed by Josie Shapiro

Josie ShapiroFebruary 23, 2022

FictionLiterary FictionSpeculative Fiction

She’s a Killer by Kirsten McDougall

Reviewed by Philip Matthews 

Philip MatthewsFebruary 18, 2022

Poetry

The Sea Walks into a Wall by Anne Kennedy

Reviewed by Sophie van Waardenberg

Sophie van WaardenbergJanuary 26, 2022

BiographyEssaysMāoriNonfictionPasifika

Nine Lives: New Zealand Writers on Notable New Zealanders by Catherine Robertson, Lloyd Jones, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Pala Molisa, Paul Thomas, Elspeth Sandys, Stephanie Johnson, Malcolm Mulholland, Paula Morris and Greg McGee.

Reviewed by Sally Blundell

Sally BlundellDecember 22, 2021

FictionFlash

the other side of better by Michelle Elvy

Reviewed by Jack Remiel Cottrell

Jack Remiel CottrellDecember 22, 2021