Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
by Josie Shapiro FictionNovel

Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
by Josie Shapiro

A sparkling debut novel about big dreams and long races.

Rebecca HillMay 17, 2023

Deep Colour
by Diana Bridge Poetry

Deep Colour
by Diana Bridge

Connection, translation and conversation with other poets and other traditions.

Sophie van WaardenbergMay 12, 2023

There’s a cure for this
by Emma Espiner EssaysHealthMāoriMemoirNonfiction

There’s a cure for this
by Emma Espiner

An essay collection on the 'ocean of stories' in a hospital, and the challenges for Māori health equity.

Amy McDaidMay 10, 2023

The Sparrow
by Tessa Duder Children’s LiteratureFictionHistorical Fiction

The Sparrow
by Tessa Duder

A young woman transported to the colonies fights to survive – and to return home.

Erica StrettonMay 3, 2023

Face to the Sky
by Michele Leggott Poetry

Face to the Sky
by Michele Leggott

On memory and miracles in the shadow of Taranaki

Sophie van WaardenbergApril 28, 2023

Aftermaths: Colonialism, Violence and Memory in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
ed. Angela Wanhalla, Lyndall Ryan and Camille Nurka HistoryMāoriNonfictionPasifikaSociety

Aftermaths: Colonialism, Violence and Memory in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
ed. Angela Wanhalla, Lyndall Ryan and Camille Nurka

An essay collection that confronts the violence of the colonial past, and the perils of forgetting.

Maartje AbbenhuisApril 26, 2023

Death Among Good Men
by Nathalie Philippe BiographyHistoryMemoirMilitaryNonfiction

Death Among Good Men
by Nathalie Philippe

The World War I memoirs and letters of Lindsay M Inglis

Tom MoodyApril 21, 2023

Respirator: A Poet Laureate Collection 2019–2022
by David Eggleton PasifikaPoetry

Respirator: A Poet Laureate Collection 2019–2022
by David Eggleton

Life is 'an ocean wave' in this roaming collection of poems.

Robert SullivanApril 19, 2023

The Deck
by Fiona Farrell FictionLiterary FictionNovel

The Deck
by Fiona Farrell

A New Zealand Decameron for the Covid era.

Sue ReidyApril 19, 2023

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

Resilience: A Story of Persecution, Escape, Survival and Triumph
by Inge Woolf BiographyHistoryIllustratedNonfictionReligionSociety

Resilience: A Story of Persecution, Escape, Survival and Triumph
by Inge Woolf

A memory book of one woman's life is both family history and 'urgently topical'.

Leonard BellApril 12, 2023

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Kind
by Stephanie Johnson

Welcome to the funhouse: a novel explores lockdown.

Charlotte GrimshawApril 12, 2023

Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story
by Paul Moon HistoryNonfictionSociety

Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story
by Paul Moon

So many cars and such little foresight: a new history chronicles Auckland taking shape.

Angelique KasmaraApril 5, 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

Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand
ed. Michael Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley HistoryNonfictionPoliticsSociety

Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand
ed. Michael Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley

A new collection of essays uncovers New Zealand's history of radical right extremism and intolerance.

Rowan LightMarch 22, 2023