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Review: The Last Muster, by Carly Thomas

Lianza reviewer Bernadette Cassidy takes a journey through high-country hills with Carly Thomas in her new book, THE LAST MUS...

Review: Delirious, by Damien Wilkins

Damien Wilkins's 14th novel mulls over the contradictions and privilege of ageing in a smart and sensitive way, writes Clare Travaglia.

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Secondary school teacher wins Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards

Christchurch secondary school teacher Rebecca Ball, screenwriter Wayne Hotu and year 11 student Eassin Wang are the winners o...

Review: Atua Wāhine, by Hana Tapiata

'Tapiata is upfront in sharing that these stories are the versions she knows. She has been deliberate in sharing a generalise...

New Books

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Check out the latest books from our amazing NZ authors...

Dummies & Doppelgangers

by Felicity Milburn

Intuitive Ritual: A Mana Wahine Sourcebook

by Ngahuia Murphy

Elephant Park

by Melanie Koster

The Enemy Within: The human cost of state surveill...

by Maire Leadbeater

Wing Dust: Exploring the creative world of the art...

by Sheridan Keith

Christmas At The Castle Cookbook

by Mark Gregory

Tails of Tangleby Gardens 3

by Sue Heazlewood

Maranga! Maranga! Maranga! The Call to Maori Histo...

by Aroha Harris

Beginnings: In Aotearoa and Abroad

by Jackson Michael

Pee Wee the Kiwi's Christmas Adventure

by Blair Cooper

Kiwis and Koalas : Bridge To Anywhere

by Sarah Milne

Zest Climbing From Depression To Philosophy

by Kalderimis Daniel

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Ngā Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu i Aotearoa i tēnei wiki

View this week's bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books...

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Kete's Calendar of Events

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An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand...

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Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.

Review: Kāwai - Tree of Nourishment

'I predict that this time around Kāwai will win at the Ockhams. It is essential reading for those in our increasingly multicu...

Review: Pretty Ugly, by Kirsty Gunn

PRETTY UGLY, Kirsty Gunn's new collection of short stories, published by Otago University Press, goes out of its way not to b...

Review: Bloody Minded, by Susie Ferguson

...'a gripping, page-turning memoir, both due to Ferguson’s incredible career, but also due to her grasp of what makes a comp...

Review: Kai Feast, by Christall Lowe

'...Kai Feast tells a very intimate family story. In large part, it’s a heartfelt homage to Lowe’s grandad Don Beadle, 'the h...

Review: Unapologetically Me, by Bree Tomasel

'In her professional life, Bree’s job has been to select and edit the anecdotes that will entertain, amuse and connect with h...

Review: Kataraina, by Becky Manawatu

Kelly Ana Morey considers Kataraina, Becky Manawatu's much anticipated second novel, sequel to Auē, and is struck by the beau...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.

Extract: Wild, Wild Women, by Janis Freegard

Extract: Safekeeping, by Karen Zelas

Watch: Shilo Kino discusses her bestselling novel All That We Know

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.

Audiobook review: The Call by Gavin Strawhan

Gavin Strawhan’s The Call is a challenging listen for newbie audiobook listener Shaun Bamber....

Behind the scenes on an audiobook recording with Elisabeth Easther

Actress, journalist author and playwright Elisabeth Easther might be a familiar face from her role as Carla Crozier on Shortl...

Audiobook review: Make it Make Sense

Nat Baker reviews the audiobook of Make it Make Sense, a conversational book written and narrated by Lucy Blakiston and Bel H...

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.