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Review: Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World

Becs Tetley muses on the wide-ranging appeal of Ruth Shaw and her latest book, THREE WEE BOOKSHOPS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, a...

Review: No Words for This, by Ali Mau

'Mau push[es] back against the systematic abuses and sexism women face in newsrooms and the institutions of power that are supposed to protect them... But underpinning the trajectory of Mau’s life is a dark family secret. NO WORDS FOR THIS is the first time she has chosen to share it publicly. '

Extract: The Cinderella Service, by Lynda Taylor

In the midst of World War Two, New Zealand faces a labour shortage as its men leave to serve overseas. To fill the gap, young...

'The intersections between poetry and music': Rachel O'Neill

In Tell All Thursday, writer, filmmaker and artist Rachel O'Neill explains to Kete the connections between music and words in...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

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

Death Goddess Guide To Self Love

by Carin Smeaton

Naughty Nelly and Boring Bilbo

by Lise Moody

The Fairies' Easter Egg Surprise

by Sarina Dickson

The New Zealand Easter Activity Book

by Sarina Dickson

Kiss My Glass (Flora Valley #3)

by Catherine Robertson

The Year I Turned Thirty

by Nikki Addison

The Good Life

by Gillian Swinton

Tunis is Mad Tonight: The Life and Times of New Ze...

by Peter Cox

Peter Cleverley: Between Transience and Eternity

by Alistair Fox

Sarah's Destiny

by Vicky Adin

The Leader's Table: Unlocking the Power of Relatio...

by Gillian Cameron

Lest They Have Eyes

by Courtney Dyer

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: Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death

The Bookshop Detectives return with another bookshop-based mystery, featuring legendary storyteller Dame Fiona Kidman amongst...

Review: The Good Life, by Gillian Swinton

Claire Williamson investigates homesteading and what it takes to be a little self-sufficient, reviewing Gillian Swinton's THE...

Review: You are Here, by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin

'You are Here feels like a homecoming. Home: both the beginning and the end, te tīmatanga me te whakamutunga, of an endless j...

Review: Northbound, by Naomi Arnold

NORTHBOUND is journalist Naomi Arnold's nine-month journey walking the Te Araroa trail, from one end of Aotearoa to the other...

Review: Hastings: A boy's own adventure

'An element which runs through all of Frizzell’s multiple activities is self-confidence. He is admirably sure of himself, a c...

Review: See How They Fall, by Rachel Paris

Rachel Paris's debut thriller SEE HOW THEY FALL provides plenty of pace and unpredictability, as poisonings among a billiona...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

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

Extract: Human Error, by Patricia Dunmore

Extract: Unveiled: A Story of Surviving Gloriavale, by Theophila Pratt

Extract: miss adventure, by Pauline Grogan

ListenWhakarongo Mai

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

Three heartwarming reads

Catherine Robertson recommends three new feel-good reads from New Zealand authors. ...

Naomi Arnold on walking south to north

Naomi Arnold talks to Jim Mora about her experience of the Te Araroa trail. ...

Audio RNZ Rodney Strong on Three Dogs, Two Murders and a Cat

Wellington cozy crime writer Rodney Strong

The author of Three Dogs, Two Murders and a Cat joins chats with RNZ's Jim Mora. ...

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

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