Petronella's Bookstore and The Booklover were named joint Bookshop of the Year while Moa Press was named publisher of the year at the 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.

Held on Saturday 3 August, the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards brought booksellers, publishers, writers and book sector organisations together to celebrate excellence in the industry.

Awards were also presented to the authors of books that stood out to booksellers, as well as for the year’s bestselling New Zealand book, and the audiobook of the year.

Read on for the full list of awards made to New Zealand books, booksellers and publishers.

Award-winning books

Booksellers Choice Award – joint winners:
Fungi of Aotearoa by Liv Sisson, published by Penguin Random House
The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, published by Gecko Press

New Zealand Bestseller of the Year
Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins’ Story by Jools Topp and Lynda Topp, published by Allen & Unwin New Zealand

New Zealand Audiobook of the Year
Māori Made Easy by Scotty Morrison, published by Penguin Random House

Award-winning bookshops and booksellers

Books + Publishing Emerging Bookseller of the Year
Melissa Oliver, Unity Books Wellington

Paper Plus Book Retailer of the Year
Gisborne Paper Plus

Nielsen BookScan Bookshop of the Year – joint winners
Petronella’s Bookstore
The Booklover

Award winning publishers, publishing initiatives and more!

Publishers Association of New Zealand Emerging Publisher of the Year
Grace Wang, Allen & Unwin New Zealand

Nielsen BookScan Publisher of the Year
Moa Press

Sales Professional of the Year – joint winners
Laura Jager, HarperCollins New Zealand
Paula Pengelly, Penguin Random House New Zealand

Publishers Association of New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award
Mike Hill and Susan Holmes, Bookreps New Zealand

Title Page Innovation Award
BookHub, Booksellers Aotearoa

Mana Māori Award
Penguin Random House for 50 Years of Witi Ihimaera in print

Marketing and Publicity Strategy of the Year
Allen & Unwin New Zealand for Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins Story by Jools Topp and Lynda Topp

Kete thanks Booksellers Aotearoa for the use of images from the awards.