Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer
by Athol McCredie ArtHistoryNonfictionPhotographySociety

Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer
by Athol McCredie

A 'discovery and a revelation': a photographic chronicle from an unsung artist.

Hamish ConeyNovember 6, 2024

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu FictionLiterary FictionMāoriNovel

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu

Two young cousins take a road trip, escaping expectations and in search of whenua.

Paula MorrisNovember 6, 2024

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn FictionLiterary FictionShort Stories

Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn

Unsettling stories from a writer who dares to challenge and confront us.

John PrinsNovember 4, 2024

Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi Ghost
by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman EuropeHistoryMemoirNonfiction

Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi Ghost
by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

'Genealogy is dangerous': a 'compulsive and moving hunt' for family secrets.

Rebecca HillOctober 25, 2024

Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist
by Jill Trevelyan, Jennifer Taylor and Greg Donson ArtBiographyNonfiction

Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist
by Jill Trevelyan, Jennifer Taylor and Greg Donson

A portrait of an overlooked artist of 'arresting originality'.

Hamish ConeyOctober 18, 2024

Delirious
by Damien Wilkins FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Delirious
by Damien Wilkins

An astute novel on aging, moving house and confronting the ghosts of the past.

Laura BorrowdaleOctober 17, 2024

No One Will Know
by Rose Carlyle Crime FictionFictionNovelThriller

No One Will Know
by Rose Carlyle

'This is the life': a fairy-tale thriller exploring the lure and dangers of riches.

Sara BucherOctober 11, 2024

The Mermaid Chronicles
by Megan Dunn MemoirMermaidsNonfiction

The Mermaid Chronicles
by Megan Dunn

On mothers and daughters, and on not writing a book about mermaids.

Guy SomersetSeptember 20, 2024

Urban Aotearoa
ed. David Batchelor and Bill McKay ArchitectureGeographyMāoriNonfictionPasifikaPoliticsSocietyUrban Design

Urban Aotearoa
ed. David Batchelor and Bill McKay

A vision for beyond the 'quarter-acre dream'.

Philip MatthewsSeptember 18, 2024

The Survivors
by Steve Braunias BiographyCrimeNonfictionSociety

The Survivors
by Steve Braunias

The last of a true-crime trilogy by a writer of 'bracing intellectual honesty and unpredictability'.

Guy SomersetSeptember 11, 2024

Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa
by Kirsty Baker ArtIllustratedLGBTQIA+MāoriNonfictionPasifikaPhotographySociety

Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa
by Kirsty Baker

An impressive contribution to the 'continuing kōrero about and between female artists' in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Kelly Ana MoreySeptember 6, 2024

A House Built on Sand
by Tina Shaw FictionLiterary FictionNovel

A House Built on Sand
by Tina Shaw

On 'minds, memories and relationships': a novel that explores the ghosts and secrets of the past.

Karin WarnaarSeptember 5, 2024

The girls in the red house are singing
by Tracey Slaughter Poetry

The girls in the red house are singing
by Tracey Slaughter

A 'heady' new collection that crackles with tension and danger.

Joanna ChoAugust 30, 2024

Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: the Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800-1940
by Katie Cooper FoodHistoryIllustratedMāoriNonfictionSociety

Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: the Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800-1940
by Katie Cooper

A glimpse into 'the kitchen windows of the past' and lives connected to the land around them.

Laura BorrowdaleAugust 23, 2024

The Mires
by Tina Makereti FictionLiterary FictionMāoriNovelSpeculative Fiction

The Mires
by Tina Makereti

A novel about the might of Nature, and the power of neighbourhood.

Paula MorrisAugust 16, 2024

Bad Archive
by Flora Feltham EssaysNonfiction

Bad Archive
by Flora Feltham

Evocative essays on 'memory, remembering, and personal history'.

Sara BucherAugust 2, 2024

All That We Know
by Shilo Kino FictionMāoriNovel

All That We Know
by Shilo Kino

A young woman navigates the perils and promise of being her 'ancestors’ wildest dream'.

Rebecca HillJuly 24, 2024

Performance
by David Coventry FictionLiterary FictionNovel

Performance
by David Coventry

An 'immersive experience' about living with a debilitating disease.

Guy SomersetJuly 24, 2024