Fiction
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When I open the shop
by Romesh Dissanayake
by Romesh Dissanayake
'Acutely observed' comedy and pathos in this debut novel.
The Night She Fell
by Eileen Merriman
by Eileen Merriman
A taut thriller about brittle med students in Dunedin, their drugs and disguises.
Clare TravagliaMarch 6, 2024
The Grimmelings
by Rachael King
by Rachael King
Contemporary Aotearoa, Scottish mythology and 'a generous dollop of the fantastical' in a gripping and original novel.
Erica StrettonFebruary 28, 2024
Because All Fades
by Freddie Gillies
by Freddie Gillies
'Young people travelling' in a 'confident and fresh' debut novel set in Europe.
Rebecca HillFebruary 23, 2024
Bird Child & Other Stories
by Patricia Grace
by Patricia Grace
A long-awaited collection from one of our greatest storytellers.
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Paula MorrisFebruary 16, 2024
Before George
by Deborah Robertson
by Deborah Robertson
An impressive YA debut about a girl's new identity – and new world – in the shadow of the Tangiwai disaster.
Erica StrettonDecember 20, 2023
Ndima Ndima
by Tsitsi Mapepa
by Tsitsi Mapepa
An 'utterly original' debut novel set in post-Independence Zimbabwe
Anne KennedyNovember 15, 2023
The Penguin NZ Anthology: 50 stories for 50 years in Aotearoa
A ' long, loud song for a strong and evolving tradition' of story-writing.
Sally BlundellNovember 1, 2023