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Review: tractors, scooters, storms and islands

Alex Adank and Becks Popham review four new picture books. The Tractor Has A Wobbly Wheel, by Tim Saunders and Carla Martell A new picture book from Tim Saunders, writer and farmer, and Carla Martell (best known for last year’s…

Book List: Manga and Disability

Bee Trudgeon shares a list of manga featuring characters with disabilities. Over the past decade, Japan has made strong progress affirming the rights of people with disabilities, working towards removing the physical and social barriers that have stymied their interactions…

From the Shop Floor: My Little Library

Saadiyah Musa introduces us to My Little Library, the first Islamic children’s book and lifestyle store in New Zealand. The idea for My Little Library was born in 2020, shortly after the birth of our daughter, during the height of…

Review: Three new nonfiction titles

Becks Popham and Claudia Palmer review New Zealand Weather, Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet and My Sore Throat. I’ll freely admit I had to squash my inner judgemental imp when I received these pukapuka to review. I…

The end of the University of Otago Children’s Writer Residency?

The University of Otago has announced that the future of the Children’s Writer Residency is uncertain, following a funding cut. Ella West looks at the significance of the residency. This year’s Children’s Writer resident, Samantha Montgomerie from Dunedin, could be…

Review: new books for teens

Mele Tonga-Grant reviews two recent YA publications from Aotearoa. The Paradise Generation by Sanna Thompson Set in Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, The Paradise Generation gives us a glimpse of a utopian future, in a place that we understand and can believe to…

The NZ Booklovers Awards

The winners of the NZ Booklovers Awards will be announced at the end of the week. Before we find out who takes out the picture book, junior fiction and young adult prizes, we spoke with the Booklovers team to find…

The Sampling: Tonight, I Bleed

By Katharine J Adams We’re sharing a sneak peak at a chapter from Tonight, I Bleed, the sequel to NZCYA-shortlisted Tonight, I Burn. The book will be launched at Paper Plus Coastlands on Thursday 27 March and will be available…

The Mahy Questionnaire: Heather McQuillan

This month we’re featuring Heather McQuillan, whose new novel for young adults, Truth Needs No Colour, is released this month. Heather teaches writing, and writes short fiction and poetry and novels for young people. 1. Describe yourself in three words:…