2023 releases

A stunning, heart-breaking yet defiant memoir by activist, model and social media sensation Shaneel Lal. What would you do if you were told by the people you loved the most...

Assassin. Immortal. Spy. An ill-matched pair of spies pose as a couple to investigate a series of murders in 1930s Shanghai, from the author of These Violent Delights. Four years...

Women and girls walk a perilously thin line between ruin and redemption in these stories as they try — with varying degrees of success — to outmanouver the violence that...

A New Zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of Maori in New Zealand society. Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked-about books...

A prize-winning classic novel, as relevant today as when it was first written. Potiki is a work of spellbinding power in which the myths of older times are inextricably woven...

An international bestseller that was made into a multiple award-winning film. Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a...

WIN, OR DIE TRYING. Five years ago, Princess Calla vowed to tear down San-Er's tyrannical monarchy. First she killed her parents. Now her sights are set on her uncle: the...

The story of two brothers, born and raised in the shadow of Taranaki Maunga, by 'one of Aotearoa's finest writers' (NZ Listener). Kauri and Black's mum has been gone six...

A first book of poetry and a Māori coming-of-age story. Where is my tongue?On display, a trophy of war.Where is my tikanga?Kept in the basement.Where is my mana?Locked in the...

At first there is nothing but black sand, then something begins to grow; a gentle song emerges so bright that sound becomes sight . . . And so from the...

A stunning new collection of poetry and stories by contemporary Maori writers. Over 80 contemporary Maori writers explore a vast array of issues that challenge, stimulate and intrigue. With originality...

A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Maori writers. Nga Kupu Werobrings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative non-fiction on the political, cultural and social issues...

A stirring coming-of-age novel about guilt, loss, love and memory. Others Were Emeralds explores the inherent danger of allowing our misconceptions to shape our reality. This is the part in...

An extraordinary memoir of an immigrant son's story of a better future In 1962, a Samoan family journeyed to New Zealand — a country immigrants once called 'the land of...

A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH. A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION. A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY. THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE...

The 50th anniversary edition of this award-winning debut novel.First released 50 years ago, Tangi was Witi Ihimaera's debut novel and the first to be published by a Maori author. A...

The captivating sequel to Foul Lady Fortune, by the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights. A lover in peril. A nation under threat. The clock is ticking...

When Ping leaves Hong Kong to live in the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, she discovers that life in the Land of the Long White Cloud is not the...

Mother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The...

Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize, Backwaters is a tender and exquisitely written debut novel examining identity, race and complex family history. Laura is tired of being asked where...

An anthology of new writing for a changed worldSixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a...