We are very pleased to have permission to publish the first three spreads of the Giselle Clarkson-illustrated picture book, Secret World...

How can we describe the theme of this month's comic by Giselle Clarkson? Two words: Bird. Arms. GISELLE CLARKSON Giselle Clarkson is a...

The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and...

Since Beatrix Potter and before, animals have been a staple subject of children's literature. How well do you know your literary dogs,...

Maurice Gee's O Trilogy is one of the most enduringly excellent works of Aotearoa literature. Megan Dunn recalls its power. In the South...

Author Sue Copsey explores the world of New Zealand Junior Fiction, discovering plenty of titles that are just as good as the...

Alison Hewett is the Head of Library Services at Kristin School on Auckland’s North Shore. Kristin is an independent co-educational...

Books aren't the only place to find stories. Some of the most important and meaningful stories are passed down through generations,...

Fantasy and science fiction writer Karen Healey reckons that the national book awards, the NZ Book Awards, are erroneously named. Why not...

The Short but Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed by debut author Chrissie Walker won the 2017 Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for an...

Here are ten well-known New Zealand children's books. But can you recognise them from just a small part of their covers? Advanced...

Ahead of his appearance at the Auckland Writers Festival, novelist (for adults) Rajorshi Chakraborti tells us about the books his...

It’s the writing fellowship with the really long name – the University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s...

Our illustrator, Giselle Clarkson, puts on her Investigative Scientist hat to take a deeper look into the physics within a Roald Dahl...

Writer, comedian and author of a new collection of true love stories, How We Met, Michele A’Court tells us about the books she reads to...