Eileen Merriman has been a constant fixture in the Aotearoa YA scene since the 2017 release of her debut, Pieces of You. Each of her...

Welcome to our first School Librarians of Aotearoa instalment for 2020! Here, we hear from Paul Munnerley, who has the double duty of...

Carly Thomas spent most of her childhood either reading about horses or riding them. Here, she takes a look at what’s on literary offer...

Today is apparently the day for romance, and what can be more romantic than working on a picture book together? Giselle Clarkson explores...

Aotearoa marked the 180th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi yesterday – so our quiz today looks...

Hawke's Bay author, reviewer and bookseller Adele Broadbent is back with a new title for a young adult audience. Thanks to OneTree House,...

Last year we shared with you a Sampling from Gwendoline Smith's bestseller The Book of Knowing. And this year, Dr Know is back with a...

There has been an enormous amount of amazing local non-fiction in recent months – and here's a taster of one of those releases. Volcanoes...

The editors of The Sapling all love a good kids' Christmas book. This comic celebrates the books that Briar, Thalia, Kura, and Sarah have...

Here's a fiendishly tricky one: can you match the quote to the 2019 middle reader or YA new release? For consistency – and marking the...

“The death of YA – it’s a thing believe me. Google it.” It was a fleeting comment at a writer’s festival as we moved between venues and...

For our latest School Librarian of Aotearoa feature, we hear from Kowhai Intermediate's Jude Armstrong, who shares the ins and outs of...

Children and young adults in Aotearoa are particularly attuned to natural disasters. In today's book list, Miriam Hurst delves into...

Verse novels have been around for a number of years now and while they may never flood the market, their appeal is growing and becoming...

Here's a fresh instalment of the Margaret Mahy Questionnaire, featuring author, playwright, poet and creative writing tutor Helen...