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The Sapling's Simie Simpson, a long-time fan girl of award-winning, Australian picture book author and illustrator Bob Graham, literally...

You know it, you love it - it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month we are featuring award-winning author Melinda Szymanik. Read on to...

Another week, another category of NZCYA Award finalists to highlight! Today, it's the Best First Book finalists, answering questions...

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman made history as the first refugee to be sworn into the New Zealand parliament. She has just published her first...

Co-founder of The Sapling Jane Arthur has a long-standing interest in educational publishing – so when the opportunity came along to pick...

Here's a fresh instalment of the Margaret Mahy Questionnaire, featuring author-illustrator Kat Quin. Read on for her takes on...

Australian author Sandy Fussell has written a wide range of historical junior fiction and even a picture book that has impacted on the...

Heather Hunt has made a name for herself as a go-to illustrator for evocative illustrations for picture books about native manu,...

You know it, you love it - it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month's instalment features award-winning author Fleur Beale. She tell us...

Eileen Merriman has published three books for young adults, and one for adults in the past three years, including her March release A...

As a nation, we like to think of ourselves as conservation-minded, but that hasn't always been the case. Sarah Ell's new book Lost...

Your favourite Mahy Questionnaire is back! Our second instalment of the year features author, playwright, poet, columnist, and critic...

One of the most exciting new artists to pop up on our radar in the last six months has been Laya Mutton-Rogers, the artist behind the...

A vast number of households in Aotearoa with a child of 10 or under will be intimately familiar with the engaging, vibrant work of Brian...