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From the Shop Floor: Time Out Bookstore
We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's...

Illustrators Robyn Belton and Jenny Cooper Talk
We present an interview between Robyn Belton and Jenny Cooper, on the subject of illustrating war stories, technology, (or the lack of...


Melanie Drewery and the return of Nanny Mihi
Melanie Drewery has produced a multitude of books over the last two decades aimed at delivering te reo Māori and tikanga Māori in a...


Melanie Drewery me te hokinga mai a Nanny Mihi
E hia kē nei ngā pukapuka i tuhi ai a Melanie Drewery i ēnei rua tekau tau. Ko te whāinga o ēnei pukapuka kia Rongo rawa te taki i te reo...

Scott Tulloch and Myles Lawford Co-Interview
Humour authors Scott Tulloch and Myles Lawford interview one another about their careers, and about their most recent books - Where’s...

Across the Ditch: Allison Rushby & The Mulberry Tree
Australian author Allison Rushby is a prolific children’s and YA writer with many well-known books to her name, including The Turnkey...

Ant Sang, Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas
Adrian Kinnaird talks to Ant Sang about his career so far, and his magnificent new collaboration with Michael Bennett, Helen and the...


Kate Duignan: The Books of My Childhood
Kate Duignan recalls two influential books from her childhood, Heidi and The Diddakoi, in this stunning personal essay about the...


From the Shop Floor: Scorpio Books
We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's...


Book Awards: the Young Adult finalists
As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked the five finalists of the Copyright...


Emma Neale: The Books My Kids Are Reading
Emma Neale is a Dunedin-based poet, novelist, and recently appointed editor of the esteemed New Zealand literary journal, Landfall, which...


A sound in my mind: translator Ngaere Roberts
Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) is one of our most prolific translators of children’s books into te reo Māori, having translated work from...


He oro hinengaro: Ngaere Roberts me tona ao tuhi
He mātanga, he atamai a Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) ki te whakamāori i ngā pukapuka mō te nohinohi, kua oti i a ia ngā pukapuka a te...


From the Shop Floor: Unity Wellington
We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's...


Book Awards: The Junior Fiction Finalists
As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked the five Wright Foundation Esther Glen...
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