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...

“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...

Australian author Allison Rushby is a prolific children’s and YA writer with many well-known books to her name, including The Turnkey...

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...

In this fascinating insight into the minds of two of our best children's literature writers, Mandy Hager and David Hill talk to each...

Weather. We can't avoid it. And right now, after six weeks of glorious warm weather that we never complained about, no siree Bob no...

We may not yet have reached the Season of the Age of Aquarius, but it certainly appears to be Spring right now, and we figure sooner or...

How well do you know classic New Zealand children's novels? Do you think you could recognise them from their first sentences? Have a go!...

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we've asked the publishers of the YA finalists to...

Earlier this month we published a short excerpt from Pieces of You, a major new YA novel from a debut Kiwi author. We asked Denis Wright,...

Today, Release, a new YA novel by Patrick Ness, hits the shelves of New Zealand bookshops. We asked a Wellington-based book club – adults...

Elizabeth Knox finds a lot to praise about Laini Taylor's inventive, lyrical and compelling new novel, Strange the Dreamer. Laini Taylor,...

An excerpt from David Hill's Flight Path, a YA novel about 18-year-old Jack who wanted to escape boring little New Zealand – but soon...

Bestselling YA author Amie Kaufman will appear at the Auckland Writers Festival, performing both in the schools' programme and in a free...

Briar Lawry reviews Maurice Gee's latest, The Severed Land, as well as The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles and Maybe a Fox by Kathi...