Swapna Haddow has serious chops when it comes to comedic writing for children, and this time she’s moved from pigeons and bunnies, to...

Join Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between...

Writer, artist, and educator Sarina Dickson has two picture books coming out next month, A Stick and a Stone, illustrated by Hilary Jean...

Kate McIntyre interviewed Mandy Hager about her new title Protest! Shaping Aotearoa, delving into how she chose her themes, what protests...

Where are the young trans heroes fighting dragons? Kylie, Rey, and Mindy Parry recount their experiences of trying to find trans role...

Gem Wilder reviews some out of this world young adult fiction. There's danger, magic, psychic abilities and love; whether you want hold...

Our librarians of Aotearoa feature is hitting the road! Eliza Jackson is a Mobile Librarian with the Mobile and Access services for...

Steampunk, historical fiction and mythology? Whatever makes you tick, there's a serving of fresh new Aotearoa fiction to get you excited....

You're favourite Mahy questionnaire is back! This month, we got award winning non-fiction writer Maria Gill to spill the tea on her...

Time for another batch of picture book reviews to keep you abreast of the latest developments in the world of Aotearoa illustrative...

Fresh off the ceremony at Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, the results are in and your New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young...

Where do we usually get our recommendations for books to read? The bookshop, of course. We've asked people from five bookshelves to sell...

The brilliant David Hill takes a trip down memory lane in the latest instalment of our 'books I read to my grandchildren' series. Read on...

It must be new young adult fiction season, because we're back with more reckons on recent releases. Today, Tihema Baker talks two titles:...

One of our favourite bits of the lead up to the NZCYA Awards each year is getting the finalists in one of the categories to interview one...