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The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 8
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson not only features in the brand new Annual 2, she also has epiphanies in the shower. GISELLE CLARKSON...


Book List: Queer & Trans Books for Schools
Young adults who are part of gender or sexual minorities may be in need of extra support in school environments. We asked School Library...

Gavin Bishop's Voyages of Discovery
We get two legends together for this extraordinary interview about an extraordinary book, Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Donovan Bixley...


Book Quiz: The change of the seasons
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...


The Books That Formed My Childhood
The follow-up to the award-winning Annual is out this month, ready to be part of the formative childhood reading of a new generation of...

Hairy Maclary: 'The Books Lead the Way'
The twenty-first title in the Hairy Maclary and Friends series is coming out in October 2017, and we thought that this made it the...

Book Reviews: Beautiful Mess & Broken Silence
If there is a trend right now in YA publishing, it has to be toward gritty teen drama, usually including the death of somebody close and...


Across the Ditch: Freya Blackwood Chases Rabbits
Children's book designer Vida Kelly has worked with Freya Blackwood at various times throughout Freya's career as an illustrator. This...


How to Dad: Jordan Watson Talks Books
Jordan Watson is better known - to millions of YouTube viewers - as How to Dad, giving hilarious advice on the practicalities of dad-hood...


Review: Annual 2, a Sophomore Success
The first Annual (Gecko Press) was one of the highlights of the Christmas offer in 2016. So it was with shaky hands and much excitement...


School Librarians of Aotearoa: Kirsty Adam
New Zealand's school librarians are passionate, engaged professionals who know how to get students of all ages and reading levels into...


Dare Truth or Promise, Twenty Years On
Today we say 'Happy Birthday!' to Paula Boock's ground-breaking novel for young adults, Dare Truth or Promise, published on this day,...


Poet and Politician: Sir Apirana Ngata
Most people know him as a politician, but the face of our fifty-dollar note, Sir Āpirana Ngata, was passionate about so much more than...


The Reckoning: What the heck is Maaori Literature?
In the fourth of our features in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, award-winning writer Steph Matuku battles clichés, stereotypes,...


Te Reo Maori in Schools: 10 Things You Can Do
We are delighted to have Nadine Millar (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) as our guest editor for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Today, she has a handy list...
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