The Sapling's Simie Simpson, reviews four new picture books from Aotearoa that feature a dog searching for a forever home, a racing buggy...

You know it, you love it - it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month we are featuring award-winning author and illustrator Sandra Morris....

Ataraira Cameron, a first-language reader of te reo Māori, explains her feelings towards the publication and translation by Leon Blake of...

I tērā tau i whakaputahia e whā ngā pukapuka tuatahi a te kaupapa Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. Nā tokowhā ngā kaiwhakamāori waingōhia i...

TV presenter, radio broadcaster and writer Sam Wallace tells us all about his relationship with books as a child, how it changed as he...

Editor Sarah talked to award-winning comic and picture book author/illustrator Richard Fairgray all about his latest hauntingly good...

Welcome to our first Māori language book reviews for 2021! Our friend Mikaere Flavell wrote these thoughtful bilingual reviews. Give them...

Nau mai, haere mai, ki tā mātou arotakenga pukapuka Māori tuatahi mō te tau 2021! Nā tō mātou hoa Mikaere Flavell i tuhi ēnei arotakenga...

Giselle Clarkson is back for 2021! Today our fabulous illustrator finds her inner poet

"The current generation of children have many digital distractions, and it can be hard to promote reading as a stimulating and exciting...

Today we are delighted to share some stellar reviews from writer and public servant Tihema Baker, featuring three teen-friendly(ish)...

The death of the father of the family whose ordeal David Hill's YA novel Coming Back is based on spurred him to think about how writers...

Ted Dawe's latest novel was released in paperback format last spring – and now, you can get your hands on it in ebook form, for teen and...

We are pleased to present a regular series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest booksellers of New...

We are incredibly excited to be sharing the first snippet from Sherryl Jordan's forthcoming novel, The King's Nightingale. Due out at the...