Anna Smaill News Today

Have you seen the 2024 Ockhams Books Awards longlist? It’s a great big juicy list full of Aotearoa New Zealand writing. Here’s what the experts have to say about longlisted titles in the fiction and poetry awards categories. 

First person - Venetia Sherson picks her favourite things about being a New Zealander.

String of global hits marks rising interest in New Zealand writers while industry voices concern over future arts funding

RNZ asked several of Aotearoa's most noteworthy authors and book lovers to pick their favourite New Zealand-authored book they read in 2023 - whether a bold new work or a timeless classic they just discovered for the first time.

A Booker-nominated author’s speculative study of genius, grief and special powers fails to fly

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Playing Games by Huma Qureshi and Went To London, Took The Dog: A Diary by Nina Stibbe

This is a deeply affecting novel about a grief-stricken outsider who can talk to animals

The latest novel by Irelands most translated author of all time (apparently) appears with a note announcing it is the first in a series of interlinked novels, titled for the elements.