We’re happy to announce that A Change of Key by Adrienne Jansen has been shortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2019. The results will be announced on 18 March. Judges Marcus Hobson, Rachel White and… Continue Reading
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The Great Debate
Is there such thing as a disabled writer? A hearty crowd packed The Great Debate at Wellington’s LitCrawl last month as a cast of ‘disability and literary luminaries’ debated: ‘There is no such thing as a disabled writer. We are… Continue Reading
Review for A Change of Key
The Weekend Herald has released a review of Adrienne Jansen’s A Change of Key that we really love. ‘…underlying the panic and the fear “like graffiti painted on the air” and the “desperate silence behind every door” flows the music: Stefan’s… Continue Reading
National Bookshop Day 2018
We love bookshops! This weekend you have our full permission to give your favourite bookshop haunt a hug. It’s National Bookshop Day and stores up and down the country are participating with all kinds of events. Head to the Booksellers… Continue Reading
The first review of Monsters of Virtue
Independent news outlet Scoop has released a glowing review of L.J. Ritchie’s Monsters of Virtue. ‘One of the early reviewers said Monsters of Virtue and Ritchie reminded them of John Marsden and, having just re-read Marsden’s iconic Tomorrow series, I couldn’t agree more. There’s a… Continue Reading
Research for A Change of Key
How do you research for a novel? Nailing that sense of authenticity is important. It’s good to write what you know, but you’re always going to come up against something that you don’t. And how do you identify those things… Continue Reading
Helen Waaka on her residency, and editing short stories for Radio New Zealand
Helen Waaka, author of short story collection Waitapu, shares her experience as a recipient of an Emerging Māori Writers Residency at the Michael King Writers Centre in 2018. During this time Radio New Zealand expressed interest in broadcasting stories… Continue Reading
L.J. Ritchie at Unity Books
L.J. Ritchie will be appearing in conversation with editor/YA aficionado Madeleine Collinge at Unity Books as part of their author talk series. They will discuss L.J. Ritchie’s upcoming novel Monsters of Virtue and the themes he has explored around the… Continue Reading
Book Launch for Monsters of Virtue
You are warmly invited to the launch of Monsters of Virtue by L.J.Richie. Tuesday, October 23rd at 6pm Te Auaha, Level 5 Studio, 65 Dixon Street Please let us know if you would like to attend via our Facebook event page.… Continue Reading
Launch of A Change of Key
On Sunday the 7th of October we celebrated the launch of Adrienne Jansen’s A Change of Key, which is the sequel to The Score. Click to see more photos from the big day.