Haere mai and welcome to our contemporary fiction newsletter.
Have a look at what's new in the world of fiction - from the latest titles to our fiction picks.
The longlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.
Get your 2026 reading off to a great start with the fiction longlist.
Coming soon
Our fiction selector has picked out the best of the newest crop of fiction titles. These aren't in libraries yet so get your holds on now or add them to your For Later shelf.
Grace, grieving her husband, joins his old silent-reading book club in hopes of feeling close to him again, only to find it nearly abandoned. As she slowly reconnects with its members and revives the group, she discovers a new sense of purpose and a place where her own story can finally begin.
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