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THE STARVING BRIDE first Aotearoa NZ Book of the Month
One of New Zealand’s most acclaimed novelists Catherine Chidgey will be first in the spotlight for a new national campai...
Posted: Monday Nov 02, 2026
Book review: Strong sensations in expansive poetry collection
Hamesh Wyatt reviews Motion Sickness by Michelle Elvy (At the Bay I te Kokoru, 2026)
Posted: Monday Nov 02, 2026
Little blue penguin picture book offers global perspective
Dunedin-based children’s book author Danni Rae champions New Zealand’s endemic little blue penguin as the hero of her la...
Posted: Monday Nov 02, 2026
Poetry Shelf conversation and reading: Jenny Powell
Jenny Powell’s new poetry collection, Biology Field Trip, is a lyrical gathering, an ebb and flow symposium, word by pre...
Posted: Monday Nov 02, 2026
Poetry Box picture book conversations:
Fiona Farrell and David Elliot
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
Paula Morris reviews 'Offshore Service' by Craig Cliff (Otago University Press, 2026)
'An engaging collection of stories about reading, writing, bad jobs and good intentions'
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
'Once Upon a Harbour': Fiona Farrell and David Elliot celebrate a joyful collaboration
The Ōtepoti City of Literature team was proud to collaborate recently with our colleagues at Dunedin Public Libraries to...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
Once Upon a Harbour: David Elliot and Fiona Farrell on an unusual literary collaboration
Once Upon a Harbour has just been released and is a one-of-a-kind collection of drawings and poems, made by two exemplar...
Posted: Thursday Oct 15, 2026
Characters navigating change, uncertainty, and "familiar shores"
Award-winning author and Otago Net Carbon Zero Programme Manager Craig Cliff has recently released a collection of short...
Posted: Thursday Oct 15, 2026
Everything Totally Under Control
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb reviews Maybe Baby by Emma Neale (Bateman Books, 2026)
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
Meet Aotearoa's new queen of crime fiction
Molly Crighton is author of bestselling crime novel set in Dunedin, The Body and the Blood. She talks to fellow crime wr...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 13, 2026
Interview: David Elliot and Fiona Farrell talk about Once Upon a Harbour
An extraordinary landmark gift book of funny stories and amazing illustrations from internationally acclaimed illustrato...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
'Motion Sickness' - launch events around Aotearoa
Michelle Elvy's new poetry collection is on the road and touring in various cities Oct-Nov.
Posted: Friday Oct 02, 2026
Book Launch: 'Motion Sickness' by Michelle Elvy (At the Bay | I te Kokoru)
You're invited the Ōtautahi launch of Motion Sickness by Michelle Elvy. This event will feature poetry readings from Jam...
Posted: Thursday Oct 01, 2026
Read The Mix's review of 'What We Remember, What We Forget' by Siobhan Harvey (Otago University Press, 2026)
Siobhan is our 2026 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Resident, and arrives in Ōtepoti on Frida...
Posted: Monday Sep 21, 2026
'Cass and the Beast' by Clare Mabey and Jill Calder (Gecko Press, 2026)
Here's a great Q&A with Claire Mabey, author of Cass and the Beast, on the CLPE UK website.
Posted: Friday Sep 18, 2026
First New Edition in 67 Years of Pioneering NZ Gay Novel 'A Way of Love'
Lurid Editions will publish the first new edition since 1959 of James Courage's A Way of Love on 24 September — a novel ...
Posted: Wednesday Sep 16, 2026
Connecting Both Halves of a Life – a review of Shariff Burke’s Childish Palate
Rakibul Hasan Khan on Childish Palate by Shariff Burke (Tender Press, 2026)
Posted: Wednesday Sep 16, 2026
An Essential Sadness
Sally Blundell reviews What We Remember, What We Forget by Siobhan Harvey (Otago University Press, 2026)
Posted: Wednesday Sep 09, 2026
A Lawrence & Gibson Triple Book Launch
Including our very own Frances Pavletich launching That Was Not My Intention
Posted: Tuesday Sep 08, 2026
Review: 75th Anniversary anthology full of stunning new poems
Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2026, edited by Tracey Slaughter (Massey University Press)
Posted: Wednesday Sep 02, 2026
New Zealand Arts Review
Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds (Massey University Press)
Posted: Monday Aug 31, 2026
A very special setting for 'Pepeha Portal'
On Saturday 8 August, Ōtākou Marae hosted Poetry on the Marae, a special event celebrating the release of Ariana Tikao’s...
Posted: Monday Aug 31, 2026
Warm congratulations to Ōtepoti author Molly Crighton on the launch of 'The Body and the Blood' (Moa Press)!
Here are a few words from Molly about the special evening at St Paul’s Cathedral:
Posted: Friday Aug 28, 2026
Today on Write Spot - Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture: A Walking Guide
Award-winning writer John Walsh introduces his new book, Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture: A Walking Guide, one of a series ...
Posted: Wednesday Aug 26, 2026
Book Review: 'Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture: A Walking Guide' by John Walsh and Patrick Reynolds (Massey University Press)
Pocket guide to Dunedin buildings not just for architecture geeks
Posted: Tuesday Aug 25, 2026
New walking guide uncovers Dunedin’s extraordinary architectural treasures
The discovery of gold in 1861 transformed Dunedin from a small colonial outpost to a boom town. The sudden wealth reshap...
Posted: Monday Aug 24, 2026
Book review: 'Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture'
Lynn Freeman reviews: Ōtepoti Dunedin Architecture by John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds, published by Massey ...
Posted: Friday Aug 21, 2026
Review: Insightful collection from South D Poet Lorikeet
Biology Field Trip by Jenny Powell (Cold Hub Press, 2026) reviewed by Hamesh Wyatt
Posted: Monday Aug 10, 2026
'Walter and Wilma the Wandering Albatrosses' by Emma Heppell (Bateman Books, 2026)
Reviewed by Nic Taylor, Raglan Area School, Librarian
Posted: Monday Aug 10, 2026
The unsettled afterlife of Captain Cook
Even 250 years on from the sea voyages that made his name and set our colonial history in motion, Captain Cook remains a...
Posted: Monday Aug 10, 2026
A New Way of Seeing: Jenny Powell Launches 'Biology Field Trip'
The Ōtepoti City of Literature team was proud to collaborate recently with Cold Hub Press and our colleagues at Dunedin ...
Posted: Monday Aug 10, 2026
Greedy For Life – a review of Jenny Hunt’s memoir Venus Has No Arms, God Has No Clothes
Michael O’Leary on Venus Has No Arms, God Has No Clothes: Born to be an artist by Jenny Hunt (Atuanui Press, 2025)
Posted: Monday Aug 03, 2026
Out Now! Plus Book Launch details!
The Baby Sleeps by Lisa Dick, illustrated by Laura Bee (A&U Children's NZ)
Posted: Tuesday Jul 28, 2026
Short story: The long way home, by Majella Cullinane
Taken with kind permission from the excellent new short story collection Islands Ever After by Majella Cullinane (Quenti...
Posted: Monday Jul 27, 2026
Rediscover 'Nell - A Novel' by Penelope Todd, narrated by the author herself
Follow Nell's remarkable journey through the New Zealand High Country as she fights to carve her own path against duty, ...
Posted: Tuesday Jul 21, 2026
My Body is a Haunted Hotel
Hungus by Amber Esau (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2026), My Body is a Horror Film by Ray Shipley (Ngā Pukapuka Pek...
Posted: Monday Jul 20, 2026
Marching to Barracks
Garrison World: Redcoat soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire by Charlotte Macdonald (Bridget Williams B...
Posted: Thursday Jul 16, 2026
Journey On the Dark Sand – a review of three recent poetry collections
Lynn Jenner on Peace & Quiet by Dinah Hawken, Beyond the Border and Other Poems by Owen Marshall and Making Mixtapes wit...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 15, 2026
'Walter and Wilma the Wandering Albatrosses' written and illustrated by Emma Heppell
A touching story of albatross mates who endure many obstacles in the wild Antarctic landscape they call home.
Posted: Tuesday Jul 14, 2026
Every piece in Landfall Tauraka has its own story
In this Kete Books interview, four contributors to issue 251 share the ideas, experiences and questions that shaped thei...
Posted: Friday Jul 03, 2026
Book review
Elizabeth Heritage reviews What We Remember, What We Forget: A memoir in memory by Siobhan Harvey, published by Otago Un...
Posted: Thursday Jul 02, 2026
Poetry Shelf Breathing Room: Love by Jenny Powell
Jenny Powell’s latest poetry collection, Biology Field Trip: a different way of seeing has been published by Cold Hub Pr...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 01, 2026
Book review: Beyond the Border by Owen Marshall
Sally Battson of The Next Chapter Bookshop in Wanaka reviews Beyond the Border by Owen Marshall, published by Quentin Wi...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 01, 2026
From Emerging Writer to Published Author: Congratulations, Anna Woods
Congratulations to Anna Woods, Caselberg Trust Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Emerging Writer 2022, who has just published her ne...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 01, 2026
On BookHub's Radar
Read BookHub's upcoming books that you should know about including 'The Body and the Blood' by our very own Molly Cright...
Posted: Monday Jun 29, 2026
A full house for Biology Field Trip!
Last night the cold stayed firmly outside while a warm crowd gathered on the 4th floor of the City Library to celebrate ...
Posted: Friday Jun 26, 2026
Maybe Baby
Emma Neale's newest novel, Maybe Baby, tells the story of a grieving widower determined to honour his and his late wife'...
Posted: Monday Jun 22, 2026
Book of the Week: ‘By page 25 she is dead’
An outrageous and courageous new novel by Dunedin author Emma Neale
Posted: Friday Jun 19, 2026
Poetry Shelf celebrates Landfall Tauraka 251 with nine readings
Landfall Tauraka 251 is a gift package of poetry, fiction, artwork, an interview, a terrific winning essay and reviews. ...
Posted: Friday Jun 19, 2026
Book review: Islands Ever After by Majella Cullinane
Lynn Freeman reviews Islands Ever After by Majella Cullinane, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing.
Posted: Thursday Jun 18, 2026
'New Zealand Maid' by Ian Dougherty (Saddle Hill Press, 2026) out now!
Prolific Dunedin author Ian Dougherty has turned his attention to the feats of a long-distance walker in his latest book...
Posted: Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Poetry Shelf celebrates Airana Tikao’s Pepeha Portal – a review and a reading
To read Pepeha Portal is uplifting. The poetry offers an experience that nourishes the air I breathe, the physical groun...
Posted: Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
New book highlights youth perspectives
Layers of Identity is a collection of writings by rangatahi aged 8 to 24 on the theme of whakapapa, genealogy, lineage a...
Posted: Thursday May 21, 2026
Today on Write Spot
Award-winning Dunedin writer Emma Neale's latest novel, Maybe Baby, explores one man's drive to have the child that he a...
Posted: Wednesday May 20, 2026
Pastoral Care by John Prins (Otago University Press, 2025) wins the Hubert Church Prize for Fiction Best First Book
Congratulations John and Otago University Press!
Posted: Wednesday May 20, 2026
Fierce with Happiness
Read Siobhan Harvey's article reviewing Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades (Otago University Press, 2025) and Eddie Sparkl...
Posted: Thursday May 07, 2026
Upcoming Titles from Otago University Press
Otago University Press have got lots of exciting new titles coming out over the next couple of months. Here’s some for y...
Posted: Friday Apr 24, 2026
'Maybe Baby' by Emma Neale (Bateman Books, 2026) Out Now!
Maybe Baby is a touching, funny and thought-provoking love story with a glimmer of the speculative.
Posted: Thursday Apr 23, 2026