A debut novel that feels like 'an instant classic' - Sanjana Khusal reviews AMMA by Saraid de Silva Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Saraid Read NZ Te Pou Muramura NZ Society of Authors Booksellers Aotearoa nzreviewofbooks.com/amma-by-saraid…

ThisWeek: Drag Baby + Saraid on her book #Amma Weatherglass Books Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand 7pm BCfm Radio Wave Community Radio FromeFM Fri: 10am Base Radio OD Medway Pride Radio 12 Trans Radio UK - Support Trans Kids 6 GFM Radio 7 KTCR Queer Spirit Festival 9 Thornbury Radio Sat: 7 Bath Sound all times UK.

SAVE THE DATE: Sat 8 June there's a v special 'Mystery in the Library' event, as we were asked to create a crime/thriller panel for Arataki Visitor Centre in Waitakere Ranges. Look as this fab lineup: Michael Bennett, Rose Carlyle & Nalini Singh (ch Darise B) #yeahnoir More soon.

Kia ora to all who came to our special 'Mystery in the Forests' event at the wonderful and scenic Arataki Visitor Centre in the Waitakere Ranges. Surrounded by nature and forests, #yeahnoir authors Nalini Singh RobertCarlyle.com Michael Bennett, novelist & filmmaker & chair Darise put on a fab arvo

Extraordinary (to me) that next month I’ll be visiting Aotearoa NZ (where I was born) for the first time since childhood to be a guest of WORD Christchurch . Thank you to Kiran Dass and team, plus W&N & Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand for making this possible.

A neurodivergent expert on toxic botanicals, a harrowing exploration of jury deliberations, a high-tech thriller from an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and the return of a beloved detective are among the #2024Ngaios longlist, named today #yeahnoir Read NZ Te Pou Muramura NZ Society of Authors

Whakamihi to Melbourne-based Kiwi novelist and past Ngaios winner #JPPomare (Ngā Puhi), whose terrific sixth novel HOME BEFORE NIGHT, about a desperate mother searching for her son on the eve of a COVID lockdown, has been longlisted for #2024Ngaios Best Novel. #yeahnoir

Warm congratulations to our 2024 festival guest Catherine Taylor who has just been awarded the 2024 The TLS Ackerley Prize for her superb memoir ‘The Stirrings’. Catherine will be in four sessions at WORD including a masterclass on memoir writing. Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand W&N

A page-whirring thriller that goes beyond its central hook (a victim of a miscarriage of justice or a manipulative killer?) to explore societal biases, flaws or blind-spots in our justice system, and ethics of true crime podcasting" #yeahnoir nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/b… #JPPomare

While JP Pomare (Ngā Puhi) does a fine job in 17 YEARS LATER creating a fictional crime, as a Kiwi it’s hard to read his terrific new novel without various (real) names springing to mind. Pora. Dougherty. Ellis. Bain. Maney. Watson #yeahnoir nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/b… Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Popular podcaster, author, and book awards judge Dani Vee Books - Words & Nerds Pod says 17 YEARS LATER by #JPPomare is one of the best thrillers she's read this year. Check out her review, an audio excerpt, and chat with JP: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wor… Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand #yeahnoir Hachette Australia Books

Whakamihi again to Melbourne-based Kiwi novelist and past Ngaios winner #JPPomare (Ngā Puhi), whose terrific sixth novel HOME BEFORE NIGHT, about a desperate mother searching for her son on the eve of a COVID lockdown, is a #2024Ngaios Best Novel longlistee. #yeahnoir

With my NZ nieces Niah and India ⁦WORD Christchurch⁩ ! #TheStirrings #aotearoa - thanks to Tania Mackenzie-Cooke from Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand for the pic and for being so brilliant throughout my visit to the festival

Hamilton Book Month is over for another year but we are excited to announce we've invited nicky pellegrino to Central Library on Thursday 17 October! Thanks to Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand & Poppies Hamilton who will be selling on the night & Hamilton City Libraries for hosting. Another free event.

I’m so excited to reveal the UK cover for THE LISTENERS, illustrated by the amazing Lucille Clerc. It’s coming out in June next year from Headline Books and you can pre-order your copy today: linktr.ee/TheListenersMa… Signed copy news for UK readers will be coming soon… This

This is the cover of my NEW graphic novel #TheBlizzardOfBlobs! It's the 2nd book in the #MilesAndJones series where Amelia and Shackleton must escape storms, caves, and lava pits! Pre-order here to get it for the new readers in your life: whitcoulls.co.nz/miles-and-jone…

Once upon a time there was a terrible monster called the Ickabog. Or so the story goes… We are delighted to share that a new edition of The Ickabog will be published this September, featuring brand new illustrations by award-winning illustrator Ben Mantle. 💚

❤ Celebrate te reo Māori with this beautifully illustrated collection of phrases to share with the people you love. ❤ nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/wh%C4%81n… Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Fabulous to see several cool #yeahnoir authors and #MysteryintheLibrary alumni involved in this month's #WeReadAuckland project with Auckland Libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau. Check here for free event listings: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/media-centre/2…