A note from Monica

Monica McInerney opens her photo album to share some reflections on writing.

Introduce your book club to the huge-hearted Quinlan family.

Get your kids excited to get back into reading after the summer holidays with these fantastic adventures!

Need help finding your next great beach read? This collection has every kind of reader covered.

What do NZ YA fans really think of Karen McManus' latest book?

Summer is a great time to catch up on prizewinners from the previous 12 months, return to old favourites or for a bit of personal development. Here are our top five suggestions.

Turn reading over the summer into a game! Download and print off our book bingo sheet for inventive ways to enjoy a story and try different genres. Read under a tree; read a non-fiction book, visit a library; are you up to the challenge?

The bestselling author of Gifts of Imperfection and Dare to Lead on the vastness of human emotion.

Five students get detention, only four leave alive. How far would you go to protect your secrets?

From Earth’s very origins, weather has exerted its mercurial influence and shaped the world we know. Wielding tempests and storms, weather has the power to disrupt and destroy; yet at its most gentle, it can relieve and restore.

He kept trying new things, experimenting and, most importantly, he kept making stuff. Creative, unusual and funny stuff. Eventually, Taika thought he’d try to make a short film . . .

Hirini never thought he would become a musician. He couldn't read music, but he was good at listening and very dedicated, so he taught himself.