New Zealand faces coastal retreat reality Following yet another storm battering our coasts last weekend, pressure mounts on coastal communities to discuss relocation.

Jonathan Boston, author of 'A Radically Different World: Preparing for Climate Change', discusses the impact of our changing climate on coastal communities.

Order 'A Radically Different World' from your local bookshop or through the BWB website.

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‘This is journalism at its finest – immersive, meticulous, honest and brave ... A unique and important new book for Aotearoa New Zealand.’ – Rebecca Macfie

'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel arrives next month. Preorder now from your local bookshop or the BWB website.

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‘Exiled to the op shop’: Mat Tait on the book he lied about reading 'I got a fair way into before realising it was a grim and confusing slog I was only enduring because I thought I should.'

Mat Tait says everyone should read:

'The Great War For New Zealand by Vincent O’Malley. When I say “everyone” I particularly mean New Zealanders, and particularly in our current political moment ...'

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BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction finalist Charlotte Macdonald talks about her finalist book @bwbnz.bsky.social #theockhams

Advance copies of 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel have landed in our office!

'This is journalism at its finest – immersive, meticulous, honest and brave.' – Rebecca Macfie

'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City' arrives in May. Preorder today.

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Congratulations to the 2026 finalists! Get the lowdown here t.co/9IePN4BfLF #theockhams
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#coherent talked with Rebecca Macfie about Poverty in New Zealand & the conference (April16-18) 'Kia Tika, Kia Pono - For a Just Society'
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What if poverty in NZ isn't accidental – but by design?

BWB Texts author Rebecca Macfie talks hardship, resistance and systemic change with Melanie Nelson on the Coherent podcast.

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Invasion! The Waikato War: The Featherston Booktown NZ War History series Vincent O’Malley writes that war in the Waikato between July 1863 and April 1864 ‘goes to the very core of who we are as a nation’. The crippling legacy was ...

The 2026 Featherston Booktown line-up is out!

Catch last year's Waikato War talk with Tom Roa, Joanna Kidman, James Belich and Vincent O'Malley – now available to watch online: youtube.com/watch?v=cge9bTANZyc

This week's bestselling books - March 20 The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus another chance to win all 16 books shortlisted for the Ockhams

ReadingRoom continues its series of publishers whose books are shortlisted for the Ockham awards: this week Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World'!

Publisher Tom Rennie: 'Charlotte is a wonderful historian & generous colleague to many, and we're thrilled for her.'

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Bookmarks with Toby Manhire It's time for Bookmarks and today Jesse is joined by journalist Toby Manhire We've had Toby on the show plenty of times over the years, but this time we thought we'd get him in for 'Bookmarks' so he can share some of his favourite cultural picks.. Toby is Editor-at-Large at 'The Spinoff' He also hosts the 'Juggernaut' podcast and co-hosts 'Gone by lunchtime' which has just celebrated it's 10th anniversary Later this month Toby will be speaking at the 'Aspiring Conversations Festival' in Wanaka alongside Miriama Kamo and RNZ's Guyon Espiner the trio will discuss the day's news and share their thoughts on the upcoming general election.

'I've been thinking about it a lot ... I think it's going to be a really important book.'

Toby Manhire discusses 'The Valley' with Jesse Mulligan.

'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City' by Asher Emanuel publishes in May – preorder today!

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Aotearoa NZ Fest of the Arts (@aotearoanzfest) • Instagram reel 58 likes, 1 comments - aotearoanzfest on March 9, 2026: "Writers weekend is all wrapped up 📚 Nine events, dozens of writers on stage, and stacks of books sold, eager audiences came and went through the Tāwhiri Warehouse doors! We had a wonderful time hosting the programme alongside Verb Wellington and Unity Books. From thrilling novels, to poetry and powerful, informative non-fiction, we overheard how inspired many of you were by this year's artists and saw the power that becomes of getting to meet your literary idols. Thank you for coming along and sharing the joy of literature with us ❤️ A huge thank you to Creative NZ and Judith Binney Trust for supporting this incredible programme. 🎥 @josiahjwood".

Authors Rachel Buchanan and Nadine Hura featured at this year's Aotearoa Festival of the Arts! Catch this wrap-up video from the Festival team.

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Susanna Andrew, manager of Unity Books Wellington, includes 'Garrison World' by Charlotte Macdonald on her list of 10 'essential reads' ahead of the Auckland Writers Festival! In the weekend's Stuff papers.

'It’s the rare kind of book that changes how you see the world around you: the landscape, the stories we tell about it, and our responsibility to care for it ... Slowing the Sun feels like an essential book for Aotearoa right now.'

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‘Understanding of the criminal justice system is largely shaped by the media, which repeatedly amplifies the voices of politicians and the police. This book cuts through that distorted narrative by giving voice to those on the system’s frontlines.’ – Aaron Smale

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'A rich, rewarding and deeply personal series of essays that make sense of environmental destruction and the climate crisis by truly investigating what happens when people are severed from their land.'

Nadine Hura's 'Slowing the Sun' back on the bestseller lists!

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The 2026 Ockhams Finalists – Academy of New Zealand Literature Who’s in – and how you can read extracts

Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' is one of four finalists in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Read an extract in the digital sampler at the link below, then find the book at your local library or bookshop!

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The Auckland Writers Festival programme is out!

Events with BWB authors include: Charlotte Macdonald, Vincent O'Malley, Asher Emanuel, Rebecca Macfie, Craig Renney and Max Harris.

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Shaun Hendy's 'The Covid Response: A Scientist’s Account of New Zealand’s Pandemic and What Comes Next' was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and is available now through your local bookshop and our website.

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Watch the trailer for 'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' by Professor Charlotte Macdonald, shortlisted for the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2026!

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‘The legitimacy of the state is at best questionable and certainly remains legally unsettled.’

'Sovereignty' by legal scholar Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi and Tainui) is our first BWB Text for 2026!

Preorder now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/sovereignty #BWBTexts

'Becoming Māori, becoming Pākehā'

A extract from Vincent O'Malley's new edition of 'The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840' appeared in papers over the weekend. Pick up a copy from your local bookshop today!

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'The Good Economy' by Craig Renney continues on the Unity Books Wellington bestseller list for another week!

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‘This is a once-in-a-generation contribution to New Zealand writing about justice, class and wider society ... a monumental book of stories that will stay with you long after you put it down.’ – Max Harris

Preorder 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel today: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-valley

Charlotte Macdonald's superb new history 'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' is a finalist for the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction at the Ockham NZ Book Awards!

Winners announced 13 May. Grab a copy today: www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...

Charlotte Macdonald presents her new book 'Garrison World' at the National Library!

Explore the lives of soldiers, sailors & families across the empire in 19th-century Aotearoa.

📅 Thu 16 April, 5:30–6:30pm
📍 National Library, Wellington

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Longlisted in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!

'Garrison World' by Charlotte Macdonald – a major new history examining the impacts of military occupation, from the New Zealand Wars to the wider garrisoning of the British empire, 1840–1870.

Available now: bwb.co.nz/books/garrison-world

Longlisted in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!

'The Welcome of Strangers' by Atholl Anderson – an authoritative history of southern Māori, co-published with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Updated with new research, maps and visual narrative.

Available now: bwb.co.nz/books/the-welcome-...

Longlisted in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!

'The Covid Response' by Shaun Hendy – an insider's account of New Zealand's pandemic response, unpacking the science behind high-stakes decisions and the lessons they hold for the future.

Available now: bwb.co.nz/books/the-covid-re...

Rebecca Macfie's 'Hardship and Hope' is the first BWB Text to be longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards! Pick up a copy online or at all good local bookshops.


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