From the bestselling author of THE BONE TREE comes a lively and playful bilingual collection of stories about growing up in Pātea.
Interlinked and full of recurring characters, these stories are about growing up in small-town Aotearoa – sneaking away during cross country, doing bombs in the pool while the lifeguard isn’t looking, peeling spuds on the marae, crashing a car at age four, and learning to live by the tikanga ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’.
Coming 27th August 2024, it’s available now to pre-order via the 🔗 LINK IN BIO.
Mai i te kaituhi o THE BONE TREE, nui te hokona ko tēnei kohinga paki reo rua, he ngangahau, he hīanga mō te tupranga ake i Pātea.
Arā te tokomaha o ngā kiripuaki auau e tūhonotia ana, ko tā ēnei paki he whakaatu i te whanaketanga ki te tāone iti o Aotearoa – ko te konihitanga i te wā o te omatahora, ko te pohū manu ki te hōpua kaukau i te korenga aro o te manapou hōpua, ko te waruwaru taewa ki te marae, ko te tuki waka i te wā e whā tau te pakeke, me te ū tonu ki te tikanga noho, ‘kaua e uia, kaua e whākina’.
Tukua mai tō tono tōmua.
Escape the winter chills with Erin Palmisano's charming novel, THE SECRETS OF THE LITTLE GREEK TAVERNA 🇬🇷
Set on the sun-kissed island of Naxos, this novel is about finding friendship and love in the most unexpected of places ✨
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We are thrilled to be publishing ALL THAT WE KNOW by Shilo Kino this July! 🪴✨
This is Aotearoa, New Zealand.
This is a novel about who we are now.
Past, present and future.
All that we have
is All That We Know.
Meet Māreikura Pohe: she’s in love with her best friend, though he’s about to abandon her; and she’s an accidental activist, though she never asked for the spotlight.
Navigating self-diagnosed ADHD and a new relationship while reclaiming her language is no easy feat. But as her platform grows, Māreikura unwittingly becomes a voice for change against the far-reaching consequences of colonisation. The question remains: at what personal cost?
A modern take on family and friendship and how, even in a divided world, love and connection can triumph against all odds.
ALL THAT WE KNOW follows Māreikura as she navigates her friendships, sexuality, relationships, and most importantly, her reclaiming of her culture and her language, all while grappling with the traumas of colonisation.
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COMING JULY 2024
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AMMA follows three women on very different paths, against a backdrop of shifting cultures. As circumstance and misunderstanding force them apart, it will take the most profound love to knit them back together before it’s too late.
Watch to find out what inspired @saraiddesilva to write such a captivating story ✨
Want more from @saraiddesilva? You can catch her at @aklwritersfest this Friday and Saturday - LINK IN BIO for more info 🔗
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We had so much fun filming with AMMA author, @saraiddesilva recently. . . watch this space for more cool videos! ✨
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Get to know Nelson-based author, Erin Palmisano and find out why she decided to set her debut novel, THE SECRETS OF THE LITTLE GREEK TAVERNA on the sun-kissed island of Naxos 🇬🇷✨
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We are thrilled to be publishing AMMA by Saraid de Silva in April 2024! 💖✨
Moving between cities and generations, AMMA follows three women on very different paths, against a backdrop of shifting cultures. As circumstance and misunderstanding force them apart, it will take the most profound love to knit them back together before it’s too late.
✨ Singapore, 1951
When Josephina is a girl, her parents lock her in a room with the father of the boy to whom she’s betrothed. What happens next will determine the lives of generations to come.
✨ New Zealand, 1984
Josephina and her family leave Sri Lanka for New Zealand. But their new home is not what they expected, and for the children, Sithara and Suri, a sudden and shocking event changes everything.
✨ London, 2018
Arriving on her uncle Suri’s doorstep, jetlagged and heartbroken, Annie has no idea what to expect - all she knows is that Suri was cast out of the family before she was born.
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COMING APR 2024
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We are beyond excited to to be publishing FEIJOA: A STORY OF OBSESSION & BELONGING by Kate Evans in March 2024! 💚
Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, FEIJOA is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants, how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their way into our imaginations, our stomachs and our hearts.
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The feijoa comes from the highlands of Southern Brazil and the valleys of Uruguay, where it was woven into indigenous and Afro-Brazilian cultures. It was scientifically named in Berlin, acclimatised on the French Riviera, and failed to make its fortune in California. Today, it is celebrated by one small town in the Colombian Andes, and has become an icon of community and nationhood in New Zealand.
Of the world's roughly 30,000 edible plant species, only around 150 are now cultivated for human consumption. Most of those were domesticated hundreds or thousands of years ago, but feijoas are among only a handful of plants that have made this journey from the wild to the orchard in the last few generations, providing a rare opportunity to watch, up close, the myriad ways plants seduce us.
FEIJOA is a book about connection. Between people and plants, between individuals, between cultures, across disciplines - it celebrates the ways our lives and loves intersect in surprising ways.
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Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
We are beyond excited to to be publishing THE GIRL FROM LONDON by Olivia Spooner this November! ⛴️
A page-turning, emotional story inspired by little known true events in WWII, this dual timeline novel is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer, Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Natasha Lester.
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London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children from war-torn England to Australia and New Zealand. Her three-month voyage is fraught - their passage is perilous, and the children anxious and homesick. Nine-year-old Fergus is more troubled than most and Ruth forms an unexpected bond with the boy.
It's not just Fergus who captures Ruth's attention. Bobby, a fellow volunteer who initially infuriates Ruth with his laidback charm, somehow gets under her skin and throws her ordered life into chaos.
Tragedy strikes on their return voyage, when the Rangitane is attacked by German raiders. As the ship goes down, the surviving passengers are taken as prisoners of war aboard the German vessel. To the rest of the world, they are missing, presumed dead.
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New Zealand 2005. Hazel boards a plane to London, eager to explore Europe. Sitting next to her is a man named Joe. On her lap is a treasured book from her grandfather, Fergus. A book that will finally reveal Ruth's story.
A captivating, heart-wrenching story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
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COMING NOV 14
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Olivia Spooner Writer Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand The Booklover Bookshop
We are thrilled to be able to share the cover for THE BONE TREE by Airana Ngarewa - Writer, publishing this August.
After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't care much about them. Kauri embarks on a journey into his father's past, to come to terms with the trauma he's experienced in his short life, and to break the cycle of violence he fears perpetuating as he raises his younger brother.
Ngā mihi nui to Haoro Hond for the cover art and Keely O'Shannessy for the cover design
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Author Anne Tiernan Writer gives a rundown of her debut novel THE LAST DAYS OF JOY - a stunning novel about a family reeling in the wake of a devastating act. Sharply funny, intensely moving, and with a cast of unforgettable characters, THE LAST DAYS OF JOY will make you laugh out loud even as it moves you to tears.
Also, if you're in Tauranga, join Anne at Books A Plenty tomorrow, Thursday 20th April, from 6:30 - 8 pm, to celebrate the release of THE LAST DAYS OF JOY ✨
To RSVP, email [email protected]
🔗 Get your copy of THE LAST DAYS OF JOY: https://fal.cn/3xwaM
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One witch will set the world ablaze… the TONIGHT, I BURN cover reveal is coming tomorrow! Katharine J Adams - Author
A young witch with the power to walk between the realms of Life and Death finds herself at the centre of a magical rebellion - and a dangerous romance - that could destroy her coven and her soul in this dark and decadent debut. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Chloe Gong.
Thorns, Tides, Embers, Storms, and Ores. All five covens are bound in servitude to the tyrant High Warden of Halstett.
Penny Albright is a daughter of the thorn coven, forced to patrol the veil between the realms of Life and Death, keeping it safe and whole. Each night, one thorn witch-and only one-must cross the veil by burning at the stake. Each morning, that witch returns with the help of their magical lifeline. Failure to follow the rules of Death risks them all.
But one morning, Penny's favourite sister Ella doesn't return. And that night, determined to find her, Penny breaks the rules. She burns in secret.
What she finds in Death is a manor that shouldn't exist, home to the devastating Lord Malin, who shouldn't be there. Malin offers Penny a dangerous deal: Ella's freedom in exchange for information about the High Warden.
But all isn't as it seems in Life or Death. Penny's bargain leads her to Alice, a mysterious captive prophet... and to a rebellion brewing in the shadows of their city. And as Penny's world splits between her growing love for the ethereal Alice in Life and her attraction to the seductive Malin, in Death, she'll face a devastating choice.
Because it's not just her sister's life that hangs in the balance. It's the fate of all magic.
All it takes is one witch - and one spark - to set the world ablaze.
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This summer, some of the Hachette Aotearoa team are diving into proofs of Anne Tiernan's, THE LAST DAYS OF JOY! ☀️🏖️
Coming March 2023, you can pre-order your copy here: https://fal.cn/3uIFc
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THERE IS POWER IN SILENCE 🌙
We're thrilled to reveal the cover of, #TheWitchingTide by Margaret Meyer
This magnificent debut is set in 17th-century East Anglia and tells the story of a silent midwife harbouring a secret and a witch-hunt tearing her community apart.
It's based on shocking true events and is simultaneously fresh, beautiful, enraging, atmospheric and truly unforgettable.
The tide will turn June 2023.
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