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We attended the PANZ Book Design Awards last night and had a wonderful time appreciating all of the talented designers o...
19/09/2024

We attended the PANZ Book Design Awards last night and had a wonderful time appreciating all of the talented designers of some beautiful books.

🏆 We're thrilled to share the Penguin Random House books that were winners at the 2024 PANZ Book Design Awards.

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults was won by Fungi of Aotearoa by Liv Sisson. Designed by Carla Sy.

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Best Typography was won by Pacific Arts Aotearoa edited by Lana Lopesi. Cover designed by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group), interior by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group) & Katrina Duncan

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book was jointly won by Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere and Pacific Arts Aotearoa edited by Lana Lopesi. Cover designed by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group), interior by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group) & Katrina Duncan.

Has adulthood ended up like you thought it would? It hasn't quite ended up as they dreamed for Ellie, Magda and Nadine.R...
19/09/2024

Has adulthood ended up like you thought it would? It hasn't quite ended up as they dreamed for Ellie, Magda and Nadine.

Revisit some of Jacqueline Wilson's iconic Girls characters as they experience their 40's in all it's messy glory.

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To help you celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, and to learn te reo Māori beyond it, we've got this amazing collection of ...
18/09/2024

To help you celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, and to learn te reo Māori beyond it, we've got this amazing collection of pukapuka to give away!

Just let us know where you are in your learning journey to be in to win.
For a chance to win a different pack, check out our Instagram page.

T&Cs apply. Winner will be contacted Monday 23 September and must have an NZ postal address. This giveaway is not associated with Meta

Combining the heart and humour of The Thursday Murder Club with a puzzling international mystery, welcome to the blockbu...
17/09/2024

Combining the heart and humour of The Thursday Murder Club with a puzzling international mystery, welcome to the blockbusting new series from Richard Osman.

Steve is enjoying retired life, his daughter-in-law Amy thinks adrenaline is good for the soul.
A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?

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Kōrerotia te reo this Māori Language Week with our selection of Māori language and interest pukapuka!From language guide...
16/09/2024

Kōrerotia te reo this Māori Language Week with our selection of Māori language and interest pukapuka!

From language guides, to bilingual picture books, to novels for all ages; we're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with ways to embrace and learn te reo Māori. Here are some of our top picks to help.

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Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley is having an affair with the Pri...
15/09/2024

Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.

In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley is having an affair with the Prime Minister. As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents – and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history.

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Jackson Brodie returns! From the Number One bestselling author, a brilliantly clever take on the classic country house m...
13/09/2024

Jackson Brodie returns! From the Number One bestselling author, a brilliantly clever take on the classic country house murder mystery; a homage to writers such as Agatha Christie.

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12/09/2024

Coming February a brand new book from Jojo Moyes, pre order your copy today!

From the international Number One bestselling author of Someone Else's Shoes - thirty years after Lila's father ran away to Hollywood, he's back to wreck – or save – her life.

An adult novel from the iconic, much-beloved household brand, Jacqueline Wilson, revisiting Ellie, Magda and Nadine from...
11/09/2024

An adult novel from the iconic, much-beloved household brand, Jacqueline Wilson, revisiting Ellie, Magda and Nadine from the Girls series, now aged 40. If they think life's done surprising them - they'll have to think again...
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Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illumina...
10/09/2024

Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, "Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love."

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Now at Penguin Random House we may be biased towards a particular penguin alliance... but that doesn't mean that there a...
09/09/2024

Now at Penguin Random House we may be biased towards a particular penguin alliance... but that doesn't mean that there aren't some wonderful other birds to vote for
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Now the team at Penguin Random House may be biased towards a particular penguin alliance... but that doesn't mean that there aren't some wonderful other birds to vote for.

Start an extract from the new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author Elif Shafakhttps://t...
08/09/2024

Start an extract from the new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author Elif Shafak

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Try this delicious recipe from That Green Olive! Miso Sriracha Noodle Soup with Jammy EggsGinger, garlic, miso and the h...
07/09/2024

Try this delicious recipe from That Green Olive! Miso Sriracha Noodle Soup with Jammy Eggs
Ginger, garlic, miso and the heat from the sriracha add a soothing warmth and zing to this noodle soup.

Ginger, garlic, miso and the heat from the sriracha add a soothing warmth and zing to this noodle soup

Jane Smith is back to defend her most troublesome client against another triple homicide accusation.Now she must mount t...
05/09/2024

Jane Smith is back to defend her most troublesome client against another triple homicide accusation.
Now she must mount the most complex investigation of her career. But she’s facing her own battle too. A terminal medical condition.

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As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated a fiend...
05/09/2024

As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated a fiendishly clever Jackson Brodie mystery; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers.

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Weaving memories of childhood and travel with over 100 irresistible recipes, Ottolenghi COMFORT is a celebration of food...
04/09/2024

Weaving memories of childhood and travel with over 100 irresistible recipes, Ottolenghi COMFORT is a celebration of food and home – of the connections we make as we cook, and pass on from generation to generation.

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That Green Olive is out today! Happy publication day That Green Olive - Food photographer & recipe developer 💚Everyone h...
03/09/2024

That Green Olive is out today! Happy publication day That Green Olive - Food photographer & recipe developer 💚

Everyone has a food story — the recipes and ingredients they've grown up with and grown used to. In That Green Olive, recipe creator and local foodie Olivia Moore shares her story, and shares how to find joy in the kitchen by mixing things up a little.

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The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the GirlsAfter ten blood-filled years, t...
02/09/2024

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls
After ten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as the victorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battle.

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Spring is about to hit and we've got some great foraging tips and tricks from Peter Langlands to share!
31/08/2024

Spring is about to hit and we've got some great foraging tips and tricks from Peter Langlands to share!

With a lifelong interest in the outdoors, Peter Langlands spends his time in a wide variety of environments that present a diversity of foraged foods, from alpine to coastal locations.

Writer Megan Dunn explores her lifelong fascination with mermaids in the new book The Mermaid Chronicles.She tells Kathr...
30/08/2024

Writer Megan Dunn explores her lifelong fascination with mermaids in the new book The Mermaid Chronicles.

She tells Kathryn Ryan that, like many young girls growing up in the '80s, Daryl Hannah's captivating performance in the 1984 film Splash was what set it afloat.

At home, in the bathtub, writer Megan Dunn tried to imagine her own mermaid tail forming. She's gone on to pen a new book, The Mermaid Chronicles.

The answer is Sunday, what's the question?Don't forget to get dad a gift to motivate, thrill, inspire, or excite. You ca...
29/08/2024

The answer is Sunday, what's the question?

Don't forget to get dad a gift to motivate, thrill, inspire, or excite. You can rest assured that there's a gift for everyone on our list

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Are you after a book to end your reading slump? Why not try one of these books that our Penguin Random House NZ team lov...
28/08/2024

Are you after a book to end your reading slump? Why not try one of these books that our Penguin Random House NZ team loved!

Are you after a book to stop the slump? Why not try one of these books that our Penguin Random House NZ team loved!

Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Rober...
27/08/2024

Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.
Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe...

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Nau mai ki Waitohu! Read on to learn about Hinemoa Elder's inspiration behind Waitohu, and how to use this special journ...
26/08/2024

Nau mai ki Waitohu! Read on to learn about Hinemoa Elder's inspiration behind Waitohu, and how to use this special journal.

24/08/2024

The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World.

Remember that raindrop, inconsequential though it may be compared to the magnitude of the universe. Inside, it holds a miniature world, a story of its own...

From Coney Island and Copenhagen to Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand, from the semiotics of 1984 romantic comedy...
23/08/2024

From Coney Island and Copenhagen to Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand, from the semiotics of 1984 romantic comedy Splash to meet-ups with top professional mermaids, her odyssey takes her fathoms deep, past the wreck and the boardwalk, as she asks the question that has plagued humans for millennia: What is it about mermaids?

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Don't reach for the same old gifts this Father's Day - look for the Penguin and gift a book! No matter what dad likes, w...
22/08/2024

Don't reach for the same old gifts this Father's Day - look for the Penguin and gift a book! No matter what dad likes, we've got something for him.

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The world's number one thriller writer introduces a cast of unforgettable characters in twenty pulse-pounding standalone...
20/08/2024

The world's number one thriller writer introduces a cast of unforgettable characters in twenty pulse-pounding standalone short stories, collected together for the first time.

Each story is entirely distinct. And with their economical prose and unexpected twists, each could only have been written by the creator of Jack Reacher.

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Meet the real life Bookshop Detectives! We had a chat with bestselling local authors Gareth and Louise Ward about their ...
19/08/2024

Meet the real life Bookshop Detectives! We had a chat with bestselling local authors Gareth and Louise Ward about their new book, The Bookshop Detectives 📚🔎

We had a chat with bestselling local authors Gareth and Louise Ward about their new book, The Bookshop Detectives!

17/08/2024

Get sorted for Father's Day early this year!
Don't reach for the same old gifts this Father's Day - look for the Penguin and swap the beer cooler for a book!

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At Penguin Books NZ, books and readers are at the centre of everything we do.

As the country’s largest book publisher, across more than 40 publishing imprints, we celebrate writers, stories and ideas that entertain, educate and inspire. From future classics to cherished favourites, we champion emerging voices and bring readers the highest-quality books.

We’re the home of award-winning local authors such as Fiona Kidman, David Hill, Gavin Bishop, Lynley Dodd, and Witi Ihimaera, Kiwi non-fiction stars like Chelsea Winter and Nadia Lim, plus blockbuster international bestsellers like Marian Keyes, James Patterson, Jeff Kinney, Lee Child, Jamie Oliver, and JoJo Moyes, to name just a few.

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